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Helen Farnsworth Mears

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Description: Helen Farnsworth Mears sitting on a ladder and resting her head against her hand.
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Proposed Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Statue

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Description: Model of statue by Helen Farnsworth Mears that was rejected as "too heavy and bulky looking" for the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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"Genius of Wisconsin" Sculpture at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: The sculpture, "Genius of Wisconsin" by Helen Farnsworth Mears, displayed in the rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right is a display ca...
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Capitol Interior (third) — Genius of Wisconsin

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Description: Marble sculpture "Genius of Wisconsin" created by Helen Farnsworth Mears. It was commissioned by the Milwaukee Women's Club and, after being executed in ma...
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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 02 1904
Description: A close-up of the damage caused to the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27, showing the first floor, and looking west through the R...

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