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Restoring Duane Hanson’s Beloved “Janitor”
Duane Hanson’s lifelike Janitor (1973) is one of the Museum’s most beloved works of art. It generates curiosity on many levels: How did the artist make the sculpture so realistic? What does this photo-realistic artwork mean? What does he wear … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Curatorial
Tagged 20th century art, conservation, Contemporary Art, Duane Hanson, Janitor, sculpture, Walker Art Center
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement
The year 2012 is considered the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass movement. The anniversary is being celebrated with exhibitions and events across the country, organized in large part by the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. The Milwaukee Art … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, American Art, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Art Installation, Behind the Scenes, conservation, Dale Chihuly, Decorative Arts, Design, Dominick Labino, Fritz Dreisbach, glass, Harvey K. Littleton, Howard Ben Tre, Installation, Kohl's Art Generation, Tom McGlauchlin, wisconsin
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From the Collection–John Henry Belter Sofa
I’m a Modernist. Give me George Nelson over the Herter Brothers any day. But all my normal predilections aside, I do love this sofa in the Museum’s collection. It is positively dripping with flowers and leaves and fruit, puffed up … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 19th Century Art, American Art, From the Collection, Furniture, John Henry Belter, Victorian
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What typeface is the Milwaukee Art Museum?
A sense of competition led me to learn a little more about typography this week. What started as a challenge from a friend to best his score on the wonderful online Kern Type: The Kerning Game, became an interest in … Continue reading
How many curators does it take to create an exhibition?
Don’t answer that. Most jokes beginning that way aren’t very nice to the subject. My answer, in this case, is: six. This fall, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Director of Galleries Mark Lawson asked six design-lovers to … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, Art Installation, Behind the Scenes, Brooks Stevens, Decorative Arts, Design, Events, Exhibitions, MIAD
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