Categories
- Art (217)
- Art News (10)
- Behind the Scenes (58)
- Curatorial (120)
- Education (43)
- Events (48)
- Exhibitions (59)
- Library/Archives (21)
- Membership (6)
- Museum Buildings (4)
- Museum Store (10)
Recent Comments
- The Layton Art Collection: 1888-2013, Part 2 | Milwaukee Art Museum Blog on Mr. Layton’s Gallery–The Salon-Style Hang
- The Layton Art Collection: 1888-2013, Part 2 | Milwaukee Art Museum Blog on The Layton Art Collection: 1888-2013, Part 1
- Rob Pohlad on From Museum Storage–C. A. Buffington & Co. “Automobile Folding Chair”
- Mary Cate on A bit of Milwaukee in the Saarinen Archives at Yale
- Mel Buchanan on A bit of Milwaukee in the Saarinen Archives at Yale
-
Recent Posts
Latest Tweets
- Which #MKE museum did you visit today? #MemberSwapDay @hdmuseum @MKEPublicMuseum @BBCMMilwaukee @discoveryworld #Grohmann @milwaukeeart - 9 hours ago
- It's #MemberSwapDay in #MKE! Be sure to visit @milwaukeeart, @hdmuseum, @MKEPublicMuseum, @discoveryworld, @BBCMMilwaukee, and #Grohmann! - 12 hours ago
- It's Kohl's Art Generation Family Sundays @milwaukeeart! #FREE family fun from 10-4. Museum Members and kids age 12 and under get in free. - 14 hours ago
- It's #InternationalMuseumDay! What's your favorite museum to visit, and why? - 1 day ago
- Happy #InternationalMuseumDay! Be sure to visit your favorite museum today. - 1 day ago
Links
Stay Connected
Tag Archives: 19th Century Art
From the Collection–Hiram Powers’ “Proserpine”
–Or, I Can’t Believe I Ate (Almost) The Whole Thing! In the Museum’s American Collection galleries, in the Lower Level of the Kahler Building, you will find a sculptural bust of a very pretty young woman. Carved out of gorgeous … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 19th Century Art, American Art, From the Collection, Hiram Powers, Mythology, Proserpine
2 Comments
From the Collection– “A Roman Amateur” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
On December 14, 1894, Frederick Layton, the Milwaukee meat packer and philanthropist who founded the Layton Art Gallery (the predecessor of the Milwaukee Art Museum), wrote a letter to Julius Gugler of the Milwaukee Art Association. Layton requested the organization … Continue reading
From Museum Storage–Elihu Vedder’s “Star of Bethlehem”
Thanksgiving has come and gone and you know what that means – the “holiday” season is officially upon us! If you hadn’t already experienced red and green decorations and Christmas music vying for your attention in October before your pumpkin … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 19th Century Art, American Art, Christmas, Elihu Vedder, From Museum Storage, From the Collection, Holidays, nativity
2 Comments
From the Collection–Step into my Parlor (Cabinet)
One of my favorite decorative art objects in the Museum’s permanent collection is actually a rather bewildering piece. It’s an enormous Parlor Cabinet, designed and produced sometime between 1860-1870 by Alexandre Roux (1813-1866), a French-born cabinetmaker who moved to New … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 19th Century Art, Alexandre Roux, American Art, Decorative Arts, From the Collection, Furniture
3 Comments
Who’s That Girl?
For years, she was just a pretty face. Now, we’re close to identifying the sitter of this elegant portrait by artist Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860). When this portrait was given to the Museum in 1961 by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Berger, … Continue reading
