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Carvers at Work

Date: 1911
Description: Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma...
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Carvers at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Three stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Histori...
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Football Field Diorama with Soap Carvings

Date: 11 01 1939
Description: Football field diorama made with soap carvings taken for East High School "Tower Times," 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Battlefield Diorama of Soap Carvings

Date: 11 01 1939
Description: Battlefield diorama made with soap carvings taken for East High School "Tower Times," 2218-22 East Washington Avenue.
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Student Sculptor

Date: 12 12 1933
Description: University of Wisconsin student sculpting a statue. He is surrounded by small sculptures in the old student Union building.
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 03 31 1928
Description: U.S. Post Office, with a close-up view of stone carving on a column capitol with a rosette over it, at 215 Monona Avenue. (Martin L. King Jr. Boulevard.)
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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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Thunderbird Petroglyphs

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Description: Thunderbird petroglyphs carved on rock face at Twin Bluffs.
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Carved Wooden Cherub

Date: 07 19 1970
Description: A wooden cherub art piece in a window of a would-be coffee shop and art gallery on University Avenue.
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Carving on 102 N. Hamilton Street Building

Date: 11 08 1970
Description: An intricate design carved into the side of the building at 102 N. Hamilton Street. The building was built for Montgomery Wards (1929-1942); occupied by US...
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Ceiling of Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 02 06 1972
Description: Ceiling of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome interior showing decorative carving.
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Animal Head Detail

Date: 12 27 1970
Description: Detail of an animal (or demon?) head from the stone stairway at the corner of North Pinckney and East Gorham Streets.
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Petterson House Carvings

Date: 05 07 1972
Description: Wooden carvings of two faces (of a total of four) on the front of the L.W. Petterson house at 101 North Prospect Avenue which represent the "four ages of m...
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Gargoyle Fountain

Date: 07 02 1972
Description: A gargoyle fountain on the side of the residence of Thomas Nelson at 3403 Circle Close in Shorewood.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Lion Detail

Date: 09 03 1972
Description: Stone lion's head which serves as a decorative detail on the exterior of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Decorated Pillar

Date: 10 15 1972
Description: Decorated pillar on the facade of the Baskin, Olson, and Veerhusen Company at 7 North Pinckney Street. One detail of the ornamentation is a carved face.
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Stone Head Detail

Date: 10 29 1972
Description: Stone carved head detail on the Beta Theta Pi House at 622 Mendota Court.
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MATC Gargoyle

Date: 02 25 1973
Description: A hooded gargoyle, representing scholastic spirit, on the facade of the Madison Area Technical College at 211 North Carroll Street.
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Stone Fish in Fountain

Date: 03 04 1973
Description: An ornate stone fish, which is part of a sea-themed decoration on the Annie C. Stewart Fountain, Erin Street at Wingra Street, near Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas ...
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Carved Wooden Frowning Face

Date: 09 10 1973
Description: A frowning face carved into the ends of wooden beams supporting the two floors of Le Chateau at 636 Langdon Street.

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