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Clare Severance with her "Old Tree" Drawing

Date: 02 03 1947
Description: Clare Severance with her "Old Tree" drawing, which received the Joseph R. Rothchild prize of $25 in graphics at the Madison Artists exhibition.
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Madison Artists Exhibition Award Winners

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: Four award recipients from the University of Wisconsin at the Madison Artists exhibition. From left are Donald M. Anderson, art education instructor, water...
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Men Dressed as Hillbilly and a Preacher

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man with a gunny sack swung over his shoulder is dressed as a hillbilly with a wig and a fake beard. Next to him stands a man dressed as a preacher, and ...
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Two Men near Farmall Tractor

Date: 1945
Description: Two men, probably Gleb Ilyin (left) and C.O. Johnson, standing near a Farmall M tractor, some cows and a stack of hay. Ilyin is described in an original ca...
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High Dive

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a diver who has launched himself from a high ladder supported by guy wires. The railing around a small pool is visible on...
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Dorothy Schoenbrun

Date: 1967
Description: Villagers near Phat Diem gathered to watch American Dorothy Schoenbrun sketching near an irrigation canal. Mrs. Schoenbrun was accompanying her husband, jo...
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Modern Woodmen of America Letterhead

Date: 1905
Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee office of the Local Executive Committee for Head Camp Entertainment for a convention on June 20th to 24th, 1905, of the Modern ...
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EAA Convention

Date: 08 1986
Description: "An artist plies his trade at the EAA Convention at Oshkosh."
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Little Blue Crunchy Things

Date: 1995
Description: Publicity photograph of Little Blue Crunchy Things, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin rock/hip hop/funk band. Four of the members are writing out the initials "LbCT" ...
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Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins

Date: 1990
Description: Publicity photograph of the four band members of Marques Bovre & the Evil Twins, a Madison, Wisconsin band. From left to right are Eric Dummer, Marques Bov...
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The Reptile Palace Orchestra

Date: 09 1996
Description: Publicity photograph of the six band members of The Reptile Palace Orchestra, a Madison, Wisconsin band. From left to right in the back row are Seth Blair,...
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Swamp Thing

Date: 1985
Description: Publicity photograph of the five band members of Swamp Thing, a Madison, Wisconsin rock group. Clockwise from top are Jonathan Zarov, Bob Appel, Mike Kasho...
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Poopshovel

Date: 10 10 1991
Description: Publicity photograph of the four band members from Poopshovel, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are Rich Whitaker, Bill Crawford, Dave Ko...
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Tad

Date: 07 1995
Description: Publicity photograph of the three band members from Tad, a Seattle Washington grunge rock band. From left to right are Kurt Davidson, Josh Sinder, and Tad ...
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Tar Babies (Band)

Date: 09 07 1989
Description: Publicity photograph of the Tar Babies, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are Tony Jarvis, Bucky Pope, Robin Davies, and Dan Bitney. They ...
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Worker with Pneumatic Chisel Carving Block of Limestone

Date: 1976
Description: Frank Arena carving a block of limestone with a pneumatic chisel. He is wearing a yellow sweater and a hat. He is in a large building with many windows, an...
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Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts Art Contest

Date: 04 08 1959
Description: Top winners in the "Home Frontier" art contest sponsored by the Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts are Betsy Van Roo, left, daughter of George and Mary Greel...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 23 1960
Description: Randy Olson holds his fourth-prize winning landscape painting at the Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest for eighth graders. Admiring the painting are three...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 23 1960
Description: Contest judge Mrs. Daisy Breyer (left) and Central High school art teacher Mrs. Merrie Wisiol (right) admire the painting of Beverly Fries, a fifth-place w...
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Aaron Bohrod, U.W. Artist-in-Residence

Date: 04 1955
Description: University of Wisconsin artist-in-residence, Aaron Bohrod, at work in his campus studio. Bohrod started the position in 1948.

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