Wisconsin Folk Art: A Sesquicentennial Celebration Project Collection, 1995-1999

Collection Summary

Title: Wisconsin Folk Art: A Sesquicentennial Celebration Project Collection
Dates: 1995-1999

Creator:
  • Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wis.)
Unique Identifier: CSUMC0037-CG

Contents: Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures: 49 folders, 9 audiocassette recordings, approximately 2411 35 mm color slides, 3 11x13 3/4 color prints, 62 8x10 black-and-white prints, 4 8x10 color prints, 43 4x6 color prints and 35 mm negatives, 8 3 1/2x5 color prints, 97 4x5 internegatives (77 color and 20 black-and-white), 25 black and white contact sheets, 17 color exhibit prints, 14 black-and-white exhibit prints, 7 18x24 floor plans, 4 sets and 2 comb-bound booklets of 8 1/2x14 display case drawings, 2 VHS recordings, and 6 3.5-inch computer diskettes.

Publisher:
Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
432 East Campus Mall, Room 332
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
608-262-8180
Web site: http://csumc.wisc.edu

Archival Location:
Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures (Map)

Summary:
Ethnographic documentation (1996-1997) used by the Cedarburg Cultural Center (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) to organize a substantial traveling exhibition (1997-1999) focused on the panoply of folk arts throughout the state, including musical instrument building, basketmaking, quiltmaking, and decoy carving, consisting of manuscript materials, audio recordings, graphic materials, and electronic media.

Language: The records are in English.

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-csumc-csumc0037cg