MAM Insider | Summer 2009

Lakefront Festival of Arts June 19, 20, 21

Kohl’s Art Generation summer 2009

Gallery and Studio Now Open!

SUMMER 2009 Charles Rohlfs, Lamp, ca. 1904 (detail). From the Rohlfs home. Private collection.

on view 4 American Originals

June 6–Aug 23

11 Figurative Prints:

1980s Rewind

Aug 6–Nov 29

12 Contemporary art galleries reinstallation

Opens July 23

14 Photographs, Dawoud bey

Through July 12

16 American Furniture/Googled

July 9–Oct 11

17 from the collection

profiles 18 barry and julie karp 19 brady roberts

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Admission to Museum Programs and Events All programs and events are free for Members (or with Museum admission for non-members) unless otherwise noted.

Photography courtesy of Front Room Photography unless otherwise noted.

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Dan Keegan portrait courtesy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Director’s Letter Milwaukee is ripe with individualism and innovation, so it is fitting that some of the most original artists of early-twentieth-century America are the focus of the Museum’s feature exhibitions this summer. The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs and The Eight and American Modernisms—two major exhibitions under the American Originals banner—open to the public on June 6. I hope to see you at the Member opening celebration on June 4. The Rohlfs exhibition features furniture and decorative art by the highly versatile American craftsman and designer, and kicks off its five-venue national tour at the Museum. The Eight exhibition includes works from three outstanding public collections and brings together for the first time more than eighty Dan Keegan, director paintings by the group of American artists dubbed The Eight—Arthur B. Davies, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Maurice B. Prendergast, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan. Together, the two exhibitions, both on view in Baker/Rowland Galleries through August 23, provide a rich and rounded viewing experience.

Because of you and your ongoing support, the Museum is able to present great art experiences such as The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs and The Eight and American Modernisms. You may support the Milwaukee Art Museum for personal reasons, but the community is enriched and strengthened as a result. I believe museums are necessary as cities are necessary: The Museum strives to be a laboratory active, vital centers where diverse for ideas, a place that pulses with groups of people can gather to creativity and interaction. exchange ideas and contemplate— places that are greater than the sum of their parts. The Museum strives to be a laboratory for ideas, a place that pulses with creativity and interaction. And this summer is no different. The lineup of exhibitions and programs promises to ignite the senses and the intellect. Explore the offerings, from a two-day, two-city symposium to information-packed 30-minute express talks and the ever-popular Lakefront Festival of Arts. Keep the enclosed calendar handy so you don’t miss a thing!

This summer marks the first fruits of our partnership with Kohl’s Department Stores. This past May, the Museum unveiled a new gallery and handson art studio designed specifically as places where children and their families can engage in the joy of the creative process, learning about and creating art. These enhancements to the Museum for children and families are part w w w.mam.org

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Robert Henri, Betalo Nude, 1916 (detail). Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Abert.

of Kohl’s Art Generation, a fun new youth art-education program made possible by a $1 million gift from Kohl’s Department Stores. The full program is detailed on pages 24–25. Along with Kohl’s Department Stores, we wanted to give kids an opportunity to experience and express art on their terms. And yes, we provide cleanup.

As you enjoy the Museum with friends and family this summer, I hope you will consider: • Renewing and even upgrading your Museum membership—we need you now more than ever • Providing a friend, neighbor, family member, or other person in your life with a gift membership, and the priceless experience of art • Making a contribution to the Museum Fund to sustain education and exhibition programs, and all that keeps this Museum strong Whatever the level of your membership, please accept my sincere thank you for your continued support. You make so much possible for the Museum and the Milwaukee region.

I hope to see you in our galleries soon!

The Eight and American Modernisms

Regards,

Daniel Keegan Director

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lead sponsors

front Tall-Back Chair, ca. 1898–99. From the Rohlfs home. Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of Roland Rohlfs. Photo by Gavin Ashworth. back Hall Chair, 1904. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in honor of Glenn Adamson. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

the artistic furniture of charles rohlfs

President’s Circle Preview Wed, June 3, 5:30–8:30 pm

Member Preview Celebration Thurs, June 4, 5–9 pm Free for Members, $20 non-members

Member Preview Days Thurs–Fri, June 4–5, 10 am–5 pm

6:15 pm Program 7:30 pm Book signing

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John Sloan, Main Street, Gloucester, ca. 1914–18 (detail). Harriet Russell Stanley Fund NB 1943.16.

