After watching this week’s toddler tantrum, contributor gianofer fields thought it would be nice to hear something a bit more soothing. You know…like a nice guy using a one hundred year old machine to make rope. In this archival edition of Radio Chipstone, Dirk Hildebrandt, a historic farmer for Old World Wisconsin in Burlington, teaches […]
Radio Chipstone
Gianofer Fields is an Art Historian and Material Culture contributor and curates the Radio Chipstone series. The project is hosted by the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and funded by the Chipstone Foundation; a decorative arts foundation whose mission is preserving and interpreting their collection, as well as stimulating research and education in the decorative arts.
Radio Chipstone: MINE! MINE! MINE!
When it comes to the cliche of “taking candy from a baby,” I’ve often wondered if the child is crying because it wants the candy or if the kid is upset because he or she understands the concept of ownership and feels wronged. In this archival edition of Radio Chipstone, contributor gianofer fields unpacks the […]
Radio Chipstone: 26th Annual Spam Carving Contest
What is this? Week 842 since the pandemic ruined all of our fun. While many of us are feeling blue due to the cancellation of well…everything, one man remains undaunted. Twenty-five years ago David Pouncey created an International Spam Carving Contest and he’s not about to let COVID-19 harsh his buzz. Back in the olden […]
Radio Chipstone: Rest Well Mr. Babcock
If you were ever fortunate enough to see James Babcock standing outside Hawks Inn in Delafield, the sight of him would cause you to question the current time period. Built in 1845, the Inn was a popular stagecoach shop. As curator, Babcock made sure that every visitor experienced the Inn much like the travelers of […]
Radio Chipstone: The Man Mound of Sauk County
Just east of Baraboo on the aptly named Man Mound Road lives the only surviving anthropomorhpic effigy mound in North America. Built between 750 and 1200 AD by Late Woodland people, the mound contains objects that help tell the story of Wisconsin long before statehood. In this edition of Radio Chipstone, Robert Nurre shares the […]
Radio Chipstone: Asking Questions of Objects
As institutions of higher learning across the country grapple with questions about reopening and how to keep students safe, contributor gianofer fields reached back into her archive for a segment from a time when folks could wander freely in the old Memorial Union. Her guest, Dr. William Moore was a professor in the History Department […]
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