Genius of Wisconsin
work by Mears
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The "Genius of Wisconsin" was a sculpture created by Helen Farnsworth Mears for the Wisconsin Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1892. Mears, an American sculptor born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, depicted a woman with a winged eagle in her work. This sculpture was later installed in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The success of this piece allowed Mears to further her artistic studies in New York City and abroad, and she became known for her large-scale public commissions.12
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