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Fan Dancer

Date: 09 28 1933
Description: Fan dancer Rosita Carmen performing at the Orpheum Theatre, while offstage she is accompanied by the organist Mac Bridwell.
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Fan Dancer

Date: 09 28 1933
Description: Rosita Carmen, burlesque dancer, performing with feather fans on the stage of the Orpheum Theatre.
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Clay Figure on Woman's Breast

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Description: A tiny clay figure sits on the exposed left breast of Alice Bedard, looking into the distance. A poster of skyscrapers is visible in the background.
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"The Mud King"

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A bearded young man, Michael McCormick of Madison, was crowned the "The Mud King." He is covered in dark mud from the banks of nearby Rowan Creek holding a...
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Young Women on Bank of Rowan Creek

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Young women standing and sitting on the banks of Rowan Creek near York Farm during the Sound Storm music festival. Clothing is draped on branches nearby.
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Nude Woman on Festival Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A nude woman talks to a stagehand on the side of the stage at the Sound Storm Music festival.
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Group Sitting on Bank of Rowan Creek

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A group of young men and women, some nude, sitting on the bank of Rowan Creek near York Farm during the Sound Storm music festival.
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Robert Rauschenberg Making a Print

Date: 1951
Description: Robert Rauschenberg makes cyanotype art by shining a light over a nude female model who is lying on photosensitive blueprint paper. The print was to be use...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of "Tiger Woman." Sitting on a stool before a white wall, the long-haired model states straight at Sid, the photographer.
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Gene Coffman with "Abstract Girl"

Date: 09 1965
Description: Gene Coffman, with a paintbrush in his mouth and holding a package of Disguise Stix©, standing next to "Abstract Girl" in his garage on Sommers Avenue. Th...
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"Abstract Girl"

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Description: Full-length portrait of "Abstract Girl" standing next to an abstract painting titled "Traffic" by artist, Sid Boyum. The painting was used as inspiration f...
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Back of "Abstract Girl"

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Description: Back of "Abstract Girl."
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"Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Front view of "Beach Ball Girl." The painted model is crouching and holding an orange beach ball with "From Florida" printed on the front.
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Seated "Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Seated view of "Beach Ball Girl" holding an apple.
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Full-length, black-and-white portrait of "Tiger Woman," a female model posing nude against a black paper backdrop. She is painted like a tiger with striped...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Nude woman with body painting eating a plate of strawberries and whipped cream. Sitting on a stool in a garage, she is painted like a tiger, with stripes c...
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"Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Side view of "Beach Ball Girl" posing in front of a white backdrop. She is wearing a base of blue body paint, with red, blue and white flowers, and abstrac...
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"Flower Child"

Date: 1968
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs, posed standing in front of a white backdrop.
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"Flower Child"

Date: 04 1968
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs. She is posed in profile in front of white backdrop, kneeling on one...
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"Flower Child"

Date: 04
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs. She is posed in front of white backdrop, kneeling on her right knee...

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