Person to Person: Communicating Identity
Through Wisconsin Folk Objects
About This Exhibit
The Person to Person exhibit has been supported by the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funds from the Madison Community Foundation and the Overture Foundation. Associated programming is supported by Name Badge Productions and the Madison Trust, as endowed by The Brittingham Fund, Inc.
The original Wisconsin Historical Museum exhibit was planned in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Center for the Humanities and the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures. The Wisconsin Historical Museum wishes to thank the following people and organizations for volunteering to assist in the research and production of this exhibition:
- Dr. Janet C. Gilmore
- Dr. James P. Leary
- Dr. Willard B. Moore
- Katharine Dahl
- Alison Goetz
- Christina Grunwald
- Sarah Hopley
- Jeff Kollath
- Mary Kuhn
- Dave LeClair
- Bobbie Malone
- Ingrid Remak
- Carrie Roy
- Jennifer Wilson
- Ayako Yoshimura
- Vesterheim Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library, Madison, Wisconsin
- Vesterheim Museum, Decorah, Iowa
More About Wisconsin Folk Culture
Seeking additional information regarding Wisconsin folk culture? See these helpful resources.
Center for the Society of Upper Midwestern Culture
See virtual exhibits and information on regional historic and contemporary folk heritage collections, courses, tours, publications and more.Wisconsin Folks
See more information on local, active Wisconsin folk artists from the Wisconsin Arts BoardAmerican Folklife Center
View information on folk culture across the United States, including the Library of Congress archives, publications, and services by stateUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison's Folklore Program
Get information on folk culture and folk art lecturesFolklore Village of Southwestern Wisconsin
Learn how you can visit a village dedicated to creating opportunities for individuals and communities to celebrate, experience, and support ethnic and traditional folk lifeWisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Includes art galleries, monthly publications, and presentations from some of Wisconsin's leading artists and thinkersCedarburg Cultural Center
See information on folk art classes, arts and crafts fairs, visiting exhibits and recent publications on folk art in WisconsinOld World Wisconsin
Attend this living history museum to see folk objects in use