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From the Collection–Kem Weber’s Airline Chair
Kem Weber (American b. Germany, 1889–1963), "Airline" Armchair, 1934. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, by exchange M2001.128. Photo by Pat Jazwiecki. This chair is one of my favorite designs of the...
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Acquiring Art at Auction: Part 4 (It’s a Tea Service!)
Margarete Heymann Löbenstein Marks (German, 1899–1990), Tea Service, ca. 1930. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, Decorative Arts Deaccession Fund, M2011.17.1-.21. Image from Wright auction (Chicago, IL)....
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From Museum Storage–C. A. Buffington & Co. “Automobile Folding Chair”
C. A. Buffington & Co. (Berkshire, NY), Automobile Folding Chair, patented 1912. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of David and Toni Damkoehler, M2011.10. Photo by John R. Glembin. Do you think this rusty...
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From Museum Storage–Beneath a Ray and Charles Eames LCW Chair
Charles Eames (American, 1907–1978) and Ray Eames (American, 1916–1988), DCW (Dining Chair Wood), 1948. Manufactured by Evans Products Co, Distributed by Herman Miller Inc. Molded birch plywood, rubber...
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From Museum Storage–Wiener Werkstätte Vase
Hilda Jesser (Austrian, 1894–1985), for Wiener Werkstätte, Vase, ca. 1921. Hand-painted earthenware, 9 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, Historical Design,...
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How many curators does it take to create an exhibition?
Installation shot, MIAD's "Style, Innovation, & Vision: Six Perspectives of a Design Collection" exhibition. Photo by the author. Don’t answer that. Most jokes beginning that way aren’t very nice...
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Burniture: A performance by Hongtao Zhou
Burniture on fire. Photo courtesy of the artist. 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...
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What typeface is the Milwaukee Art Museum?
"Milwaukee Art Museum" in various sizes of the Weiss font. Graphic by Sierra Korthof. A sense of competition led me to learn a little more about typography this week. What started as a challenge from a...
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement
American Studio Glass installation at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by the author. The year 2012 is considered the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass movement. The anniversary is being...
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Making an Exhibition, Part 1: The Artwork’s Story
Margarete Heymann-Loebenstein Marks, ca. 1925. Photo courtesy Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin. Ever wonder about the details of developing an art museum exhibition? I have to admit, an advanced degree in art...
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MAM Behind the Scenes: David Russick, Exhibition Designer
David Russick, Exhibition Designer. Photo by the author This is the second in a series of blog posts highlighting a variety of different positions within the Milwaukee Art Museum. Each day, hundreds of...
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From the Collection–Christopher Dresser, Pitcher and Claret Jug
Christopher Dresser (English, 1834-1904) Manufactured by Watcombe Terracotta Clay Company (Torquay, Devon, England, established 1867) Pitcher, designed 1870-75; produced by Watcombe of Torquay....
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And All That Jazz!
What did socialites in Milwaukee read during the jazz age of the late 1920s? Well, naturally, everyone was reading The Modern Milwaukeean! The magazine circulated from September of 1928 through the...
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John Rieben’s Homage to Josef Müller-Brockmann
John Rieben (American, b. 1935), Chicago Has Two Great Zoos, 1965–1966. Photolithograph. 50 × 35 in. (127 × 88.9 cm). Lent by John Rieben. The exhibition currently on view in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s...
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Jaime Hayon: Technicolor
Installation view of Jaime Hayon: Technicolor, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2017. Photo by John R. Glembin. On view now through March 25th in the Bradley Family Gallery, Jaime Hayon: Technicolor brightens up...
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Introducing: Afrikando by Jaime Hayon
Jaime Hayon, designer, with Nason Moretti, producer, from left to right: Umi (Life), Saidah (Fortunate), Chausiki (Born at Night), Malawa (Blossoms), Sauda (Dark Beauty), Wambua (Rainy Season), and...
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20th- and 21st-Century Design: New Acquisitions Now On View
Spring cleaning isn’t just for attics—the Museum’s Design Galleries were recently refreshed with a new coat of paint and numerous recent acquisitions. From turn-of-the-century silver to...
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The House of Cards Project
UWM-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts students (left to right) Anna Emerson, Paul Manley, and Jessica Schubkegel installing the House of Cards spiral. Photo: Ray Chi. In the early 1950s, designers...
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Modern Lamps in Midcentury America
Zahara Schatz and Heifetz Manufacturing Company, Table Lamp, 1951. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection. Photo courtesy of Wright. In 1950, the Museum of Modern Art and...
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