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Governor's Conference Room after Restoration

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Description: Governor's Conference Room viewed from near the fireplace, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. All pictures of this room with dark wood walls are of African Ma...
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Supreme Court Justice Portrait

Date: 04 27 1950
Description: Noted Chicago artist Christian Abrahamson holds a palette and paintbrushes as he stands next to a portrait of the retired chief justice of the Wisconsin Su...
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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, relaxing at his home located at 715 East Gorham Street. He is pictured with his son Neil (8-year...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Artist Aaron Bohrod Shows Off New Studio

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin Artist-in-Residence Aaron Bohrod shows his new studio at his English Tudor style home at 4811 Tonyawatha Trail overlooking Lake Mon...
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Madison Art Guild

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: Madison Art Guild member Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Torgeson painting outdoors.
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Artist Painting a Duck

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Description: An artist (M. Merkt) is sitting indoors at an easel near a large picture window. He is holding a paintbrush in each hand while painting a duck.
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Ruth Myre

Date: 06 11 1948
Description: Mrs. Ruth Myre, watercolor artist, shown in her home painting. One of Mrs. Myre's watercolor paintings took second place at the Madison Artists' guild annu...
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Forrest Flower Studio Portrait

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Description: Forrest Flower in his studio posing for a "formal" picture. Flower was a Wisconsin regional WPA artist known for working in the "socialist" style. Flower w...
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Solomon Juneau House

Date: 07 1981
Description: "Betty Zedler, artist, poses with her painting of the Solomon Juneau House."
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Water Tower

Date: 07 1987
Description: "This workman is painting 'Theresa' on the water tower."
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Decorating First Apartment

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Newlyweds George and Lorna Holmes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. Lorna is painting a living room wall as George is looking on.
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Madison Art Guild

Date: 01 07 1957
Description: Madison Art Guild oil painters participate in a workshop at Doris Brobst's home at 211 Lathrop Street. Sitting: Virginia Oosterhous. Standing: Kathleen Cla...
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Mrs. Kohler Examines Rental Art Works

Date: 03 20 1951
Description: Charlotte Kohler, the governor's wife, examining several works of art which she has chosen to rent for display in the Governor's Residence from the Madison...
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Decorating First Apartment

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Newlyweds George and Lorna Homes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. George places his oil painting "Russian Spring" on the wall as Lorna i...
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Marjorie O'Brien Rapaport

Date: 07 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Marjorie Rapaport (Mrs. Ionel Rapaport), painter and authority on prehistoric cave art of France. She is wearing a prehistoric lion's tooth pen...

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