Category Archives: Art

From the Collection–Possum Trot

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

It’s back! After being off view for nearly ten years, the Museum’s popular Possum Trot is back!  And it’s kicking, spinning, and singing up a storm.  Not to mention riding a bike. Possum Trot was one of the most famous, … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–Jacques de l’Ange’s “Gluttony”

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Alas, the Milwaukee Art Museum does not own a Caravaggio painting. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian, 1571-1610) was a revolutionary painter who combined theatrical compositions and lighting with realistic depictions of humans to make some of the most dramatic and memorable … Continue reading →

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What’s Up at the Museum?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The groundhog may have seen his shadow, but the Museum is jumping full steam into spring with its new exhibition, Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection. Containing 200 works of modern and contemporary self-taught art from some of … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–John Henry Belter Sofa

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

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 →

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From the Chipstone Collection- Puzzle Jug

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

My form has puzzled many a fertile Brain The brightest Wits my Liquor could not gain And still profusely spill it on the Ground The Reason is no Suction they have found Now honest Friend advance thy Genius try Spill … Continue reading →

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