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"Genius of Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 2002
Description: "Genius of Wisconsin" statue, which was originally sculpted by Helen Mears for the Columbian Exposition of 1893. It was later recreated in marble by the Pi...
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Capitol Square

Date: 08 2013
Description: View of the statue of Hans Christian Heg, with the Wisconsin State Capital in the background. Taken shortly before noon, the sculpture is silhouetted at th...
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Waiting in Line

Date: 09 2013
Description: The bronze and plaster sculpture by George Segal depiciting five men waiting in a bread line at a door. The sculpture is on the rooftop garden of the Madis...
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Museum of Contemporary Art

Date: 09 2013
Description: View looking down at a staircase in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. On the ground floor is a wire sculpture that rises above the first landing of t...
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Hieroglyph

Date: 09 2013
Description: A sculpture of cast and welded metal is of a human figure with a raven, nestled in one of the crevices. This sculpture, created by O.V. Shaffer and called ...
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Car Wash Octopus

Date: 10 2013
Description: A rotating sculpture of a smiling octopus on a sign for "Octopus Car Wash." The octopus is holding a bucket, washcloths, and a squeegee in its arms.
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Holy Redeemer

Date: 10 2013
Description: The interior of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on West Johnson Street. A statue of Mary is on the right between two large candle holders. There are rose...
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Books

Date: 12 2013
Description: View of a bookshelf, with books on various subjects on display, from Beowulf to birds. On the top shelf on the right is a decorative vase or sculpture.
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New Year Sundial

Date: 01 2014
Description: A sundial covered in snow.
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Bust of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 02 2014
Description: Cast metal bust of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a desk.
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A Skull in Sand

Date: 04 2014
Description: Overhead view of a portion of Tenmyouya Hisashi's art installation at the Chazen Museum entitled "Rhyme." The piece resembles a zen garden, with neatly rak...
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Buddhism

Date: 05 2014
Description: Thai statue of "Buddha Seated on Naga." The statue is made from sandstone and is on display at the Chazen Museum.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Protesters gathering at the Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. A protest sign is attached to the statue "Fo...
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Memorial Fountain at Vilas Park

Date: 09 18 2014
Description: View of the Annie Stewart Memorial Fountain. The base of the circular fountain is decorated with a repeated motif of shells and flowers. A sculpture is at ...
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The Living Room

Date: 09 26 2014
Description: View of wooden bookshelves built into the wall. Books, cds, a cd player and radio, two tall speakers, small statues and pottery fill the shelves. A lamp on...
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St. Patrick's Church

Date: 10 12 2014
Description: Interior view of the altar in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The walls are of cream colored marble, and on the back wall is a large statue of Jesus on the ...
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Hail Mary in the Window at Lakeside Street Coffee House

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: View through window looking into a cafe at a paper mache statue of Mary stepping on the head of a snake on top of a globe of the Earth.
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Rain Gauge on the Balcony at Home

Date: 11 23 2014
Description: Close-up view of a rain gauge. A little under an inch of water is in the gauge. The gauge is on a decorative metal support that includes a painted sculptur...
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Buddha in the Rock Garden

Date: 11 23 2014
Description: A weather-worn statue of the Ho Tai (Happy Buddha) sitting on a wet rock surrounded by leaves and dead plant material.
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Searching for the Red Dragon on Lake Monona

Date: 01 25 2015
Description: View from rocky shoreline towards two people, an adult and a child, walking across the ice and snow covered lake. In the middle of the lake is a dinosaur o...

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