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Commercial Art for the Christmas

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Description: Black ink line and wash drawing of a Nativity scene in a circular composition of the Christ Child, Mary and Joseph. There is a star at the upper left. Prin...
Painting

Man Hunting at Cherokee Marsh

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Description: Watercolor painting of a hunter walking in tall grass among trees by the Johnson duck shack at old Cherokee Marsh.
Painting

Clown

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Description: Head-and-shoulders portrait of a balding clown with a painted face and curly red hair. He is wearing a large blue bow tie and an orange hat with a flower o...
Painting

Painting of a Gorilla Wrestling a Leopard

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Description: Theatrical scene depicting a gorilla standing on a small side stage holding up a top hat and looking towards an audience gathered in the foreground. Behind...
Painting

View of Downtown Madison from Lake Monona

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Description: Watercolor painting of a view of downtown Madison from Lake Monona. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the center.
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Man Fishing in Stream Below Dam

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Description: Painting of a man fishing in a stream below a dam.
Painting

"Lots of Local Color, 'Eh?"

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Description: Humorous painting of two men, with bulbous red noses, are drinking cocktails inside a bar at the counter by the tavern front window. They are wearing hats ...
Painting

Virginia Davis Dance Studio Poster

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Description: Painting of a human figure dancing. The background is decorated with dots and lines in various colors. At the bottom the caption reads: "Virginia Davis Dan...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba...
Poster

Spring Fantasie

Date: 1918
Description: Handmade poster featuring a drawing of a person wearing a large flower on top of their head, and a dress made of grass. The person is blowing through the s...
Painting

Student's Earth Day Art

Date: 1970
Description: Young student's crayon and watercolor art inspired by Earth Day, consisting of a large setting sun with mountains and trees in the foreground.
Painting

Student's Earth Day Art

Date: 1970
Description: Young student's crayon and watercolor art inspired by Earth Day, consisting of a sun with a smiling face surrounded by a field of blue filled with birds an...
Painting

Student's Earth Day Art

Date: 1970
Description: Young student's crayon and watercolor art inspired by Earth Day, consisting of a fish jumping out of the water at the center of a sun design and surrounded...
Painting

Student's Earth Day Art

Date: 1970
Description: Young student's crayon and watercolor art inspired by Earth Day, consisting of Earth seen from space overlapping the Moon. A fish, a bird, and a sun decora...
Drawing

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of American World War II soldiers walking single file on a wooden planked bridge with guide rope. The foreshortening perspective shows boo...
Painting

Three Men and Reaper

Date: 1900
Description: Three men are operating farm machinery being pulled by a team of horses through a field.
Painting

Woman with Rake

Date: 1900
Description: A woman wearing a bonnet is raking a field crop in the foreground. Behind her several farmers are operating a horse-drawn farming machine through the field...

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