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| Date: | 12 04 1953 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Irving J. Maurer studying paintings at Madison Art Association Collectors' Show in Scanlan Hall at the Madison Vocational school. |
| Date: | 02 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Pictured is the Madison Theater's Guild's costume designer who uses only the name Loie. |
| Date: | 12 04 1953 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. S. Sheldon Judson, Jr. discussing some of the art work on display at the Madison Art Association Collectors' Show in Scanlan Hall at the Madis... |
| Date: | 04 08 1959 |
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| Description: | First prize winners at the Madison Art Guild's Annual Art Salon include, from left to right, Eloise Haas, Ellsworth Mack, Dorothy Angevine, and Rea Ragatz. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A man is working at a drafting desk on a multi-panel comic strip titled "Henry." Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1950-4. Carl Anderson, cartoon artist of pop... |
| Date: | 09 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Newcomers from other countries were special guests at a benefit garden tea, hosted by the World Fellowship Committee at the YWCA. Mrs. Tatiana Pronin, 292... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Two students in the Art Education Department's perspective sketching class held in the museum of the State Historical Society. |
| Date: | 09 15 1953 |
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| Description: | One of the activities during the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union open house student orientation was a tattoo contest. Paul Schnucker of Lancaster tr... |
| Date: | 02 14 1956 |
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| Description: | John Worden and Ralph Denu recently formed an art studio bearing both of their names. Advertising agencies often use such an art studio. |
| Date: | 11 20 1957 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Randall Elementary School student Thomas Olson, age 9 years, who created a Thanksgiving drawing expressing his gratitude for living in such a b... |
| Date: | 11 20 1957 |
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| Description: | Portrait of West Junior High School student Laura Crow, age 12, who created a crayon sketch of a family scene as viewed through a large picture window. |
| Date: | 05 13 1953 |
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| Description: | Interior of Aaron Bohrod's bathroom, 715 E. Gorham Street. His drawings decorate the upper walls of the room, including the mirror frame. An assortment of ... |
| Date: | 04 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Harriet Larson and Mrs. Albert Phillips are looking over drawings of birds at the reception of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology at the Memorial U... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | John Wilde, Associate Professor in the School of Education's Department of Art Education, instructing a student in perspective sketching during a class mee... |
| Date: | 04 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Top winners in the "Home Frontier" art contest sponsored by the Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts are Betsy Van Roo, left, daughter of George and Mary Greel... |
| Date: | 09 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Two young girls finger paint in the occupational therapy room at the Wisconsin Diagnostic Center, 1552 University Avenue, for the intensive study of mental... |
| Date: | 07 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Two campers at Camp Maria Olbrich, a YWCA camp on the shore of Lake Mendota near Fox Bluff, sit on a log while making sketches. The girls are Susan Meyer (... |
| Date: | 04 30 1954 |
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| Description: | A.L. Throne of Milwaukee and Karl E. Bartel of Blue Island studying bird songs at the reception of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology at the Memorial Un... |
| Date: | 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Cover of "McCarthy: A Documented Record," a special issue of the Progressive magazine. The cover features a drawing of a Birdseye view of Washington... |
| Date: | 04 05 1954 |
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| Description: | Editorial cartoon of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy showing the surprised Senator learning of the "Joe Must Go" recall petition effort. |
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