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From the Collection–Connections with Kenwood House
Through January 13, 2013, the Milwaukee Art Museum will have on display 48 fantastic paintings by some of the most important artists in history. Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Treasures from the Kenwood House, London is a great opportunity to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Edwin Landseer, Gainsborough, John Hoppner, Kenwood House, London, prints, Rembrandt, Thomas Gainsborough, Van Dyck
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From the Collection–Girl in Straw Hat (Femme au Chapeau Rouge) by Pierre Bonnard
The Museum’s current exhibition Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and his Contemporaries features a number of posters by Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947)—including the fantastic France-Champagne lithograph, a work that inspired the master Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to make ground-breaking posters. Did you … Continue reading
Looking at “Posters of Paris” Through the Lens of Graphic Design
Even though the exhibition Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec & His Contemporaries may be billed as a fine art retrospective, it also serves as the largest and most extensive graphic design exhibition Milwaukee has ever seen. Featuring posters from the turn … Continue reading
A one-hour exhibition: “Winter Scenes Across the Ages”
Last week I had the opportunity to drop in on a new event at the Museum. It was a one-hour exhibition featuring “Winter Scenes Across the Ages” from the prints and drawings collection. It was a perfect winter day, all … Continue reading
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Tagged drawings, Henri Rivière, Herzfeld, Keiji Shinohara, prints, Richard H. Jansen, winter
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From the Collection–George Washington (ish)
President Barack Obama has one of the world’s most famous faces. It would be hard to imagine a newspaper or a t-shirt maker or a sculptor getting away with substituting a similar grin and telling us it was our President. … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century Art, American Art, Benjamin Franklin, Ceramics, George Washington, presidents, prints, Staffordshire
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