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| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Local wrestler "Jimmy" Demetral poses flexing his muscles in front of a painting of himself. |
| Date: | 06 20 1944 |
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| Description: | Seven jumbo enlargements of photographs of World War II scenes used to create the War Bond selling exhibit at War Bond Department teller's booths at First ... |
| Date: | 12 27 1941 |
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| Description: | Fireplace featuring painting of Madonna and Child, creche, candles and two small Christmas trees. |
| Date: | 06 25 1946 |
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| Description: | Display of A. Dean Swift's art work and two mannequins wearing Savidusky's fur coats. Sign says "He brings outdoors, indoors! Wisconsin murals by A. Dean S... |
| Date: | 12 27 1945 |
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| Description: | John Steuart Curry standing next to an action painting of David N. Schreiner, an All-American end in 1942 who was killed in action on Okinawa in 1945, whil... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | View of the altar and framed artwork in the Endres Chapel at Indian Lake. |
| Date: | 01 18 1944 |
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| Description: | Jury members and lawyers from the trail of Arthur M. Joys. Seated at the defense table are (left to right): defense attorney Darrell MacIntyre, defendant ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Mr. Per Lysne rosemaling a smorgasbord platter. |
| Date: | 02 28 1944 |
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| Description: | Professor Roland S. Stebbins wins Madison Art Award. His award winning painting is titled, "Our Kitchen." The work placed first in the Madison Artists Exhi... |
| Date: | 03 1944 |
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| Description: | Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie with Governor Goodland and two of his delegates during Willkie's 1944 campaign. |
| Date: | 05 07 1944 |
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| Description: | John Steuart Curry, University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, and Wesley Kanuse with his painting of his brother, Kendall Kanuse. Kanuse won the major a... |
| Date: | 05 07 1944 |
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| Description: | Billy Gorman, third grade student at Emerson School, is showing Robert Murray, sixth grade student at Lowell School, his picture displayed in the Child Sal... |
| Date: | 06 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Nine people posed in front of "Our Good Earth" by John Steuart Curry at a Memorial Union exhibit of paintings executed for use on war posters. Private Hen... |
| Date: | 06 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Walter Goodland (wife of Governor Goodland), and Private Raymond J. Henning, former UW student, standing in front of "Carry Your Share!" by Joseph Hir... |
| Date: | 06 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Walter Goodland (wife of Governor Goodland), and John Steuart Curry standing in front of "Our Good Earth," by John Steuart Curry at a Memorial Union e... |
| Date: | 06 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Marshall Browne, Sarah Ross, President of the Madison Art Association, and Lovey Pond, member of the Memorial Union gallery committee, standing in fro... |
| Date: | 06 11 1944 |
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| Description: | "Don't Let the Shadow Touch Them," by Lawrence Beall Smith displayed at a Memorial Union exhibit of paintings executed for use on war posters. |
| Date: | 06 11 1944 |
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| Description: | "Triumph over Tyranny," by Symeon Shi Min at a Memorial Union exhibit of paintings executed for use on war posters. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Two preliminary watercolors of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel displays the history of Wisconsin ex... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A watercolor of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. This panel displays the history of Wisconsin exploration, mos... |
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