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Robert Rauschenberg Making a Print

Date: 1951
Description: Robert Rauschenberg makes cyanotype art by shining a light over a nude female model who is lying on photosensitive blueprint paper. The print was to be use...
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First American Covenant of the Sisters of St. Joseph

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Description: 1836 illustration of a log structure that has a cross of the roof. A nun stands in front of the building, while two other nuns walk down a path on the left...
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Fonthill Castle

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the rotunda at Fonthill Castle, with the floors decorated with parquetry. Two doorways lead to additional rooms while another in the center is op...
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Sacred Heart Academy

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Description: A view of the parlor at Sacred Heart Academy. The room is furnished with a small table which holds a potted plant and Bible. Lining the walls are upholster...
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St. Xavier's Academy

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Description: A view of the piano room at St. Xavier's Academy. An upright piano and a smaller keyboard stand next to each other along a wall decorated with framed pictu...
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Naponach Country Club

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Description: View of a corner of the modernistic room in the Naponach Country Club. View features modern style chairs, tables, and lamps. There are framed photographs o...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait, possibly a self-portrait, of Clara Middleton seated in her home. She wears a large hat; her gloves rest in her lap. There is a jardiniere with ...
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Bird's-Eye View Lithograph

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Description: Bird's-eye view lithograph of Key West with ships and smaller boats in the surrounding waters.
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Marriage of George Washington and Martha Curtis

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Description: Lithograph of 'The Marriage of George Washington and Martha Curtis, 1759,' by Renier Lemercier in 1854.
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Aaron Bohrod with Wallpaper

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Description: Aaron Bohrod posing with wallpaper he designed using State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum objects as subject matter.
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: Gilbert Stahl, camera man for Brock Engraving Company, adjusts art in the copy holder. Shown is the camera which will shoot the art; negatives are develope...
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General Store; Interior

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Description: Interior portrait of a young European American man posing standing in a general store. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat and hat, and is standing at t...
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Soda Fountain

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Description: Interior portrait of a European American man posing standing behind a counter. In front of the counter are stools, and on the counter is a soda fountain.
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A Sailing Ship

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Description: An illustration of a three-masted sailing ship in the ocean.
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Gathering of Men

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Description: Group portrait of a group of men posing sitting and standing around a table. There are several female nude photographs hanging on the wall behind them.
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Paintings on Walls

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Description: View of interior of Sid's bedroom with a number of paintings and other artworks framed and displayed on a wall in the corner of a room. There are clothes h...
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Paintings on Walls

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Description: View of interior of Sid's office with a number of paintings and other artworks framed and displayed on a wall in the corner of a room above a table with la...
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Paintings on Walls

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Description: View of a corner of Sid's office with several artworks, including paintings, masks, musical instruments, etc. Near the corner is a floor to ceiling light f...
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Living Room

Date: 1890
Description: A view of the southwest corner of the living room of the George Brumder house at the corner of 10th and Wells Streets. An ornate Victorian etagere stands b...
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Christmas Tree

Date: 1890
Description: An assortment of Christmas gifts are arranged around the base of a Christmas tree in the living room of the George Brumder house at the corner of 10th and ...

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