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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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"Wisconsin" Statue on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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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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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Sam Bonano Modelling Clay

Date: 10 27 1932
Description: Sam Bonano, 17, 713 Milton Street, modelling clay into images of the Nativity at Madison Vocational School.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1931
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol dome, showing the statue "Wisconsin" by Daniel Chester French.
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Hans Christian Heg Statue

Date: 1990
Description: Norwegian-born Colonel Hans Christian Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry was mortally wounded at Chickamauga on 19 September 1863 and died the next day. Th...
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Allegorical Statuary Group

Date: 05 1990
Description: One of four allegorical statuary groups, done by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This one is named "Strength," and is...
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Play Scene

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Janet Kuhlman, Cherlyn Litchfield, and Larry Litchfield are modeling clay inside Marquette School.
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Sculptor, Stefan Mittler with Statue

Date: 08 25 1948
Description: Sculptor Stefan Mittler, posed with an 11 feet 6 inch tall statue of St. Peter at his monument works at 29 N. Orchard Street. The statue was intended for N...
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Madison Artists Exhibition Award Winners

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: Three award winners at the Madison Artists Exhibition. From left are Arthur Anderson of Stoughton, watercolor; Mrs. Martha Lauritzen of Madison, ceramics; ...
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Dorothea Schon, Scupltress

Date: 02 20 1949
Description: Dorothea Schon, Sun Prairie artist, at work in her studio on her sculpture of Christ the King. When it is completed, the four and a half by three foot wood...
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Madison Art Foundation Directors

Date: 08 11 1953
Description: Portrait of two members of the Madison Art Foundation board of directors, Elizabeth Harris (left), sculptress, and Gertrude Puestow, ceramicist. In the bac...
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Lowell Jenkins, Athlete and Sculptor

Date: 12 09 1959
Description: Lowell "Gooch" Jenkins was a 250-pound tackle on the University of Wisconsin’s football team, but he was also a skilled art student. After graduating, he b...
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Artist Chester Mayer and Bust of Lincoln

Date: 01 21 1964
Description: Artist and sculptor Chester Mayer shown with a bust of President Lincoln, which had been created by Chester's uncle, Louis Mayer. Chester is working on a l...
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Sid with "Gnome"

Date: 1990
Description: Sid posing with the "Gnome" sculpture in his backyard, hand resting on its head. Holding a signature cigar in his mouth, he is wearing a dark beret, a shor...
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Japanese Tea Pavilion

Date: 02 1970
Description: Japanese Tea Pavilion with an Oriental Ground Lantern and "Closed Abstraction in White" in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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"Guardian Lion" in Blue

Date: 09 1969
Description: Southeast Asian-styled "Guardian Lion" concrete-cast sculpture on a large rectangular base painted blue in Sid's backyard. In the background is the white "...
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Ceramic Arts Studios

Date: 01 27 1954
Description: Paul Byrge making molds for ceramic figures at Ceramic Arts Studios, 8 North Blount Street.
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Robert Hodgell

Date: 03 08 1962
Description: A man is working at a desktop easel, with an array of oil ink tubes and awls on the table next to him. A container of Curad bandages and a box of Northern ...

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