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From the Collection–Claude Mellan’s “The Sudarium”
Claude Mellan, The Sudarium, 1649, printed ca. 1720. Engraving. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of the Hockerman Charitable Trust. Photo by John R. Glembin So your family members (or out-of-town friends, or...
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From the Collection–Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774-1840), Woman with Raven at the Abyss (Frauen mit dem Raben am Abgrund), 1803. Wood engraving on buff wove paper, 6 3/4 x 4 11/16 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase,...
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From the Collection–George Washington (ish)
English (Staffordshire), Figure of Benjamin Franklin, 1780-1800. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Segel, M1984.111. President Barack Obama has one of the world’s most famous faces....
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A one-hour exhibition: “Winter Scenes Across the Ages”
Richard H. Jansen (American, 1910–1988), East Side Street in Winter, n.d. Gouache sheet: 17 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Layton Art Collection, Gift of Layton Art League, L1948.2. Last week I...
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Looking at “Posters of Paris” Through the Lens of Graphic Design
Jules Chéret, (French, 1836–1932), L’Horloge: Les Girard, 1875/1878 or 1880/1881. Color lithograph. Collection of Jim and Sue Wiechmann. Photo by John R. Glembin. Even though the exhibition Posters of...
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From the Collection–Girl in Straw Hat (Femme au Chapeau Rouge) by Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Girl in Straw Hat (Femme au Chapeau Rouge), 1903. Oil on canvas; 15 1/8 x 17 5/8 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley M1958.13. Photo...
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From the Collection–Connections with Kenwood House
John Hoppner (English, 1758–1810), Portrait of Jane Emma Orde, ca. 1806. Oil on canvas; 30 1/8 x 25 7/16 in. (76.52 x 64.61 cm). Milwaukee Art Museum, Bequest of Josephine S. McGeoch in Memory of her...
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Herzfeld Photography, Print, and Drawing Study Center
Herzfeld Photography, Print, and Drawing Study Center. Photo credit: John Glembin. Did you know that nearly half of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection consists of works on paper? We have more than...
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From the Vault: Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004), Shiny Nude, from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1976, published 1977. Rubber stamp print, printed in color. Image: 5 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (14.92 × 14.45 cm); sheet: 8 ×...
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From the Collection: Bacchanals by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
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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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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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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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: 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–The Temple of Flora
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until December 3) is The Temple of Flora. The show features fifteen large-scale color prints from the illustrated book The...
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Early Printed Books: A Chance to Turn the Pages
Woodcut by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Printed by Anton Koberger and Johannes Schoensperger, Two leaves from the book The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum or Weltchronik), with a...
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