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	Artcom Museums Tour: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
		The mission of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum is to enhance lives through art by providing audiences with quality art experiences through permanent collections, changing exhibitions, and education programs.
		The Woodson Art Museum is housed in a beautifully renovated 1931 English Tudor period Cotswold-style residence enhanced by large galleries and the 1.5 acre Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden.
		A passion for art collecting is among the themes that unites 50 two- and three-dimensional works drawn from the Heckscher Museum of Art’s Baker/Pisano Collection.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/gl/54403-50.htm (867 words)

	Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
		In 1973 a member of the Woodson family gave her English Tudor home and 4-acre estate to be the community's only art museum, one that would always be free to all.
		The Yawkey and Woodson families, who had been prominent in Wausau's business, cultural, and philanthropic affairs for nearly a century, wished to enhance the lives of others with art, as their lives had been enhanced by it.
		The museum is named in honor of Leigh Yawkey Woodson (1888 - 1963), a woman who with her husband, Aytchmonde P. Woodson (1881 - 1958), continued her family's legacy of generosity in the Wausau community.
	www.tfaoi.com /nmus27.htm (934 words)

	Sculpture.org
		The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Gallery is an elegantly landscaped 1.5 acre garden in which meandering brick pathways create organic-shaped islands for the presentation of sculpture.
		The garden is enclosed with a wrought iron-style fence anchored by brick pilasters.
		In the garden and scattered throughout the grounds are works from the Museum's permanent collection that emphasize the Woodson's interest in art of the natural world, particularly birds.
	www.sculpture.org /documents/parksdir/p&g/leigh/leigh.shtml (315 words)

	Internationally-acclaimed Bird Art Exhibition at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
		Both the museum and exhibition have gained an inter- national reputation attracting wildlife artists from around the world as well as lovers of "bird" art.
		The touring exhibition went to the Houston (Texas) Museum of Natural Science; Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York; Anchorage (Alaska) Museum of History and Art; and the Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
		It went to the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois; the Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas; and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, New York.
	www.owlman.com /bia.htm (1024 words)

	Chris Bacon Paintings Artwork represented by Beckett Fine Art Limited
		As the Woodson’s 26th Master Artist, Bacon will be represented in “Birds in Art” by more than a dozen paintings as well as preliminary studies and childhood artworks.
		In announcing the 2004 Master, Woodson director Kathy Kelsey Foley noted that Bacon’s remarkable watercolor paintings bring to mind adjectives that range from ethereal to meticulous and vivid to subtle.
		Colorado, U.S.A. The Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum.
	www.beckettfineart.com /dynamic/category_artist.asp?ArtistID=21&CategoryID=Paintings (625 words)

	Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau WI : MuseumStuff.com details
		overview : The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, located in a beautiful residential area on the east side of Wausau, Wisconsin, offers artworks from every corner of the world to north central Wisconsin residents and visitors through diverse changing exhibitions.
		- The Museum is housed in an updated 1931 English Tudor period Cotswold-style residence to which a new main entrance and expansive two-story gallery spaces have been added.
		The grounds cover four acres highlighted by the Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Gallery, a formal English garden, attractive brick walkways, a shaded arbor and seating area, and on-site parking.
	www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_14190.html (169 words)

	Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
		A highlight of the exhibition schedule is "Birds in Art" in September and October, an annual event always worth crowing about that attracts both international artists as well as art lovers and bird lovers.
		The vision for the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum began with plans by the three daughters of Leigh Yawkey Woodson to create a museum as a gift to the Wausau community.
		The Museum remains committed to a policy of free admission established in 1976.
	www.museumsusa.org /museums/info/1159083 (414 words)

	JS Online: JS Online
		And at the center of it all is her particular passion, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
		The saga of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum began in the 1960s, when a group of local leaders, headed by Alice Woodson Forester and her husband, John, had the idea of creating a museum that would honor the memory of Alice's late mother, Leigh Yawkey Woodson.
		The upshot was the donation of the Woodson home, at 700 N. Twelfth St., to the community, along with a commitment to convert it to museum use.
	www.jsonline.com /dd/destwis/oct99/woodson31103199.asp (1555 words)

	Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's 30th Annual Birds in Art Exhibition
		The Woodson Art Museum's nest runneth over with nearly two dozen adult and youth/family programs that add a few twists and "terns" to "Birds in Art," an avian art adventure that celebrates its 30th birthday this year.
		Woodson Art Museum director Kathy Foley leads a noon-hour gallery walk on Wednesday, October 19, during which she'll compare and contrast artistic styles and help visitors develop their own eye for art.
		The Woodson Art Museum is sponsoring a day-trip to the International Crane Foundation on Sunday, October 16.
	www.tfaoi.com /aa/6aa/6aa50.htm (1856 words)

