Tag Archives: George Mann Niedecken

New Installation of George Mann Niedecken objects

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Milwaukee in the early 1900s was a wealthy city known for its manufacturing—including beer, leather, steam engines, and metal machinery. Milwaukee’s industrialists brought cutting-edge technology to their businesses, and a few brought cutting-edge design into their homes. For a new … Continue reading →

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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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A quick trip to the Niedecken archives

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

This afternoon I had to run a quick errand to the Museum’s George Mann Niedecken archives (formerly Prairie Archives) and decided to take a camera, and you blog readers, along for the trip. As we prepare for the upcoming Frank … Continue reading →

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