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Hillside Theater Firescreen Sketch

Date: 1935
Description: Pencil and ink plan and elevation sketch, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, for a firescreen for the Hillside Theater. The drawing includes a dimensioned plan a...
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Hillside Theater Firescreen Sketch

Date: 05 1935
Description: Pencil and ink plan and elevation sketch, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, for a firescreen for the Hillside Theater. The drawing includes a dimensioned plan a...
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Taliesin West Totem Pole Sketch

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Description: Sketch for Taliesin West private garden court totem pole, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright. The sketch includes elevations, a plan, and details and are drawn on...
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Unitarian Meeting House Foyer Fireplace Sketch

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Description: Pencil sketch of the plan and elevation drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, of the foyer fireplace for the First Unitarian Society Meeting House.
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Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

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Description: Design for a Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp with a "America's Dairyland" theme.
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Wisconsin Centenary (Centennial) Stamp Design

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Description: Line drawing in black ink of a design for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp, featuring Wisconsin State Capitol buildings. The artist used the w...
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Drawing of Men Making Moonshine

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Description: Drawing of two men outdoors making moonshine. Two men standing together on the left are dressed in suits, and one of them is carrying a briefcase. The text...
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War Mongers and Uncle Sam

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Description: A fat, bald headed man representing "War Mongers" is binding a cloth around the eyes of Uncle Sam, who is holding a U.S. Flag and is attempting to continue...
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Bartender with Customer

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Description: A bartender is serving a customer in a bar while standing with his pants halfway down his legs exposing his backside. The title above the drawing reads: "I...
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Two Men and Outhouse

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Description: Two barefoot men are standing and looking at a dilapidated outhouse, which has a sliding board for a seat extending out of the sides of the outhouse. The b...
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Man Brewing Cat Nip Tea

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing an apron making cat nip tea. The man is using one hand to drop something into a pot on the stove, and with the other hand holding ...
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Man Holding Shovel Behind Elephant

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Description: A man dressed in overalls is holding a spade behind a sweating elephant, waiting for the elephant to defecate. A caption below, very faint, reads: "Let's W...
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Fisherman and Fish

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Description: Drawing of a man standing and fishing in a lake. He has a pipe in his mouth, and is wearing a hat and waders, with a creel over his shoulder. His fishing p...
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Passenger Pigeon

Date: 04 05 1939
Description: Watercolor painting of a Passenger Pigeon.
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"An Invitation, Automation on Ice!"

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Description: Cartoon of warmly dressed men working on conveyor belt on a frozen lake. Fish on a stringer are being pulled up from a hole in the ice onto the conveyor be...

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