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Detail of Ceiling in Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1980
Description: Detail of ceiling in Assembly Room of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Includes paintings of an eagle and decorative plasterwork.
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Interior of Rotunda

Date: 02 1986
Description: Interior of the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol before restoration.
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Senate Parlor

Date: 1985
Description: Senate Parlor in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The walls are african mahogany, and the mantels and plinth are of greek marble.
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Governor's Conference Room

Date: 04 1991
Description: Governor's Conference Room in the Wisconsin State Capitol before restoration returned it to the original exposed cherry wood.
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Rotunda in the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 2002
Description: View from walkway down the rotunda inside the Wisconsin State Capitol. This was taken before the restoration.
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Supreme Court, Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: The Supreme Court, before restoration, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The painting, "The Signing of the American Constitution," is by Albert Herter, and i...
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Scaffold for Painting the Rotunda

Date: 1968
Description: View of scaffolding used by painters in the restoration of the rotunda in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Bronze Andiron

Date: 05 1990
Description: Detail of one of two bronze andirons, this one a satyr, in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The andirons depict cherubs and f...
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"Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 08 1990
Description: "Wisconsin" statue on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Cocoon around "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 10 1990
Description: Scaffolding enclosure around "Wisconsin" statue, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, during 1990 restoration and regilding of the sculpture.
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Exterior of Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including the "Wisconsin" statue on top of the dome.
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Detail of The South Pediment

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Description: Detail of the sculpture "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by Adolph A. Weinman, on the South Pediment of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Allegorical Statuary Group

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Description: One of four allegorical statuary groups, done by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This one is named "Strength," and is...
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"Forward" Statue

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Description: "Forward" statue, sculpted by Jean P. Miner, for the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, Illinios. After the exhibition, women of Wisconsin donated fu...
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Gilded Lion's Heads

Date: 1984
Description: Gilded lion's heads in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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"Genius of Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 2002
Description: "Genius of Wisconsin" statue, which was originally sculpted by Helen Mears for the Columbian Exposition of 1893. It was later recreated in marble by the Pi...
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Hans Christian Heg Statue

Date: 1990
Description: Norwegian-born Colonel Hans Christian Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry was mortally wounded at Chickamauga on 19 September 1863 and died the next day. Th...
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Bronze Andiron of Mermaid

Date: 05 1990
Description: Detail of one of two bronze andirons, this one a mermaid, in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The andirons depict cherubs and...
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Marble Frieze

Date: 04 1991
Description: Detail of carved marble frieze in a side panel by the Governor's Conference Room fireplace in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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USS "Wisconsin" Badger

Date: 1990
Description: USS "Wisconsin" Badger in front of the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This figure, with the state motto "Forward," was sculpted...

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