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From the Collection– Preparations for the Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche by Diana Mantuana
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 30) is Alluring Artifice: Mannerism in the Sixteenth Century. The show features 30 prints that explore Mannerism, a movement that emerged in European art around … Continue reading
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Tagged Cupid, engraving, Italian art, Mannerism, Mythology, prints, Psyche, Renaissance, venus, Women in art, works on paper
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John Rieben’s Homage to Josef Müller-Brockmann
The exhibition currently on view in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Bradley Family Gallery (through June 25) is How Posters Work. On Thursday, April 6, 2017, the museum hosted a program in conjunction with the exhibition called Local Luminaries: Poster Provocation. This gallery … Continue reading
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Tagged Design, graphic design, How Posters Work, John Rieben, postrrs
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From the Collection–Porcelain Tankards
[Last month, the Milwaukee Art Museum put on view three important Meissen tankards. Learn more about two of them with this re-posted entry from 2014.] Previously, we demystified tin-glazed earthenware while putting it into a historical context. In this post, … Continue reading
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Tagged Decorative Arts, From the Collection, German Art, meissen, porcelain
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#ASocialEventArchive Opens!
Paul Druecke: A Social Event Archive, 1997-2007 Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts May 12 – August 13, 2017 In 1997, Milwaukee native Paul Druecke (American, b. 1964) initiated A Social Event Archive by going door to door, inviting … Continue reading
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Questions of Provenance–Stories Behind the Names
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s current feature exhibition, Milwaukee Collects, includes more than 100 objects from nearly 50 private collections in the Greater Milwaukee area. It offers an opportunity to see treasures that are typically not on public view. At the … Continue reading
