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Sid Boyum Working on Painting

Date: 1962
Description: Sid Boyum, standing in his backyard, painting a landscape depicting Little Fork River in northwest Minnesota.
Painting

Portrait of Sid Boyum

Date: 1966
Description: Head and shoulders watercolor portrait of Sid Boyum, in profile. He is wearing a red winter hat with white pom-pom and black brim, and has his signature ci...
Photograph

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.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Sid Boyum: Eccentric in Paradise

Date: 04 09 1979
Description: View of Sid Boyum sitting in his living room at 237 Waubesa Street. He is sitting on a couch and holding a jug previously used for vinegar, which he sculpt...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Sid in a Printing Room

Date: 12 1968
Description: Sid posing next to the print dryer in the printing room near the darkroom at Gisholt Machine Company. He has his signature cigar, holding it to his mouth. ...
Photograph

Sid Wins World Champion Liar

Date: 1976
Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid Boyum in his backyard proudly holding a medal he won for an entry to the Burlington Liars Club in 1976. The entry read: "During a ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Newspaper Illustration

Date: 1962
Description: Sid's illustration in a newspaper. Two men are sitting in a car driving on a road. A deer is leaping over them. On the bottom, an ode by Sid reads: "We hee...
Photograph

Sid with "Gnome"

Date: 1990
Description: Sid posing with the "Gnome" sculpture in his backyard, hand resting on its head. Holding a signature cigar in his mouth, he is wearing a dark beret, a shor...
Photograph

"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.
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1982
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing. This drawing appeared in the Capitol Times on April 30, 1982 with the caption: "The opening of the state fishing se...
Photograph

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...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"Toil and Trouble"

Date: 10 26 1984
Description: Newspaper (Capital Times) photograph of Sid Boyum's neighbor Johanna Oosterwky wearing a witch's hat and stirring a cauldron in front of the Devil s...
Photograph

"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...
Photograph

Madison Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 1969
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Madison Drum and Bugle Corps in uniform. The group is posing on the field at Warner Park with bleachers in the background.
Drawing

Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 05 06 1973
Description: Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg...
Drawing

Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover

Date: 1961
Description: Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking ...
Photograph

"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...
Photograph

Carousel Horse

Date: 08 1976
Description: Large, plastic molded plaque of a carousel horse mounted on a decorated, wooden background. The relief, supported by a child on the stairs of Sid's house, ...

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