Painting
State Fair Centennial Mural Study Sketch
| Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining the mural compositions. This is one of his original study sketches. The final mural canvas has not been found. The final canvas depicted Wisconsin’s natural resources — trees, water, and wooded hills — as they looked before major settlement significantly altered the landscape. |
| Image ID: | 96116 |
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| Creation Date: | 1948 |
| Creator Name: | Hodgell, Robert O. |
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| Collection Name: | WHS Museum Collection |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | Museum 2011.162.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | Unknown |
| Trees |
| Forests and forestry |
| Formations (Geology) |
| Plants |
| Landscape |
| Water |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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