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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement
The year 2012 is considered the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass movement. The anniversary is being celebrated with exhibitions and events across the country, organized in large part by the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. The Milwaukee Art … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, American Art, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Art Installation, Behind the Scenes, conservation, Dale Chihuly, Decorative Arts, Design, Dominick Labino, Fritz Dreisbach, glass, Harvey K. Littleton, Howard Ben Tre, Installation, Kohl's Art Generation, Tom McGlauchlin, wisconsin
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What typeface is the Milwaukee Art Museum?
A sense of competition led me to learn a little more about typography this week. What started as a challenge from a friend to best his score on the wonderful online Kern Type: The Kerning Game, became an interest in … Continue reading
Burniture: A performance by Hongtao Zhou
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 a chair was born in the most unlikely of places, Sweet Water Organics. Sweet Water Organics is an urban acquaponic farm located in the Bayview neighborhood of Milwaukee. If you haven’t already been, you should … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, Chipstone Foundation, Design, Furniture, Hongtao Zhou, Milwaukee, Sweetwater Organics, The Tool at Hand
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How many curators does it take to create an exhibition?
Don’t answer that. Most jokes beginning that way aren’t very nice to the subject. My answer, in this case, is: six. This fall, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Director of Galleries Mark Lawson asked six design-lovers to … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, Art Installation, Behind the Scenes, Brooks Stevens, Decorative Arts, Design, Events, Exhibitions, MIAD
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From Museum Storage–Wiener Werkstätte Vase
I’ve just learned that Hilda Jesser could design anything. Correction: I’ve just learned who Hilda Jesser was. To back up, I should explain that I often use this blog as an excuse to explore something in the Museum’s collection that … Continue reading
