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Fan Dancer

Date: 09 28 1933
Description: Fan dancer Rosita Carmen performing at the Orpheum Theatre, while offstage she is accompanied by the organist Mac Bridwell.
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Fan Dancer

Date: 09 28 1933
Description: Rosita Carmen, burlesque dancer, performing with feather fans on the stage of the Orpheum Theatre.
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The Way House of Light

Date: 1982
Description: View looking up at the facade of a house. A sign at the bottom reads: "Atlantis" fashioned in wire. Above the sign is a painting that includes two male fac...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of "Tiger Woman." Sitting on a stool before a white wall, the long-haired model states straight at Sid, the photographer.
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Gene Coffman with "Abstract Girl"

Date: 09 1965
Description: Gene Coffman, with a paintbrush in his mouth and holding a package of Disguise Stix©, standing next to "Abstract Girl" in his garage on Sommers Avenue. Th...
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"Abstract Girl"

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Description: Full-length portrait of "Abstract Girl" standing next to an abstract painting titled "Traffic" by artist, Sid Boyum. The painting was used as inspiration f...
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Back of "Abstract Girl"

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Description: Back of "Abstract Girl."
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"Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Front view of "Beach Ball Girl." The painted model is crouching and holding an orange beach ball with "From Florida" printed on the front.
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Seated "Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Seated view of "Beach Ball Girl" holding an apple.
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Full-length, black-and-white portrait of "Tiger Woman," a female model posing nude against a black paper backdrop. She is painted like a tiger with striped...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Nude woman with body painting eating a plate of strawberries and whipped cream. Sitting on a stool in a garage, she is painted like a tiger, with stripes c...
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"Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Side view of "Beach Ball Girl" posing in front of a white backdrop. She is wearing a base of blue body paint, with red, blue and white flowers, and abstrac...
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"Flower Child"

Date: 04 1968
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs. She is posed in profile in front of white backdrop, kneeling on one...
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"Flower Child"

Date: 04
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs. She is posed in front of white backdrop, kneeling on her right knee...
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"Flower Child"

Date: 04 1968
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs. She is posed standing in front of a white backdrop, and has magazin...
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Yellow Female Form

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Description: Semi-abstract, yellow cast concrete sculpture, called "Female Teardrop." Similar to prehistoric "Venus" figures, it has prominent breasts and wide hips. Th...
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Feminine Portrait

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Description: Profile of the concrete-cast sculpture,"Feminine Portrait," in Sid's backyard. The woman is bare breasted and has thick brown hair with a blue ornament on ...
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Sid Painting "Abstract Girl"

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Description: Sid Boyum painting the body of "Abstract Girl." The pattern on her body was based on one of his canvases titled "Traffic." He used Disguise Stix© on the mo...
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Bas Relief of Nude Woman (Unfinished Sculpture)

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Description: Unfinished large rectangular concrete-slab bas-relief of a nude woman identified as "Diana." She has long hair and bangs, and sits in a relaxed pose. Suppo...
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Mermaid at Home

Date: 05 10 2015
Description: Several figurines, starfish, and shells sitting on top of a lace runner on an end table. The figurines include: a young boy carrying two pails of milk, two...

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