Tag Archives: Behind the Scenes

From the Collection–Margaret, Lady Tufton by Anthony Van Dyck and Studio

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Recently brought out of the vault for display in Gallery #5 is a portrait of Margaret, Lady Tufton (1636-1687).  A beauty of the English court, she was the granddaughter of Edward, 1st Baron Wotton, a diplomat and court official for … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: Analysis of a Face Jug

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

The exhibition Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th Century South Carolina, on view this past summer at the Milwaukee Art Museum (and currently on tour through South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia), provided us at Chipstone with a rare hands-on … Continue reading →

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Making an Exhibition, Part 4: Storyboards, Design, and Installation

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Picking paint colors. Stepping under ladders in closed off galleries. Artfully arranging teacups. All are things I’ve done in the past few weeks, and all are entirely fun perks to a curator’s job. Beyond the fun, what I aim to … Continue reading →

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Making an Exhibition, Part 3: Approvals and Loans and Email and Paperwork

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

In the first two posts of this series, I’ve addressed the origins of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Grete Marks: When Modern Was Degenerate exhibition (on view September 6, 2012 – January 1, 2013).  The exhibition went from my admiration of a … Continue reading →

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Making an Exhibition, Part 2: Research (with Travel!)

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

As I moved through the stages of putting together the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Grete Marks: When Modern Was Degenerate exhibition (on view September 6, 2012 – January 1, 2013), I began by researching the designer through secondary literature and compiled a list … Continue reading →

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