Gallery Night to feature MSOE exhibit on evolution of work
| Published: 10/10/2003 |
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Milwaukee School of Engineering’s (MSOE) recently acquired art collection, Man at Work, will be a featured exhibition during the city-wide Fall Gallery Night and Day slated for Oct. 24 and 25.
The show will feature just a portion of the 450 European and American paintings and sculptures that comprise Man at Work: The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection at Milwaukee School of Engineering. It is one of the world’s most comprehensive collections to document the evolution of work over the past 400 years, from manpower and horsepower to industrialism’s water, steam and electrical power. The works include artists Jan Brueghel II, Marten van Valckenborch, Jan Josefsz van Goyen, Max Liebermann and Constantin-Emile Meunier.
The artworks were gifted to MSOE over the past year from the collection of Milwaukee businessman and collector Dr. Eckhart Grohmann, an MSOE Regent.
Gallery Night and Day is a unique opportunity to see these works at the landmark MSOE Alumni Partnership Center, 1120 N. Broadway (at Highland). On the National Register of Historic Places, the cream-city brick and limestone structure was built in 1890 as headquarters for Blatz Brewing Co. The show will be open 5-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25.
A 432-page, full-color book has been published in conjunction with this collection and will be available for purchase.
For more information, call MSOE at (414) 277-7501 or log onto the Web site www.msoe.edu/manatwork.
Founded in 1903, MSOE is celebrating its first 100 years. MSOE is an independent university with about 2,600 students. MSOE offers 16 bachelor’s degrees in areas such as engineering, nursing, business, management information systems, technical communication, engineering technology and construction management. Graduate study includes engineering, engineering management, environmental engineering, structural engineering, medical informatics and perfusion.