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From the Collection–The Mocking of Ceres
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until April 2) is Gods and Heroes: Classical Mythology in European Prints. The show features 21 prints that cover the...
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Questions of Provenance: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Three Cuirassiers, Part 2
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), Three Cuirassiers, 1879. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley M1977.149. Photo credit: John R. Glembin. The Milwaukee Art...
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From the Collection: Fighting Fauns by Franz von Stuck
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until April 2) is Gods and Heroes: Classical Mythology in European Prints. The show features 21 prints that cover the...
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Questions of Provenance: Evening on the Seashore—Tangiers by Jean Joseph...
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s current feature exhibition, Milwaukee Collects, includes more than 100 objects from nearly 50 private collections in the Greater Milwaukee area. It offers an opportunity to...
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From the Collection–Character Steins
VEB Porzellanmanufactur Plaue (Plaue, Germany, established 1816). “Singing Pig” Stein, ca. 1900. Glazed hard paste porcelain, colored underglaze decoration, and pewter. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of...
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And All That Jazz!
What did socialites in Milwaukee read during the jazz age of the late 1920s? Well, naturally, everyone was reading The Modern Milwaukeean! The magazine circulated from September of 1928 through the...
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Questions of Provenance–Stories Behind the Names
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s current feature exhibition, Milwaukee Collects, includes more than 100 objects from nearly 50 private collections in the Greater Milwaukee area. It offers an opportunity to...
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From the Collection–Porcelain Tankards
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Dresden, Germany, established 1710), Possibly Johann Gregorius Horoldt (German, 1696-1775), Tankard, ca. 1725. Glazed porcelain, polychrome overglaze decoration, gilding,...
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John Rieben’s Homage to Josef Müller-Brockmann
John Rieben (American, b. 1935), Chicago Has Two Great Zoos, 1965–1966. Photolithograph. 50 × 35 in. (127 × 88.9 cm). Lent by John Rieben. The exhibition currently on view in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s...
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From the Collection– Preparations for the Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche...
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 30) is Alluring Artifice: Mannerism in the Sixteenth Century. The show features 30 prints that explore...
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From the Collection–Francisco de Zurbarán’s Saint Francis of Assisi in His Tomb
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664). Saint Francis of Assisi in His Tomb, 1630/34. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase. Photo credit John R. Glembin The Milwaukee Art Museum’s painting...
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From the Collection: The Annuciation by Hendrick Goltzius
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 30) is Alluring Artifice: Mannerism in the Sixteenth Century. The show features 30 prints that explore...
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From the Collection–Miss Grace Ashburner by George Romney
George Romney (English, 1734–1802), Miss Grace Ashburner, 1792. Oil on canvas. 30 1/8 × 25 1/8 in. (76.52 × 63.82 cm). Milwaukee Art Museum, Layton Art Collection Inc., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N....
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John J. Reiss: Artist, Designer, and Collector
John J. Reiss, photographed for Wisconsin Architect, January 1968 Milwaukee has been home to many talented designers over the years, but they often fly under the radar. A designer’s main concern is to...
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MAM Celebrates 150 Years of Frank Lloyd Wright–Part One: Presenting Prairie...
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). “Tree of Life” Window from the Darwin D. Martin House (Buffalo, New York), 1904. Glass with zinc cames. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of the Frederick Layton Art...
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MAM Celebrates 150 Years of Frank Lloyd Wright–Part Two: The Potential of...
Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959), Usonian Exhibition Dining Chair, 1953. Oak and plywood. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, in memory of Evelyn Brindis Demmer with funds from the the Demmer...
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From the Collection—The Countess of Exeter by Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen
Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen (English, 1593–1661), The Countess of Exeter, ca. 1620. Oil on panel. Milwaukee Art Museum, Bequest of Catherine Jean Quirk M1989.68. Photo credit: John R. Glembin. It’s...
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From the Collection–St. Nicholas Day by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793–1865), St. Nicholas Day, 1851. Oil on wood panel. Milwauke Art Museum, Gift of the René von Schleinitz Foundation M1962.124. Photo credit: John R. Glembin....
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From the Collection–The Martyrdom of St. Justina of Padua by Domenico Brusasorci
Attributed to Domenico Brusasorci (Italian, ca. 1516–1567), Martyrdom of St. Justina of Padua, mid–16th century. Oil on slate. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Myron Laskin Jr. M2016.117 Photo credit:...
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Jaime Hayon: Technicolor
Installation view of Jaime Hayon: Technicolor, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2017. Photo by John R. Glembin. On view now through March 25th in the Bradley Family Gallery, Jaime Hayon: Technicolor brightens up...
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