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Helen Farnsworth Mears

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Description: Helen Farnsworth Mears sitting on a ladder and resting her head against her hand.
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Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
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James Reeve Stuart

Date: 1900
Description: James Reeve Stuart in his studio, with paintings.
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Carvers at Work

Date: 1911
Description: Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma...
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Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
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Harps of Harmony

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Harps of Harmony members, shown left to right are: Carole Branley, Virginia Severson, Stanley Stitgen, Margaret Rupp Cooper, and Sybal Hanks, composer of t...
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Sigfrid Prager Farewell Dinner

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Dr. Sigfrid Prager, retiring conductor of the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra and Madison Civic Chorus, Farewell Dinner. Left to right are honoree Dr. Sig...
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Art Studio at Saint Anselm's College

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of the art studio at Saint Anselm's College, founded in 1889 by the Benedictines. The studio contains paintings and sculptures, and a student is s...
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Pursuit of Art in Wartime

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Description: The pursuit of art in wartime. Professor B. Friedrich with his relief "Allegory of Dance."
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Pursuit of Art in Wartime

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Description: The pursuit of art in wartime. Professor August Kraus (1868-1934) modeling a bust of General von Kluck, Berlin.
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Professor Johannes Goetz, Berlin

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Description: The pursuit of art during wartime. Johannes Goetz (1865-1934) was a German sculptor, best-known for creating a series of historical statuary scenes, based ...
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The Pursuit of Art During Wartime

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Description: Professor Ernst Herter in his studio located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin on Hardenbergstrasse, Berlin. **Ernst Herter (1846-1917) was a German...

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