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Current Exhibit:
September 4 - December 6, 2009
Midwest Murals opens Sept. 4 at the Grohmann Museum
Exhibition to feature large-scale murals of 1930s agriculture in the Midwest
from the Haggerty Museum of Art collection
Milwaukee School of Engineering presents Midwest Murals: Joe Jones and J.B. Turnbull from Sept. 4-Dec. 6 at the Grohmann Museum, 1000 N. Broadway. Curtis L. Carter, Ph.D., Marquette University professor and former director of the Haggerty Museum of Art, will present “The 905 Murals” in an opening lecture on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. as part of Gallery Night.
Enjoy visions of agriculture in the Midwest in the 1930s as depicted in large scale murals by two of the most prominent regional painters of their time: Joe Jones and J.B. Turnbull. See a rare display of this important cache of murals by artists working in the tradition of Midwestern Regionalism, much in the manner and style of Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry and Grant Wood. The exhibit is on loan from the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University.
Visions of agriculture in the Midwest in the 1930s as depicted in large scale murals by two of the most prominent regional painters of their time. See a rare display of this important cache of murals by artists working in the tradition of Midwestern Regionalism, much in the manner and style of Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry, and Grant Wood.
Through October 4, 2009
The Bookworm by Carl Spitzweg
Now on display through Oct. 4 is The Bookworm by Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885). On loan from the Milwaukee Public Library, this is the most famous of all his canvases and is frequently reproduced. The donor, Rene Von Schleinitz, gave his collection of German romantic paintings to the Milwaukee Art Museum but he reserved this one especially for the library.
Spitzweg was a German romanticist painter and poet. Many of his paintings depict sharply characterized eccentrics, for example The Bookworm and The Hypochondriac (c. 1865, in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich).
Upcoming Exhibitions
January 15 – April 5, 2010
Foundry Work: A View of the Industry
The Photographs of Michael Schultz
Opening Gallery Talk with the Artist (Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.)
Michael Schultz gains entry to foundries and other industrial complexes with one objective in mind: seizing the exact moment when light, flame, smoke, and action meet in one spectacular event, captured beautifully and naturally in full, rich color.
Using only his camera and natural lighting from the work and activity of the foundry, Schultz creates portraits of industry that celebrate human endeavor; highlighting the beauty of hard work. The photographs in this exhibition were shot on location in Milwaukee; Kansas City; LaPorte, Indiana; Hubbard, Ohio; Krefeld and Wasserbillig, Germany; among other places. Schultz continues this work with plans to expand the reach of his camera into other global foundry locations; working in two large foundries in the Czech Republic this fall.
At right, Sample From Holding Furnace, Buderus Foundry, Germany 2008, by Michael Schultz.
April 16 – August 20, 2010
Working Wisconsin: Selections from the Museum of Wisconsin Art
Hand-selected from the Wisconsin Museum of Art Collection, this exhibition is certain to evoke memories of our own working heritage. Farming, fishing, services and industry—all are depicted in Wisconsin art by Wisconsin artists. Featured are paintings, prints, and drawings by such local legends as Richard Lorenz, Robert von Neumann, Gerrit Sinclair, John Steuart Curry, Edmund Lewandowski and John Wilde
September 10, 2010 – January 3, 2011
Wonders of Work and Labor: The Steidle Collection of American Industrial Art, Penn State University
The paintings and prints in the Steidle Collection capture the power and beauty of industry. The images, potent reminders of earlier industrial development in America, are visual records connecting fine arts, industry, and education before World War II. In this special collaboration with the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery at The Pennsylvania State University, the Grohmann Museum is pleased to present a selection of the most captivating pieces from the Steidle Collection.
Museum Hours:
| Monday-Friday |
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon - 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1 - 4 p.m. |
Admission:
| General admission | $5.00 |
| Students 11-18 years old | $3.00 |
| Children - 10 or younger | Free |
| Adult - 65 or older | $3.00 |
| MSOE students (with ID) | Free |
Group tours and school group tours available
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