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A Poem of Sid Boyum 1913-1991

Date: 1991
Description: A poem expressing Sid's passionate attitude towards his life, nature and art with a drawing of a fish at the bottom. This probably served as Sid's memorial...
Drawing

Drawing of a Bass

Date: 1964
Description: Pencil drawing on tissue of jumping bass.
Photograph

Sid on Lake Michigan with a Trout

Date: 05 1973
Description: Sid Boyum holds a catch while out on Lake Michigan aboard a chartered fishing boat with Bay Charter Service out of Sturgeon Bay.
Poster

Badger Backer Poster

Date: 1984
Description: Silk-screen print of University of Wisconsin-Madison mascot, Bucky Badger, in red ink on white paper. Bucky is running, and is wearing a striped sweater an...
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...
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...
Print

Greeting Card

Date: 1951
Description: Four-fold, copy art greeting card with two photographs. One on the front shows a man's hands writing "Greetings" on a card next to a photograph of Sid smok...
Photograph

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.
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1972
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view from across a stream towards a cigar-smoking fisherman (probably Sid Boyum) on the opposite side of the bank. He ...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish Tips

Date: 1963
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman embracing a trophy Muskelunge (Muskie), while holding his fishing rod. A sign near the fishing rod reads: "F...
Photograph

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.
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Memories of Fishing Seasons

Date: 1967
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of John Anderson and Earle Robert (Rob) Metcalf hunting in the dark for nightcrawlers for fishing. John is standing and ill...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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...
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, ...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1986
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capital Times on May 3, 1986 with Sid's caption: "Before fish, all men are created equal. Fish,...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1962
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman wearing waders in a creek at the juncture of a cascading stream. He is surrounded by trees and forest berms....
Drawing

"'61 Was a Tuff Flight"

Date: 1961
Description: Colored drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cu...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1970
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view across water towards a fisherman wearing waders and holding his spinning rod and creel is crouching on his hands...

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