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William Hobbins in Costume

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: William Suhr Hobbins, master of ceremonies for the Madison Art Association Beaux Arts Ball, in a large nightgown on which he painted a modernistic art pict...
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Professor Roland S. Stebbins

Date: 02 28 1944
Description: Professor Roland S. Stebbins wins Madison Art Award. His award winning painting is titled, "Our Kitchen." The work placed first in the Madison Artists Exhi...
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Children's Art Exhibit

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: Alford Beckwith, seventh grade student at Longfellow School, with three of his animal paintings exhibited in the "Children Look at Wisconsin" exhibition at...
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Children's Art Exhibit

Date: 09 19 1944
Description: John Gorman, 1st grader at Emerson, and Gretchen Hovig, 7th grader at Lapham, with their art work being exhibited in the "Children Look at Wisconsin" exhib...
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All-Soldier Art Contest at Truax Field

Date: 11 11 1944
Description: Soldier standing next to paintings from the third all-soldier art contest at Truax Field. The paintings are produced by soldiers at the recreational art pr...
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Winifred Ford with her Watercolors

Date: 05 01 1945
Description: Winifred (Bonnewitz) Ford with several of her watercolor paintings from the exhibit at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin titled "Old Homes in Madis...
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Madison Artists' Show Winner Santos Zingale and His Winning Painting

Date: 02 18 1951
Description: Santos Zingale of the University of Wisconsin art department faculty stands beside his painting, "Variations on a Theme", which won the $100 Award of Excel...
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Madison City School Art Show

Date: 05 25 1952
Description: The two award winners in the "Salon of School Art" show. On the left is the high school winner, William Bunce, a student at West high school. On the right ...
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Professional Women in Madison

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Portrait of Ruth Allcott, Art Director of Madison's public schools.
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We Saw You Viewing Japanese Prints

Date: 02 08 1956
Description: Santos Zingale, assistant professor of art education at the U.W., and Louise Langer, wife of Prof. Rudolph Langer, owner of the collection, attend an exhi...
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First Baptist Church Children's Day Art Exhibit

Date: 06 10 1964
Description: Ralph Webb, 6, sitting on the floor in front of three of his works of art on display at the First Baptist Church Children's Day art exhibit. Ralph's art w...
Poster

"Art Sale for Soglin" Poster

Date: 03 15 1974
Description: Poster for "Art Sale for Soglin" at Gallery 853, 853 Williamson Street. In the center is a head and shoulders posterized portrait of Paul Soglin silk-scree...
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Richard W. Vesey

Date: 07 21 1957
Description: Portrait of Richard Vesey, who had a gallery exhibition at the University of Wisconsin Union of his photographs. He was a member of the Wisconsin State ...
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We Saw You . . . at Photo Preview

Date: 09 24 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Art Association and the Women's Auxiliary of the State Historical Society get a preview of "The Family of Man" photographic exhibit ...
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UW-Extension Professor Helen L. Allen Exhibits Textiles Collected Around the World

Date: 03 01 1961
Description: University of Wisconsin Extension Home Economics Department Professor Helen L. Allen displays textiles that she has collected in the United States and arou...

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