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Madison Art Association Exhibit — "American Open House"

Date: 04 01 1952
Description: Richard Houghton, left, and Charles Haycock, assistant curators of exhibits at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, working on a descriptive background panel f...
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Madison Art Association Exhibit — "American Open House"

Date: 04 01 1952
Description: Kenneth Hopkins, the Wisconsin Historical Museum's curator of exhibits, in front of the painting "The Trapper's Return" by George Caleb Bingham. The painti...
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Madison Art Association Exhibit — "American Open House"

Date: 04 01 1952
Description: Mrs. Raymond J. (Dorothy G.) Koltes, president of the Madison Art Association, in front of a portrait of John Quincy Adams, painted about 1790 by Charles W...
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Madison Art Association Exhibit — "American Open House"

Date: 04 01 1952
Description: Madison Art Association members Mrs. Ralph E. (Katherine H.) Axley, left, Mrs. Richard B. (Louise M.) Gordon, center, and Mrs. Theodore (Emily D.?) Erickso...
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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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Chicken Wire Witch at Midvale School

Date: 10 19 1952
Description: Sixth grade students at Midvale School constructed a witch out of chicken wire for the Halloween exhibit in the art gallery at school. The children left to...
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Rural Art Show at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Pat Schafer of West Allis and Barbara Little of Kaukauna admire an oil painting done by Mrs. Edward Staver of Lancaster at the annual Rural Art Show held a...
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Man Viewing Artwork

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a man viewing artwork on a wall. He is somewhat stooped over and is holding a hat and cane in his hands.
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Madison Art Association Craft Exhibition

Date: 01 06 1954
Description: Elizabeth B. Pohle (left) and Mary Ann Ackermann sit amongst artwork by Cecil Strawn and Aaron Bohrod at the Madison Art Association Craft Exhibition at Fr...
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Madison Artists Exhibition

Date: 02 13 1954
Description: John Colt of Janesville and one of the jurors, Rainey Bennett of Chicago, are shown with Colt's oil painting, "Burial Ground." Colt received the Mrs. Franc...
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Madison Artists Exhibition

Date: 02 13 1954
Description: Dean Meeker and Dorothy Zupancich Meeker are shown with an oil painting, "Joseph's Coat." painted by Meeker. Dean Meeker, assistant professor of art educat...
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Madison Artists Exhibition

Date: 02 13 1954
Description: Aaron Bohrod, artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin, received the Catherine Head Coleman Award of Excellence of $100 for his oil, "Objects on ...
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Madison Artists Exhibition

Date: 02 13 1954
Description: Bob Burkhert, a University graduate student from Racine, won the Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ford award of $75 for his oil painting of "Wall of Doors." He stands b...
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Indian Craft Demonstration

Date: 1934
Description: An American Indian family demonstrates their craft before a group of young girls. A tipi can be seen along the shore of the Hudson River, and a traditional...
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Madison Playground Crafts Program

Date: 08 11 1954
Description: Garland Smith, art supervisor in summer crafts for the Madison board of education summer playground program, stands in front of a display of items made by ...
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Wisconsin Salon of Art

Date: 12 04 1954
Description: "Endless Column", an award-winning wood sculpture by Hugh Townley, is on display at the Wisconsin Salon of Art.
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Wisconsin Salon of Art

Date: 12 04 1954
Description: "Solar Variant", a sculpture by Hugh Townley on display at the Wisconsin Salon of Art.
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Wisconsin Salon of Art

Date: 12 04 1954
Description: Animal sculpture on display at the Wisconsin Salon of Art.
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One-Man Art Show

Date: 04 11 1956
Description: Don Eastin, Dorothy Angevine, and Louise Brown looking at a piece of artwork held by artist John Bergman that will be displayed at the Wisconsin Neurologic...
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New Teachers at Madison Public Schools

Date: 09 11 1956
Description: Miss Constance Lind of 408 W. Mifflin Street, left, and Mrs. Jack Ellegard of 425 Paunack Place, are two of Madison's new "itinerant" art teachers for the ...

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