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John Steuart Curry with "An All-American" Painting

Date: 12 27 1945
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...
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Frank King Painting a Character onto a Boat

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Description: Frank O. King paints his character "Uncle Walt" onto a rowboat. The boy in the background on a pier is King's grand-nephew David Witt Nye.
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest Winners

Date: 03 27 1957
Description: Group portrait of five Madison public school students, winners of the 1957 Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest. Left to right: Dave Olson, East High; Allen ...
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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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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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"Noon Day Meals For Needy Artists"

Date: 1914
Description: Struggling artists in Berlin meet for their daily noon meal and discuss the issues of the day.
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Aaron Bohrod, U.W. Artist-in-Residence, with Family

Date: 04 1955
Description: University of Wisconsin artist-in-residence, Aaron Bohrod, boxing with his son, Neil (8-years-old), at his home located at 715 East Gorham Street.
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Winners in Madison Art Contest

Date: 03 25 1959
Description: Five of the six winners in the Madison Helen Farnsworth Mears art contest. In front is the first-place winner, John Woolsey. In back, left to right, are: M...

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