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Sid Costumed as Hitler

Date: 1939
Description: Portrait of Sid Boyum with his mouth open as if speaking. He is dressed as Adolf Hitler and has a fake moustache.
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"Traffic"

Date: 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting on canvas by Sid Boyum titled "Traffic." The work pictures a multi-colored abstract piece displayed vertically again...
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Ice Chippers Group Portrait

Date: 1957
Description: Group portrait of the Ice Chippers, members of a winter ice fishing group based in Madison. They are posing indoors, and Sid Boyum is sitting on the floor ...
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Sid with Two Friends

Date: 01 1957
Description: Group portrait of Sid Boyum standing with two men inside a bar. Sid, on the left, has his arm up in the air, and his button-down shirt appears to be torn, ...
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Women Working in St. Vincent's Thrift Shop

Date: 09 1974
Description: Elevated view of women sorting out donated clothes in St. Vincent's Thrift Shop.
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Portrait of Dorothy Wolf

Date: 1950
Description: Waist-up portrait of Dorothy Wolf posing sitting in a chair in Sid Boyum's studio.
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Oil Painting of Autumn Scene

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of an autumn scene by Sid Boyum. The work shows a small, solitary man in dark greenish hat and coat using a walking ...
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Oil Painting of Summer Cloud

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of a dramatic sky scene by Sid Boyum. The works shows a broad cloudy sky over a dark rural landscape, divided by a n...
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Sid Looking at Photography Exhibit

Date: 12 1972
Description: Sid looking at a "Storyville" photograph by E. J. Bellocq at an exhibition. He is wearing a brown fedora with buckled band and feather.
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"Flower Child"

Date: 1968
Description: Full-length portrait of a nude woman wearing body paint of abstract and floral designs, posed standing in front of a white backdrop.
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A Frog's Life Diorama

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a living room with doll-sized furniture. A frog is sitting in a wing-back chair next to a fireplace.
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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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Crayfish in Model of Living Room

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a crayfish wired into an upright position attached to a nail in a doll-sized living room.
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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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Frog Nailed to Stake in Diorama

Date: 1979
Description: Close-up of a frog nailed upright to a stake in front of a backdrop of a diorama. The mouth of the frog is propped open with a stick.
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Frog in Diorama of Living Room

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a living room with doll-sized furniture. A frog is sitting in a wing-back chair next to a fireplace.
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Sid in Moon's Barber Shop

Date: 04 1954
Description: Sid giving a man a shave in Moon's Barber Shop. Sid has a cigar in his mouth. The man sitting in the chair getting the shave is wearing hip waders. A large...
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Steve Hopkins with Trout

Date: 11 1977
Description: Steve Hopkins kneeling on a kitchen floor, looking at three gutted trout laid out on newspapers. He is wearing a dress shirt, khakis, white tennis shoes an...
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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.
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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...

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