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From the Collection–John Henry Belter Sofa
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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Tagged 19th Century Art, American Art, From the Collection, Furniture, John Henry Belter, Victorian
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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
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Tagged 19th Century Art, American Art, From the Collection, Hiram Powers, Mythology, Proserpine
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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 the Collection–Severin Roesen’s “Still Life”
White grapes? Check. Red grapes? Check. Peeled lemon? Yep. Champagne? Yep. More flowers than a bouquet offered by an apologetic husband the day after he forgets an anniversary? Got those, too. A bird’s nest with three tiny eggs? Wait a … Continue reading