	Bio : Exhibitions
		Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History and South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, Texas, June 15 - September 12, 2001 2000: "Wildlife Art for a New Century" National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
		The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, Maryland.
		Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
	www.chrisbacon.com /bio_ex.html (1147 words)

	Virtual Art Tour of the Raymond James Financial Center - Dino Paravano - "Lion Cubs at Sunset"
		The “heart-beat” of Africa truly made an impact on his palette and, to the discerning viewer, the earthy tones, which are present in all his African studies, reflect his ability in capturing the essence of the bushveldt.
		This year is his 13th consecutive year in “Birds in Art” and fourth year in “Wildlife: The Artist’s View,” held by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin.
		At the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, in 1993, he was presented with the prestigious title of “master wildlife artist” and was the 17th artist to be so honored by this most coveted prize in the art fraternity, as it is awarded to the most famous wildlife artists in the world.
	www.raymondjames.com /art/paravano.htm (496 words)

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		Art lovers will see the colorful, simplistic work of Ileana Frometa Grillo of Laguna Beach, Calif., who creates pieces that call to mind the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
		Art purists might be turned off by pieces that come from a soulless machine, but that might be a short-sighted view of the new genre.
		That's not a physical museum, but a virtual one, and by starting there, McGivern explored the computer art world from his museum office using his personal computer.
	www.wausaudailyherald.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/WDH04/604140390/1619&template=printart (772 words)

	Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau
		Named after the patron Leigh Yawkey, this museum presents a fine collection of artwork across a wide spectrum.
		The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has a special focus on art relating to birds, and hosts an internationally acclaimed, juried exposition each year.
		The museum is set on a beautiful piece of property and has walking trails and features the Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden.
	www.planetware.com /wausau/leigh-yawkey-woodson-art-museum-us-wi-wausl.htm (97 words)

	William Robinson Leigh ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Leigh stated recently "Through my art, I am able to translate the invisible dimensions that exist inside me. By relinquishing control to whatever is guiding me,...
		Simon Leigh is the first photographer to be given full access to document the Meltdown festival which is now in its eighth year and has grown to become the South Bank's highest-profile and biggest-selling festival.
		Entering the territory of op art and even pop art they are at once ethereal and sensual, transparent and dense, serious and light-he...
	www.wwar.com /masters/l/leigh-william_robinson.html (1327 words)

	Woodson Art Museum
		The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, located in a beautiful residential area on the east side of Wausau, Wisconsin, offers artworks from every corner of the world to north central Wisconsin residents and visitors through diverse changing exhibitions.
		Best known is the internationally acclaimed Birds in Art, an annual juried exhibition that showcases a variety of artistic styles – from impressionism to satirical caricature – created by artists the world over and documented in a full-color catalogue.
		The Museum is housed in an updated 1931 English Tudor period Cotswold-style residence to which a new main entrance and expansive two-story gallery spaces have been added.
	www.lywam.org /information (265 words)

	ARTIST'S HISTORY
		This museum has an international reputation as the foremost location in the world for displaying wildlife art.
		During these early years my “Art” continued to be governed by my strong feelings as a naturalist and scientist, which meant that I saw value in every detail.
		Art World began to catch up with my knowledge of the Natural World, I began to look beyond the genre of wildlife art to discover other painting techniques that would convey how I felt about wild creatures.
	www.nvo.com /jayjjohnson/sv001data/view.nhtml?profile=sv001data&UID=10003 (879 words)

	Birds in Art at the NMWA
		Whether the subjects are backyard feeder favorites or exotic species from around the world, an international cast of artists interprets avian themes and habitats employing diverse styles and mediums.
		Art lovers and bird lovers alike always find something to crow about as they discover the harmony and serenity or the power and tension that infuse these artworks.
		Since 1976, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has organized Birds in Art annually, seeking to present the very best contemporary artistic interpretations of birds and related subject matter.
	www.wildlifeart.org /exhibitions/birds_in_art.html (107 words)

	Searching for the Birds in Art - National Wildlife Magazine
		Home to "Birds in Art," an internationally acclaimed annual exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, this city attracts thousands of wildlife artists and art lovers every year.
		When the Woodson museum first opened its doors in 1976, no one could have predicted the exhibition’s remarkable growth nor its phenomenal success over a span of just two and a half decades.
		Museum officials decided to make "Birds in Art" an annual event.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/article.cfm?issueID=36&articleID=370 (1092 words)

	Central Wisconsin.COM - Get Connected
		A highlight of the exhibition schedule is "Birds in Art" in September and October, an annual event always worth crowing about that attracts both international artists and visitors.
		The museum is housed in a 1900 neo-classical home which was built for Cyrus Yawkey, a prominent citizen of early Wausau.
		The region's proud and long-standing agricultural heritage is on display at the Antique Farm Machinery Museum.
	www.centralwisconsin.com /art.htm (628 words)

