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"Poor Pickins"

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Description: A small boy is pointing at an overweight man, representing Lee Sherman Dreyfus (June 20, 1926 – January 2, 2008) who was an American politician and member ...
Photograph

Sid Holding "Fire Sale Soon" Sign

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Description: Sid dressed in a suit and tie standing outdoors holding a sheet of paper that reads: "Fire Sale Soon" in front of an unknown building which during a fire. ...
Photograph

Portrait of Teenage Sid

Date: 1932
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Sid when he was in high school. Image appeared in the 1932 East High School Yearbook, Tower Tales.
Photograph

Portrait of John Boyum

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Description: Full-length, vignetted portrait of young John Boyum, Sid's brother, standing next to wicker furniture.
Photograph

Group Portrait of Sid's Family

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of Sid's family: Severt and his mother (?), with Sid in the center, and his younger sister Bernice on the woman's lap.
Photograph

Portrait of John Boyum as Young Boy

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Description: Full-length portrait of John Boyum, Sid's brother, standing near a chair.
Photograph

Photobooth Portrait Strip of Sid

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Description: Three-quarter length portraits of Sid. In each frame, he is resting his chin on his hand.
Photograph

Wedding Portrait of Sid and Margaret

Date: 1939
Description: Three-quarter length wedding portrait of Sid and Margaret. They are wearing wedding attire, and Margaret is holding a bunch of carrots and a cauliflower he...
Photograph

Sid Taking Photographs

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Description: Sid standing behind a tripod taking photographs. A man is sitting in the center, surrounded by a group of men and women.
Photograph

Photobooth Strip of Sid

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Description: Four quarter-length portraits made in a photo booth of Sid wearing a suit and tie. He is posing with different expressions in each frame.
Photograph

Sid in front of Sanchez Photo

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Description: View from street of Sid standing on the sidewalk in front of the Sanchez Photo portrait studio at 11 North Pinckney Street. A large photograph of Sid smoki...
Drawing

Headless Man

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Description: Pen and ink over pencil drawing of a man in a business suit holding his head which is looking back at him. Liquid is spouting from the neck.
Drawing

Gisholt Advertising Art

Date: 06 29 1948
Description: Black ink on white card, of three images in cartoon-style. The top image is of a group of men admiring a Gisholt Lathe, the middle image is of a man runnin...
Drawing

Man Looking at Picture in Gallery

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Description: Drawing of Sid Boyum standing with his hands behind his back holding a cigar and bending over to look closely at an artwork hung on the wall in a gallery. ...
Painting

"Lots of Local Color, 'Eh?"

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Description: Humorous painting of two men, with bulbous red noses, are drinking cocktails inside a bar at the counter by the tavern front window. They are wearing hats ...
Drawing

Sandals

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Description: Drawing of red-bearded leprechaun with a pipe in his mouth. He is holding up a curved bat (perhaps a shillelagh) in one hand and an oversized three-leafed ...
Photograph

Portrait of Alex Jordan

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Description: Indoor portrait of Alex Jordan (Sid's long-time friend and the creator of House on the Rick) wearing a suit and tie.
Photograph

Portrait of Sid Wearing Suit

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Description: Portrait of Sid wearing a suit.
Photograph

Portrait of Sid Wearing Suit

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Description: Portrait of Sid wearing a suit. He is making a funny face and has his right eye closed while smoking a cigar.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Sid Boyum: Eccentric in Paradise

Date: 04 09 1979
Description: View of Sid Boyum sitting in his living room at 237 Waubesa Street. He is sitting on a couch and holding a jug previously used for vinegar, which he sculpt...

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