New Britain Museum of American Art.

on view | AMERICAN ORIGINALS opening | June 6–Aug 23, 2009 | baker/rowland galleries

The Eight and American Modernisms The Eight and American Modernisms explores through more than fifty paintings and approximately thirty works on paper the underappreciated stylistic complexities of eight artists—Arthur B. Davies, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Maurice B. Prendergast, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan. The artists, recognized as painters of urban realism, are now emerging as the first generation of early American modernists.

The artists…are now emerging as the first generation of early American modernists.

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The Eight, as they came to be called, caught the attention of the American art world with one astoundingly successful exhibition in New York’s Macbeth Galleries in 1908. In their prime and on the verge of success, the artists were seen as challenging the academic preference for the genteel tradition of “art for art’s sake,” which had dominated the American art establishment for many decades. The exhibition traveled to major art institutions on the East Coast and in the Midwest and was the first and only by The Eight. Ever since, the conventional assessment of The Eight’s artistic partnership has focused primarily on the themes of urban “realism” in their work rather than on their stylistic individuality, which Henri praised as an imaginative freedom that follows “no unity in any cult of

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Robert Henri, Chinese Lady, 1914 (detail). Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Abert.

William James Glackens, Julia’s Sister, ca. 1915. Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection 1999.58.

on view | AMERICAN ORIGINALS opening | June 6–Aug 23, 2009 | baker/rowland galleries

painting.” This exhibition expands the scholarship on subject matter to highlight the distinct formal qualities of each artist’s work.

The Eight and American Modernisms is built from three outstanding collections of art by these American originals, joined together on the centennial of The Eight’s premiere tour.

Terra Foundation for American Art is the lead sponsor for The Eight and American Modernisms. Caxambas Foundation is the Milwaukee Art Museum’s presenting lead sponsor. Additional support provided by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Donald and Barbara Abert Fund, at the advice of Barbara Tooman.

The Eight and American Modernisms Available in the Museum Store and at www.mam.org/store

The Eight and American Modernisms is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, the New Britain Museum of American Art, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. It is curated by Elizabeth Kennedy of the Terra Foundation for American Art and organized at the Milwaukee Art Museum by Liz Flaig.

Hardcover: $29.95/ $26.95 Member

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Tall-Back Chair, ca. 1898–99 (detail). From the Rohlfs home. Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of Roland Rohlfs.

Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

Charles Rohlfs, ca. 1905.

The Winterthur Library.

Rocking Chair, ca. 1899. The Huntington Library, Art Galleries, Promised Gift of American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in honor of Joseph Cunningham. Photo © V&A Publications.

The artistic furniture of charles rohlfs Charles Rohlfs thought of himself as an American original. This charismatic furniture designer from Buffalo, New York, emphatically denied any connection to particular movements or stylistic influences. He claimed that his individual inspiration came from the natural grain of oak and his own creative imagination. He called his work “artistic furniture” or, simply, “the Rohlfs style” and, in turn, cultivated an enigmatic persona that continues today.

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is the first major museum exhibition to bring together this designer’s rich body of work.

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breaking research into the Rohlfs family archives and new documentary sources, which reveal the origins of Rohlfs’ designs and the role of his wife, Anna Katharine Green. Rohlfs’ devotion to personal expression has roots in the “art for art’s sake” theories of the late-nineteenth-century Aesthetic movement. Formally, his virtuosic carving and imaginative silhouettes relate to the abstract naturalism of Art Nouveau styling, combined with a wide range of international design traditions. At the same time, Rohlfs’ innovations influenced the pareddown oak forms that became hallmarks of the Arts and Crafts movement. Combining design motifs in remarkably inventive ways, Rohlfs created furniture like none other, whose story and legacy contribute a new chapter to the history of American design.

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Charles Rohlfs and Anna Katharine Green, Desk Chair, ca. 1898–99. From the Rohlfs home. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Promised Gift of American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in honor of Joseph Cunningham. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

on view | AMERICAN ORIGINALS opening | June 6–Aug 23, 2009

“My designs are my own.

I evolve them. They are like those of no other period nor people.”

—Charles Rohlfs

Candelabra, 1903. American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation.

Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is sponsored as a tribute to Henry Fuldner by the Trustees of the Layton Art Collection with gifts from the Faith and Willard Henoch and Frederick Vogel III Family Funds; the American Heritage Fund; the Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation, Inc.; and the Milwaukee Art Museum’s American Arts Society and Collectors’ Corner.

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Chipstone Foundation, and American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation. It is curated by Joseph Cunningham of American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation and organized at the Milwaukee Art Museum by Sarah Fayen.

