Tag Archives: Grete Marks

Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 4 (It’s a Tea Service!)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

The papers are signed and I can say it: The Milwaukee Art Museum welcomed into its permanent collection a Tea Service designed by Margarete Heymann Löbenstein Marks. After we purchased the work at auction two months ago and the wire … Continue reading →

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Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 3 (The Auction!)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

The day of the auction may have dawned Wisconsin spring gray, but to me skies were blue, birds were chirping, and the Amtrak train to Chicago was led by seventy-six trombones. I had located an object perfect for the Museum … Continue reading →

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A Time When Modern Was “Degenerate”

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

This past weekend, I was proud to present a paper at the American Ceramic Circle’s annual symposium on an exhibition topic I’m developing. I spoke about a German designer named Grete Marks who made radical and beautiful ceramics—designs that the … Continue reading →

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