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Watercolor of Sailing Ship

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Description: Watercolor painting of a sailing ship on a sea or ocean. A large rock formation is on the left.
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Boats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1908
Description: Watercolor painting of a canoe and sailboat on Lake Mendota. In the background is the city skyline on the far shoreline.
Painting

Boats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1905
Description: Watercolor painting of boats and sailboats on Lake Mendota, looking towards Maple Bluff, perhaps from Governor's Island or Rocky Roost.
Painting

Sailboat on Lake Mendota

Date: 1906
Description: Watercolor painting of a sailboat on Lake Mendota.
Painting

Yahara River and Meadow

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Description: Watercolor painting of the Yahara River north of Lake Mendota. Trees are on the banks to the left with foliage throughout. A meadow is on the right.
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Bridge over River

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Description: Watercolor painting of a bridge over a river, with pine trees on the right and a lone tree and foliage on the left.
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Yahara River

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Description: Watercolor painting of the Yahara River with trees and foliage on the banks. In the background trees line the far shore.
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Country Road and Barn

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Description: Watercolor painting of a country road with a small barn in the distance. Trees are on the right and left, and foliage covers the ground.

May be based on ...

Painting

Yahara River

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Description: Watercolor painting of the Yahara River. Trees and foliage line the banks.
Painting

Yahara River

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Description: Watercolor painting of the Yahara River at Lake Monona with some added elements. Trees are along the banks, and a fence is on the right.
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Cascade of Water

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Description: Watercolor painting of a cascade of water over boulders in a stream. Trees and foliage are growing on both sides.

The scene may be Madison Creek, west of...

Painting

Spearing Time

Date: 1999
Description: This genre work, titled "Spearing Time," was painted in 1999 by Geri Schrab, a self-taught watercolor artist in De Forest, Wisconsin. Schrab was first insp...
Painting

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of a hand using a control arm with a ball-end on Hydraulic Automatic Lathe manufactured by Gisholt Machine Company. White line over-image ...
Painting

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustrative art of machine operator working with a turret.
Painting

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Playful illustration art depicting a policeman in uniform with cap, hand raised to stop traffic, while blowing a whistle. Two boys wearing shirts, neckties...
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of eleven men in business suits and hats, showing head and shoulders in an "S" curve. They are all smiling against a white background.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art cartoon figure hiding behind a large, turbine-type machine. He is looking over his shoulder at a black space with diagrams of atoms. The e...
Drawing

Passenger Pigeon

Date: 04 05 1939
Description: Watercolor painting of a Passenger Pigeon.
Drawing

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Rendering of a man using handmade lathe. The lathe consists of a tree branch tied with a rope attached to a log suspended between two tree trunks, and a lo...
Drawing

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...

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