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs Available in the Museum Store and at www.mam.org/store Hardcover: $65/$58.50 Member Softcover: $50/$45 Member

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on view | american originals opening | June 6–Aug 23, 2009

Member Exhibition Talks lubar auditorium The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs Fri, June 5, 1:30 pm With exhibition curator Joseph Cunningham The Eight and American Modernisms Sat, June 6, 1:30 pm With exhibition curator Elizabeth Kennedy 30-Minute Express Talks: American Originals Every Thursday, June 11–Aug 20, noon Gallery Talks Tuesdays, 1:30 pm June 9 | The Eight and American Modernisms June 23 | The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs July 14 | Framing The Eight July 21 | Charles Rohlfs: A Closer Look July 28 | The Eight: Story of a Collection Aug 4 | The Eight: Prints and Drawings Aug 11 | Charles Rohlfs and the Arts and Crafts Movement

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Book Salons Saturdays, 10:30 am June 13 | The Art Spirit by Robert Henri July 11 | The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton Aug 8 | The Leavenworth Case

by Anna Katharine Green (Rohlfs’ wife) rsvp 414-224-3826 or amy.kirschke@mam.org Symposium: What’s Modern about American Art, 1900–1930?

Fri, June 19, Chicago Sat, June 20, Milwaukee Explore American modernism through a series of talks and panel discussions.

Michael Kammen, Newton C. Farr professor emeritus of American history and culture at Cornell University, delivers the keynote lecture on Friday; curators Joseph Cunningham and Sarah Fayen join Elizabeth Kennedy and others on Saturday.

For details and to register, call 312-654-2278 or visit http://terraamericanart.org/ modernism-symposium.

Trunk Show: Ephraim Pottery Sat, July 25, 10 am–5 pm

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Richard Bosman, Man Overboard, 1981. Gift of Contemporary Art Society with National Endowment for the Arts Matching Funds. Photo by John R. Glembin.

American Originals Programs + Events

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on view | exhibition opening | Aug 6–nov 29, 2009 | Koss Gallery

Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind The figure, never abandoned for long, returned as a dominant subject of artistic expression in the 1980s, following on the heels of Minimalism and Conceptualism. There was renewed interest in the art world for the sensuality and emotionality of the painted surface, and in image making. American, German, and Italian artists in particular employed familiar images as they once again turned to myth, allegory, and narrative in their work.

Figurative Prints: 1980s Rewind features approximately thirty-five works drawn almost exclusively from the Museum’s outstanding collection of contemporary prints. Among the artists represented are Francesco Clemente, Eric Fischl, Susan Rothenberg, David Salle, and Julian Schnabel. Though many are primarily known as painters, these artists embraced printmaking for its physicality, directness, and immediacy. Etching and woodcut resurged at this time because artists deemed them the most appropriate print techniques to reflect the many dramas they were depicting. Some artists struggled with their nation’s historical and cultural legacy, others turned inward, exploring private moments such as dreams and unconscious states. Figurative Prints puts the work of so-called Neo-Expressionists, graffiti artists, and academically trained artists side by side.

Opening Gallery Talk Thurs, August 6, 6:15 pm With Brooke Mulvaney, collections manager, works on paper 7 pm Reception Sponsored by an anonymous donor summer 2009

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on view | collection opening | July 23, 2009–Ongoing | contemporary galleries

Contemporary Art Galleries Reinstallation Step inside the Contemporary Galleries this summer and you will see the return of several favorites. The Kinetic and Op Art exhibition Sensory Overload: Light, Motion, Sound, and the Optical in Art since 1945 will be coming down on June 7 to make way for a new installation of major works from the late 1970s through the 1990s in the Museum’s Collection. “The Museum’s Collection is so rich, the works off view deserve a fresh look,” notes Chief Curator Brady Roberts, who is organizing the comprehensive reinstallation.

“This will be a lot of fun, highlighting some of the Museum’s brilliant post-war works.”

Complementing the rich selection of Abstract Expressionist, Minimal, and Conceptual art currently on display will be exceptional paintings by Francesco Clemente, Anselm Kiefer, Ed Paschke, and Gerhard Richter; powerful figurative sculptures by Magdalena Abakanowicz and Kiki Smith; and a significant screenprint by Glenn Ligon, among other works.