	'Birds in Art 1998' exhibit soars above cliches (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Certainly "Birds in Art 1998," which takes wing through Nov. 1 at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum here, is more about art with birds that birds with art.
		Stroll through the Woodson's upper and lower galleries, and you encounter avian imagery obviously influenced by pop, Op, impressionism and academicism.
		Almost as effective is Robert Bateman's "Carriage and Winter Birds." Bateman, an icon of wildlife art, subordinates a cardinal, song sparrow and dark-eyed junco to a Mennonite buggy, parked in front of a shed.
	www.jsonline.com /letsgo/daily/1021birds.stm (854 words)

	Original Bird Art - Wildlife Art - Landscape Art - Still Life Art - Paintings, Bronzes and Carvings
		The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's "Birds In Art"
		The technique is referred to as "painted digital alteration." Mr Vest is exhibiting 8 works of art offering each as a limited edition of 50 pieces, signed and numbered.
		Menying was recently in the United States to attend the opening of the prestigious Birds in Art exhibition in Wausau, Wisconsin.
	www.originalbirdart.com (1533 words)

	Biography of Artist James Coe - Birds, Plein Air Landscapes
		Studying and sketching birds from life are essential to Jim’s bird art, and he works in the field whenever he can.
		Founded the invitation-only Group in 1997 to promote nature art and to facilitate the use of Internet technology to promote the work of artistic talent around the world.
		This site represents the original artwork (nature art and wildlife art) of nature artist and wildlife artist James Coe and is protected by international copyright laws.
	www.natureartists.com /artists/artist_biography.asp?ArtistID=449 (1123 words)

	WildLife-Art (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As the Woodson’s 26th Master Artist, Bacon will be represented in “Birds in Art” by more than a dozen paintings as well as preliminary studies and childhood artworks.
		In announcing the 2004 Master, Woodson director Kathy Kelsey Foley noted that Bacon’s remarkable watercolor paintings bring to mind adjectives that range from ethereal to meticulous and vivid to subtle.
		He is represented in the Woodson Art Museum’s permanent collection by three drawings and four watercolor paintings.
	www.wildlife-art.nl /media/persb/bacon.html (291 words)

	Birds in Art: Lifts Off in Annual Salute to All Things Avian - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum - Absolutearts.com
		Cuckoo clocks and bird watches set to September 6, 2003 experienced the lift off of the 28th annual Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin.
		This year the answer can be found in 124 different works created by artists who explore the world of birds as a rich mother lode for satisfying their imagination and observational skills.
		The mix of homelands and bird species is further enriched by the addition of 21 artists who are new to Birds in Art.
	www.absolutearts.com /artsnews/2003/09/08/31343.html (522 words)

	Attractions
		A free brochure containing a self-guided tour of historic neighborhoods is available at area museums and the Wausau Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
		In 1954, Leigh Yawkey Woodson and her daughters donated the home of her late parents, lumberman Cyrus C. Yawkey and Alice Richardson Yawkey, to the Historical Society.
		The Yawkey House is currently being renovated to its original rooms, an authentically furnished music room, dining room, and parlor give a taste of gracious living of a bygone era.
	www.ci.wausau.wi.us /attractions.asp (2231 words)

	absolutearts.com Arts News: September 08: 2003
		absolutearts.com is your arts news service dedicated to covering qualitative arts events from around the world.
		Cuckoo clocks and bird watches set to September 6, 2003 experienced the lift off of the 28th annual Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin.
		Their first major exhibition of collaborative work focuses on the theme of duality and the ways in which the meanings of objects can change when they are duplicated.
	wwar.com /newsletter/news-2003-09-08.html (751 words)

	Francis Sweet - Wildlife Artist - Bio of the Artist
		He has, however, perfected the unforgiving art of scratchboard to the level of recognition, by his peers, as the best in the field today.
		In 1986, with the urging of his art collectors and friends, Fran decided that a wildlife art career would be the course he would take, and he retired from business and distribution management.
		A major article was written in WILDLIFE ART NEWS in 1993, and the country of Zimbabwe invited him over as their guest to produce a piece of art for that country's collection in 2000.
	www.francissweet.com /Bio.html (536 words)

	Carl Brenders' Virtual Art Gallery
		Brenders has been included in the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s prestigious "Birds in Art" show regularly; he also exhibited in their 1987 "Wildlife in Art" show.
		The wildlife images of Brenders’ art are first created from pencil sketches; from these sketches his mixed media paintings of water-colour and gouache are completed with a technique he has developed during the last 25 years.
		His paintings, which encompass every intricacy of nature, devote equal attention to the detail of the wildlife subject and its habitat as well as to the mood created by the light.
	www.artandnature.com /brenders.html (264 words)

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