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| 181. The Lake Forest Country
Day School, Lake Forest, Illinois is the owner of this WPA painting
by Aron Dejez. Chicago was one of the regional offices of the
WPA and, as a result, the city has a wealth of riches of artwork
from this period. Its mural collection is the largest WPA mural
inventory in any American city. This oil is still in its original
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Aron Dejez "Farm Scene"
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| 182. These two images are owned
by the Lincoln Library, Springfield, Illinois. The left image
of Lincoln is in very poor condition. The paint surface is coated
with two distinct films. A dirt and grime layer is resting on
top of a discolored varnish. Both of these layers are masking
the original color relationships and flattening the three-dimensional
quality of the figure. Cleaning will offer a dramatic change.
The right image represent the goddess Columbia. Almost from the
moment the New World was discovered, it was seen in mythological
terms as an exotic goddess. Art historians have traced images
of America's lady liberty back to the first years of European
discovery and invasion, when America--the untamed New World--was
symbolized as an Indian Queen, a voluptuous, but stern Native
American woman. Portrayed sitting astride a giant armadillo or
sporting a tomahawk or spear, the Indian Queen represented exoticism,
danger and adventure: attributes that 16th and 17th-century explorers
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Anon. "Portrait of Abraham
Lincoln"
H. 9" X W. 7" Before Treatment
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Anon. "War and Peace"
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| 183. Central College is a private,
liberal arts college located in Pella, Iowa. The college was
founded in 1853 and officially opened on October 8, 1854. The
first class was 37 people. Central was a Baptist institution
until 1916, when it was transferred to the control of the Reformed
Church in America. Originally named Central University of Iowa
(CUI), the college officially changed its name to "Central
College" in the mid 90s. With a school of this age, it is
not surprising that it is the caretaker of numerous 19th-Century
works of art. These four wonderful portraits are being prepared
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Anon. "Portrait of Dr. Emanuel
Scarff" 1883
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Anon. "Portrait of Mrs. Stoddard"
ca. 1866
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Anon. "Portrait of Ira Stoddard"
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Anon. "Portrait of Dr. Lewis
Dunn"
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| 184. Benjamin Franklin Allen,
Iowa's first millionaire, built Terrace Hill as his family home.
Construction of this 18,000-square-foot home began in 1866 and
was completed in 1869. The original cost of $250,000 included
the Mansion, Carriage House, all of the furnishings, and approximately
30 acres of land. The house contained very modern features for
its time, such as hot and cold running water, gas lights, a lift,
and indoor restrooms. Terrace Hill was built on the far-western
edge of Des Moines. It was referred to as "The Palace of
the Prairie." William Boyington, a popular Chicago architect
of his time, designed Terrace Hill. One of his other works is
the Water Tower in Chicago, which survived the great Chicago
fire. Today, Terrace Hill is the official home of Iowa's governors. |
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Seymour Thomas "Port. of Mrs.
Hubbell"
H. 46" X W. 33" Before Treatment
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Seymour Thomas "Portrait of
Isaac Cooper" 1898
H. 33" X W. 25" Before Treatment
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| 185. The Indiana State Museum
has an outstanding collection. The collection includes over 350
works by T.C. Steele. These oils represent works by four other
Hoosier artists. A total of 39 canvases have been conserved for
the museum over the last three years. |
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Adolph Shulz "End of the Day"
H. 34" X W. 44" Before Treatment
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John Elwood Bundy "Portrait
of John Moore" 1884
H. 29" X W. 33" Before Treatment
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Otto Stark "Portrait of an
Old Man" 1919
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Marcus Mote "The Hoosier Nest"
1891
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Barry Bauman Conservation
Contact: Mr. Barry Bauman
1122 N. Jackson Ave., River Forest, IL. 60305
Ph.(708)771-0382 Fax.(708)771-1532
e-mail:barrybbc7@yahoo.com
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