Robert Gober’s Untitled and Cornelia Parker’s Edge of England will also be coming back on view. Gober’s piece, a seemingly prosaic suitcase on the floor, reveals a portal to a surreal, subterranean vista with the legs

Cornelia Parker, Edge of England, 1999 (detail). Gift of Friends of Art. Photo by Larry Sanders.

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“The Museum’s Collection is so rich, the works off view deserve a fresh look.”

of a man and a child wading in the shallow water of a subconscious realm. The ethereal curtain wall of Parker’s Edge of England, comprised of chalk from the celebrated cliffs of Dover, is in essence an abstract symbol of England. The striking white cliffs of Dover form a natural barrier at the narrowest point of the English Channel that protected the country from foreign invasion for centuries.

Yet in Parker’s installation, the light, otherworldly aspect of the chalk in suspension belies a darker reference: the Edge of England is also a location where many people have jumped to their demise.

Francesco Clemente, Untitled, 1983 (detail). Gift of Friends of Art. Photo by Dedra Wells.

Lecture Thurs, July 23, 6:15 pm With Chief Curator Brady Roberts Sponsored by the Contemporary Art Society

Robert Gober, Untitled, 1997 (detail). Gift of Contemporary Art Society, with additional funds from Donna and Donald Baumgartner, Terry A. Hueneke, Marianne and Sheldon B. Lubar, James and Joanne Murphy, Bud and Sue Selig, and Lynde B. Uihlein. Photo courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery.

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on view | exhibition closing | ENDS July 12, 2009 | KOSS GALLERY

Class Pictures Photographs by Dawoud Bey years after I had made the photographs; he was a student at Morehouse College. He got in touch to let me know that everything had worked out well for him, and to let me know how much it had meant for him to be singled out and photographed. For the most part, I don’t hear from the students afterwards, but every now and then one will get in touch with me.

Do you recall a particularly memorable portrait session?

While there is no one most memorable session or student that I photographed, I was taken aback by the story Kevin told, of his father being in jail and his mother barely able to function. He was so evocatively descriptive in his articulation of his difficult childhood that I was deeply impressed with his sense of himself and of what he needed to do to succeed in the world. I didn’t read what the students had written until after making the picture and until after they had left the room; I really felt for him.

What do you hope people will take away from the exhibition and book?

I never presume what kind of experience the viewer should have. If anything, I hope they gain insight into another human being, a stranger, and then realize that art and photography have the ability to create a deep and momentary connection with the world and with other people in it.

Do you keep in touch with the students?

Kevin was actually one of the few to keep in touch with me. I heard from him a couple of

Gallery Talk Tues, June 16, 1:30 pm With Curator of Photographs Lisa Hostetler

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Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey is sponsored by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Contemporary Art Society, Rockwell Automation, and Joanne Murphy. Additional support provided by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s African American Art Alliance. Aperture, a not-for-profit organization devoted to photography and the visual arts, has organized this traveling exhibition and produced the accompanying publications.

The exhibition is coordinated at the Milwaukee Art Museum by Curator of Photographs Lisa Hostetler.

Class Pictures: Photographs

by Dawoud Bey Available in the Museum Store and at www.mam.org/store

$45/$40.50 Member

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Dawoud Bey, Kevin, 2005 (detail). From the book Class Pictures (Aperture, 2007). Image courtesy Aperture Foundation.

Artist Q&A To create the compelling portrait of America’s youth presented in this exhibition and its associated book, Dawoud Bey spent many years with students in schools across the United States. Curator of Photographs Lisa Hostetler asked the artist about his work.

See exhibition images, join the blog, and learn more at www.mam.org/bey.

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on view | exhibition opening | July 9–oct 11, 2009 | DECORATIVE ARTS EXHIBITION GALLERY

American Furniture/ Googled

A. Kimbel & J. Cabus, Desk, ca. 1876. Purchase, by exchange.

In this experimental installation, some of the Museum’s best-loved nineteenth-century furniture will be on view, but curators won’t have the voice of authority. Commentary about each object will be drawn from today’s all-purpose resource—the Internet.

Gallery Talk Tues, Aug 25, 1:30 pm With Mel Buchanan, Mae E. Demmer assistant curator of 20th-century design

fifth annual

Milwaukee Artist Marketplace Sat, July 25, 10 am–5 pm

Visit the grounds of the Museum on Gallery Day and explore the works by more than eighty emerging and established Milwaukeearea artists in a relaxed and informal setting.

One-of-a-kind paintings, drawings, jewelry, prints, sculpture, ceramics, wearable artwork, and more will be available for purchase.

Event is held rain or shine. Free.

