Historic Daily Life Art Contest
Presented by the Historic Wicoff House Museum and the West Windsor Arts Council
WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
[Contestants were be grouped by ages 8-11; 12-14; 15-18]
How would people in the early 1900s have lived their daily lives?
Get inspired by historical objects in the museum collection below and create a piece of art!
We encourage you to be creative – think about the people who used the objects, where they might have been placed, and how they were used. Original paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media and digital art are accepted.
Winners are announced below!
Prize: A first place winner from each age group will receive a gift basket (includes things such as gift cards) from the Historic Wicoff House Museum. Three finalists’ art from each age group will be displayed on the WWAC and Wicoff House Museum websites.
Contest Winners
CATEGORY: AGES 8-11
First place winner: Vedant Nikam
1st Place
Village scenery painting by Vedant Nikam
2nd Place
Early 1900 Uptown History by Roshika Gnan
3rd Place
The Milkman by Riddhi Chadha
CATEGORY: AGES 12-14
Winner
Household Chores by Anvi Kachalia
CATEGORY: AGES 15-18
Winner
The Milkman by Kiran Thomman
Historical Objects at the Wicoff House Museum
Children’s Toys
Clothing Iron
Dean Britton’s Hat
Horse Rocker
Check Writer
Industrial Arts Desk
Industrial Arts Desk Label
Jeffers Calculator
Jeffers Calculator Label
Ladd Beater
Lantern 1
Lantern 2
Light Bulb
Mathematics Book
Manual Cultivator and Shovel
Shovel Label
Manuel Cultivator Label
Business Sign
Business Sign Label
Baseball
Milk Bottle
Plainsboro School Desk with Inkwell and Chair
Plainsboro School Desk with Inkwell and Chair Label
Pitchfork and Two-Person Saw
Pitchfork Label
Two-Person Saw Label
Pitcher
Mrs. Wicoff’s Wedding Shoes
Milk Jug
Plate and Cutlery
Railroad Worker’s Tool Bag
Railroad Worker’s Tool Bag Label
Rotary Dial Telephone
Tennis Racket
Tennis Racket Label
Wheelbarrow
Washing Board
Toy Horse
Toy Dairy Wagon
Toy Dairy Wagon Label
