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Tag Archives: Design
Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 4 (It’s a Tea Service!)
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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Tagged 20th century art, auction, Behind the Scenes, cataloging, Design, Grete Marks
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From the Collection–Kem Weber’s Airline Chair
This chair is one of my favorite designs of the 20th century. Period. So sleek, yet soft! So comfortable, yet efficient! When contemplating a move to Milwaukee to accept my current position, I made a short list of things I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 20th century art, California Design, Collection, Decorative Arts, Design, From the Collection, Furniture, Kem Weber, Modernism, streamlined design
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Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 2
With my pre-approval in line and my auction catalog in hand, the next step in buying art at auction was to travel to Chicago for personal inspection. About a week before a sale, lots become available for prospective buyers (and … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, Behind the Scenes, Design, Eames, Wharton Esherick
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Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 1
As a graduate student dreaming of a future museum career, my idea of a curator’s job was glamorous. I imagined working on the layout of exhibitions, attending opening cocktail parties, taking trips to museums, accessing art treasures in storage, and … Continue reading
From the Collection–Byrdcliffe Colony Chest
In honor of women’s history month, here is one of the Museum collection’s most striking objects from the Arts & Crafts Movement–an object that happens to have been designed by a woman. This poplar wood chest was made at the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Art, Arts & Crafts Movement, Byrdcliffe, Decorative Arts, Design, Furniture, John Ruskin, LACMA, Zulma Steele
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