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Helen Farnsworth Mears

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Helen Farnsworth Mears sitting on a ladder and resting her head against her hand.

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Dimensions 16 x 21 cm

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013LE8
Legacy ID
WHi 2902

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Photographs
Proposed Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Statue

Proposed Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Statue

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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Helen Farnsworth Mears

Helen Farnsworth Mears

1893

Portrait of Oshkosh native Helen Farnsworth Mears, age 20, at the time of the unveiling of her sculpture, "Genius of Wisconsin," on display at the southwest entrance of the Wisconsin State Capitol....

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Photographs
Jean Pond Miner  with "Forward"

Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

1893

Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.

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Photographs
Helen and Mary Mears

Helen and Mary Mears

1895

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Helen and Mary Mears in profile.

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Photographs
Mary Mears

Mary Mears

Writer Mary Mears, second daughter of John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears, in formal studio portrait.

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Essays
Helen Farnsworth Mears - Her Ancestry, Her Works, Her Family

Helen Farnsworth Mears - Her Ancestry, Her Works, Her Family

April 1942

Writing about Helen Farnsworth Mears and her immediate family complied by Mary Mears, including genealogical studies, essays, and chronologies by Mary Mears, poetry by Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth Mea...

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