Tag Archives: 19th Century Art

Refreshed Look for the American Paintings Galleries

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

The newly reinstalled galleries in the Museum’s lower level offer a survey of the American paintings collections from the Colonial era to the turn of the 20th century.  The nearly fifty objects on view showcase not only a history of … Continue reading →

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From Museum Storage–Cataloging 188 Paperweights

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

This blog is about museum life “Under the Wings,” right? One of the most important and perhaps most buried “under the wings” duties of the curatorial department is the care of the art collection (housing, safe transport, conservation) including the … Continue reading →

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From the Beautiful Box: Tarbell and Hand-Painted Glass Slides

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

In my last blog post, I shared with you the secrets of a lovely wooden box which contained a collection of glass lantern slides from about 1920.  While most of the slides are black and white, a few colorful slides … Continue reading →

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Slow Art–Bouguereau’s Homer and His Guide

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

It was easier to begin my 45-minute looking experience at William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Homer and His Guide than it was at Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Street at Schöneberg City Park, the subject of my last “Slow Art” post. I have loved Bouguereau … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

In 1988, the Milwaukee Art Museum purchased a painting by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, one of the most important German portraitists of the early 19th century. Up until that point, most of the paintings in the Museum’s German collection … Continue reading →

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