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From the Collection

Charles Rohlfs, Hall Chair, 1904. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in honor of Glenn Adamson. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

Gift celebrates the opening of The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is the culmination of a unique three-way partnership between the Milwaukee Art Museum, our long-term collaborators at the Chipstone Foundation, and the New York-based American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation. “To celebrate our very successful partnership, ADA1900 Foundation is giving to the Museum the Rohlfs carved Hall Chair from the exhibition,” says Bruce Barnes, president and founder of ADA1900. “It is our great pleasure to make this gift in honor of Glenn Adamson, former curator at the Chipstone Foundation, whose conversations with guest curator Joseph Cunningham and me first launched this exhibition and book project.”

Among Rohlfs’ most iconic designs, this tall-backed chair with abstract silhouette and naturalistic carving is an important addition to the Museum’s collection of turn-ofthe-twentieth-century decorative arts. This chair model was sold from Rohlfs’ Buffalo workshop and in Chicago by Marshall Field & Company, but this particular example of the Hall Chair features more carving at the crest than any other known example. For now, the chair will continue to travel with the exhibition on its nationwide tour, which closes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2011. The Museum deeply appreciates the great generosity of its friends at ADA1900 Foundation and eagerly anticipates having the chair in its galleries.

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profiles | members matter

Barry and Julie Karp Barry and Julie Karp don’t remember when they first became Museum Members, but Julie does know they made a point to become Art Advocate–level Members after a few years of entering the Lakefront Festival of Arts (LFOA) at noon on Friday, the public entrance time, and noticing that people were already there—and, she adds, “because I love the Museum.” As Art Advocate Members, Barry and Julie can attend the LFOA Sneak Preview, in addition to enjoying the added benefits of membership at that level. Julie, who said “there are way too many” when asked what their favorite work in the Collection is, finally settled on two and offered up a few more details.

How long have you been going to the Lakefront Festival of Arts?

I enter that date on my calendar every year; I’ve been attending for at least 30! I used to go alone, so I could walk at my own pace, but now I go with my husband or mother or bring a friend.

Age: Late 50s Day Job: Owners of ShoreTrips Favorite Artwork in the Collection: Sunrise by Arthur Dove and Sunny #4 by Alex Katz Members Since: For as long as we can remember

What is the advantage to attending the LFOA Sneak Preview?

I like having first dibs on the artwork and seeing friends, and the crowds are smaller. I What else makes the Art Advocate level of almost always find something. My favorite membership worthwhile? piece is a beautiful ceramic urn that stands I use my reciprocal membership privileges often, most recently, at the Museum of Conoutside our home. I enjoy it every day. temporary Art San Diego in La Jolla. Long ago, I was fortunate to go to Santa Fe with thendirector Russell Bowman, but today, work keeps me from taking many of these trips.

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profiles | members matter

Brady Roberts Chief Curator A self-described “art junkie,” Museum Chief Curator Brady Roberts is a native midwesterner returning after eight years serving tenures as curator and director of EVO Gallery, a contemporary art space in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and as curator of Modern and contemporary art at the Phoenix Museum of Art. Before heading west, Roberts attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and UW–Madison, and worked at the Dubuque Museum of Art and Davenport Museum of Art (now the Figge Art Museum). We know Roberts has great plans for the Museum’s Collection (see page 12), but more importantly, what kind of music does our new Chief Curator have on his iPod? What newspapers/magazines do you read?

I subscribe to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and to Art Forum and Art in America magazines. Online, I regularly read Modern Art Notes, The Art Newspaper, and Artnet magazine.

Day Job: Chief Curator, Milwaukee Art Museum Favorite Artwork in the Collection: All of them, of course!

Member Since: 2009

Do you have a favorite restaurant or bar yet?

Convenience may be a contributing factor here—as I can walk to both restaurants—but I quickly discovered and enjoy Buckley’s and Osteria del Mondo. A friend introduced me to The Sugar Maple in Bayview, which isn’t exactly walking distance, but I’ve found it’s quite easy to maneuver around this “little big city.”

hear what artists have on their iPods. Latest discovery: Columbo by The Verve.

What is the most impressive/impactful exhibition you have seen recently?

