Today's image is titled Forward Dr. Mermaid! and was photographed by Angela Richardson.
One local photographer has remarked that the Forward! statue on the State Street steps of the Wisconsin Capitol is the "scene of a billion tourist photos." But not many of those feature a burlesque mermaid posing alongside the replica of the original 1893 statue created by Jean Pond Miner.
Richardson describes this particular photo: "Chastity Dickums poses in mermaid gear with Miss Forward for a photoshoot with ." Over a dozen other images from the shoot are Isthmus group photo pool is the primary source for Madison Snaps, which are published here with the permission of individual contributors. If you are interested in having your photo eligible for Madison Snaps, please respond to the posting on the Flickr group page, or send a message. There is no compensation for Madison Snaps photos, which are © to the respective photographers.
