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The statue the sits atop the Wisconsin State Capitol bears the name of the state “Wisconsin”, often though misidentified as Miss Forward. It is 23 ½ caret gold-gilded bronze, hence the name the “Golden Lady” and is by Daniel Chester French. 1914. The statue is 15'5" tall and weighs over three tons. It sits just under 270 feet above the ground. It is a symbol of our state motto “Forward”. Her right arm outstretched signifies "forward", she wears a helmet with a badger on it, her left hand holds the globe with an eagle on it, and on the eagle’s chest is a “W”. The cost of the statue was $20,325.
Daniel Chester French is a famous sculptor from the late 19th/early 20th Century. Many of his works are in Massachusetts and New York, his home states. Probably his most famous piece is “Abe Lincoln” at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Another piece of his works, that many of us will know is “George Washington Equestrian Statue” located in Paris, France.
Got this the day after Thanksgiving, with one shot from my 16 ga. at about 50 yards. I was standing in a field and it was up a hill in the woods. Total hours of hunting for the entire season: Two. Number of shots fired for the entire season: One.
The marble banister of one of the staircases.
Photos from a walk through the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.
On May 14th, 2016, 509 students were eligible to participate in the Spring Commencement ceremonies. The Spring Commencement included the awarding of bachelor's and master's degrees to UW-Parkside students. Thelma A. Sias was the Commencement speaker, along with speeches from the Chancellor's Award Recipient, Tyler Farrell, and Regent Eve Hall. Congratulations to each individual that graduated today! We are proud of you all!
©UW-Parkside/Alyssa Nepper
Iowa County, Wisconsin
This was Thursday afternoon. One more wet day before we should finally start to dry out around here.
N459AW - Canadair (Bombardier) CRJ-200ER - US Airways Express (operated by Air Wisconsin)
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
Soon in American Eagle colours???
Madison, Wisconsin
The capitol is on an isthmus between Lake Monona and Lake Mendota. This is the 3rd State Capitol having replaced the previous one that burned in 1904. The capitol was designed by George B Post & Sons, cost $7.25 million and was constructed between 1906-1917.
driving up to Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin last week -- the eastern/midwestern hardwood forest is SO different than out west...
Some of the pictures my Brother and Nephew sent me of the fun they had in the April Blizzard they had in North Central Wisconsin, this past weekend. Just think they were laughing at me when we were getting a Nor' easter every week for a month in a row.
My brother told me they were safe and he had enough gas for the snow blower and enough Brandy to make it through...........This is Snow storm is nothing to the strong Old time family's in Wisconsin. Once it melts thy will be out plowing the fields getting ready for planting season. OH my brother said he got around 20 in of snow , well that was the last report anyway. Have not heard from my Aunt up in Northern Wisconsin, but I know they are fine also. Just swearing a lot...............
Described as Milwaukee's premier Art Deco hotel, it is also the hotel closest to the Marquette University campus. It's a nice, quiet hotel although the mini-mart on the corner attracts a completely different crowd. The Beatles also stayed here during a 1964 concert visit.
The hotel was constructed in 1929 and designed by architects Urban Peacock and Armin Frank. It was built on the site of a mansion owned by Amos Appleton Lawrence Smith, who was an attorney for brewer Frederick Pabst. It was one of Milwaukee's premier hotels until the 1970's, when shoddy management and cut rates shifted the clientele to prostitutes, drug addicts and other unsavory types. The hotel was purchased by a Marquette alum and given a $14 million facelift that was completed in 2005.
The grassroots uprising against Scott Walker and his Republican majority in the legislature began 11 months ago in the snows of 2011. Appropriately enough, it snowed in Madison today, the day 1 million signatures are being turned in to recall Gov. Scott Walker -- along with Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four state senators, including Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald. A heartfelt "thank you" to everyone who helped make this possible -- with a special shoutout to Lori Compas, without whose efforts Fitzgerald would not have been recalled.
United Wisconsin called this the most participated-in recall effort in American history. It's not hard to see why. The successful drive to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in California, which eventually propelled Arnold Schwarzenegger into office, drew less than a quarter as many signatures relative to state population.
In the first heady days of the Walker revolution, his supporters dreamed of his being nominated the GOP vice presidential candidate and perhaps president someday. Now, a year later, he's looking at the ashes of his political career. Poetic justice for the man who became Milwaukee County Executive following the recall of the previous incumbent. Funny, he wasn't talking about out-of-state recall support back then. He was talking about the will of the people. Now he's facing the wrath of the people.
Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
Tuesday, February 15
2011
Took a trip to with Jason and his colleagues to the Protest this evening.
All photos by CindyH Photography, free for media use with appropriate attribution given.