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Sid Building Sculpture Form
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Sid Boyum, with a cigar in his mouth, is standing on a ladder while building a wooden form for his concrete casting of an abstract geometric sculpture that stands 118" x 62" x 58". The form is in a side yard between Sid's house and his neighbor's. The Madison-Kipp Corporation factory building is in the background.
Boyum, Sid, 1914-1991
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