Tag Archives: 19th century Milwaukee

From the Collection–Cyril Colnik Iron Basket

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Though the Museum’s mission is to present, in our official lingo, “four floors of over forty galleries of art with works from antiquity to the present,” I’m probably not alone among curators in getting most excited when we acquire and … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–The Rivals (Little Kittens) by Mihály Munkácsy

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

In honor of mother’s day this month, I thought that I would write about a painting that not only features one mother, but two!  You’ll find The Rivals (Little Kittens) by Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian, 1844-1900) in the Museum’s Gallery #10 … Continue reading →

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From the Collection– “A Roman Amateur” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

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 →

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From the Library: “Men Who Own Big Libraries”

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

“Men Who Own Big Libraries: Milwaukeeans Who Delight in Collecting All Manner and Kind of Books” (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 18, 1901). A title not to be passed up, wouldn’t you say? Who are these men, you ask? I had to … Continue reading →

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