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Concrete Castle

Date: 05 24 1970
Description: Unusual concrete play castle at Brittingham Park. This functional art was built by Paul Duesler with materials supplied by the Madison Jaycees.
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Hand Baptismal Font

Date: 04 04 1971
Description: A bronze-plated baptismal font in the shape of a hand which was made by Winnebago Indian sculptor Harry Whitehorse. This was found in St. Matthew's Luthera...
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"Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 04 11 1971
Description: "Wisconsin," the bronze statue which was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, covered in gold leaf, atop the Wisconsin State Capitol. The piece includes a ba...
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Two Gargoyles

Date: 04 25 1971
Description: Two gargoyles, imported from England, peer from beneath the roof of Leo Crowley's house at 1110 Edgewood Avenue. Architect James Law installed the stone ca...
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Anchor

Date: 05 09 1971
Description: A pre-World War I anchor from an unidentified ship outside of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center at 1046 East Washington Avenue.
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Goddess of Law Sculpture

Date: 07 25 1971
Description: The metal sculpture entitled "Goddess of Law" which is seen on the exterior of the State Bar Association Office at 402 West Wilson Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Lion Head

Date: 07 16 1972
Description: Metal lion head decoration seen at various entrances of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Social Science Building Sculpture

Date: 07 30 1972
Description: A metal and glass sculpture entitled "Man--Creator of Order and Disorder" which is in the lobby of the University of Wisconsin Madison's Social Sciences bu...
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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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"Forward" Statue

Date: 02 04 1973
Description: The bronze statue "Forward" stood on the North Hamilton walkway to the Wisconsin State Capitol when this picture was taken. The statue, created by sculptre...
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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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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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Bas-Relief on Madison Business College

Date: 11 17 1974
Description: A stone bas-relief of an announcer adorns the entrance to Madison Business College at 215 West Washington Avenue. This building used to house WKOW radio an...
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Decorative Garden Sculpture

Date: 01 19 1975
Description: 12-foot-high Cambodian warrior head sculpture in the garden at 237 Waubesa Street. It was made from concrete by the artist Sydney Boyum. Many of his scuptu...
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Concrete Garden Sculpture

Date: 01 26 1975
Description: Concrete figures of Smokey the Bear and a comical bust in an otherwise Oriental garden at 237 Waubesa Street. These are scuptures made by the artist Sydney...
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Stone Eagle

Date: 10 05 1975
Description: Statue of a stone eagle on a pedestal in front of the Eagles Club at 1236 Jenifer Street.
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Edgewood High School Detail

Date: 12 07 1975
Description: A row of heads peering through portals, alternating with doves on the facade of Edgewood High School. The heads are in the likeness of St. Dominic.
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Wisdom Sculpture

Date: 04 18 1976
Description: Sculpture representing Wisdom above the south portico of the Wisconsin State Capitol building along South Hamilton Street. Wisdom holds a winged skull whic...
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Camp Randall Arch

Date: 09 05 1976
Description: Camp Randall Arch, the entranceway to Camp Randall Stadium, which stands at the intersection of Dayton Street and Randall Avenue on the University of Wisco...
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Old Abe Sculpture

Date: 09 26 1976
Description: A stone sculpture of the eagle Old Abe, mascot of the Civil War Eighth Wisconsin Infantry. The stylized sculpture of an eagle features "Old Abe" carved in ...

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