You want me to name one? Impossible. Marlene Dumas at LA MOCA was seductive, visceral; Giorgio Morandi at the Met, beautiful; Tomma Abts’ paintings at the Hammer Museum—a What’s on your iPod? smart, memorable installation; and most reI would characterize my iPod selections as a cently, the drawings of Tara Donovan at Pace random assortment that defies logic. I glean Wildenstein, powerful. my playlist largely from studio visits: I like to w w w.mam.org

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happenings | programs + events

John Booth, They are watching

Event photos courtesy Milwaukee Magazine. Susan Fletcher Hill, Strokes (detail). 2009 lfoa poster artist.

3 days only | JUNE 19–21, 2009

LFOA Sneak Preview Fri, June 19, 10 am–12 pm Members at the Art Advocate level ($150) and above—meet the artists and purchase great art before the festival opens to the public; simply show your membership card 20

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Volunteer! to enter. Individual, Family, and Dual Members—enhance your level of membership today and join us! Call the Membership Hotline at 414-2243284.

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Make LFOA a success. Volunteers work in the promotions booths, help with the silent auction, assist in the Children’s Area, and more. Call 414-224-3856 or apply online at www.mam.org/lfoa.

happenings | programs + events 3 days only | JUNE 19–21, 2009

Children’s Area, listen to live music, relax in the Milwaukee Magazine Wine Garden, pick up a great piece of art in the silent auction, recharge with selections from the food court, shop the LFOA boutiques, explore the sculpture garden, and more.

“Lakefront enjoys a wonderful reputation in the artist world,” says Pennsylvania potter David Greenbaum. “It is always mentioned in the context of the best shows in the country.”

Don’t miss a thing!

Visit www.mam.org/lfoa for festival activities and details.

Friends of Art presents the Lakefront Festival of Arts as a fundraiser to support the Museum’s Art Acquisition and Exhibition Fund.

middle Diana Stetson, Butterfly Listening

Discover work by more than 172 jury-selected artists at this year’s nationally recognized Lakefront Festival of Arts (LFOA). Fewer than half of the artists participating were at the 2008 festival, with thirty-one representing Wisconsin. “You just never know what new artist you’ll discover here,” says Director Dan Keegan. From ceramics and paintings to jewelry and textiles, there are a variety of artworks available in a range of prices.

“We have something available for everyone,” notes Friends of Art President Valerie Clarke.

Festival-goers can visit one-on-one with the artists as they explore the different booths under cover of a state-of-the-art tent, or engage in any number of activities on the Museum grounds: enjoy hands-on fun in the

“You just never know what new artist you’ll discover here.”

Admission Two Free Tickets Purchase a Museum membership at the LFOA entrance gates to receive two free LFOA admissions, plus enjoy Member benefits year-round.

Advance Tickets $7 at the Museum Store and participating Milwaukeearea businesses. Visit www. mam.org/lfoa for locations or call the LFOA Hotline at 414-224-3854.

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Tickets at the Gate $10/$7 Members (children 16 and under free with a paid adult); provides non-members with half off Museum admission, which includes the two American Originals exhibitions.

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Member Extras Day Trip to Crab Tree Farm Saturday, July 11, 2009

Join us for a day trip to this private estate in Lake Bluff, IL, which showcases a remarkable collection of American and English Arts and Crafts furniture and decorative arts.

Enjoy a guided tour through thirty rooms in five restored farm buildings. The rooms feature extensive collections of Gustav Stickley furniture and have been arranged as set forth by Stickley in The Craftsman magazine. Many period examples of pottery and textiles are also on view, includ22

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ing Teco pottery, rugs by William Morris, and artwork by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Our day begins with a tour of The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs at the Museum with Chipstone Foundation curator Sarah Fayen, followed by lunch at The Grille on Laurel in Lake Forest and a short ride over to Crab Tree Farm.

Crab Tree Farm is not open to the public, so don’t miss this exclusive opportunity. Please note: the buildings are not wheelchair accessible.

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Cost $125 (includes tours, lunch, and transportation) Proceeds support The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs exhibition.

This trip is open to Members at the Art Advocate level and above, as well as to Members of the American Arts Society support group.

Individual, Dual, and Family Members—upgrade today and join us for free!

Space is limited. rsvp to the Member Hotline at 414-224-3284.

Photos by Craig Dugan © Hedrich Blessing

happenings | programs + events

Family Fun Summer Art Camps Sampler Art Camp Tues–Fri: July 7–10 Ages 6–10: 10:30–12:30 Ages 11–15: 1:30–4:30 Art in 3-D: Sculpture Camp Tues–Fri: July 14–17 Ages 6–10: 10:30–12:30 Painting Art Camp Tues–Fri: July 21–24 Ages 6–10: 10:30–12:30 Ages 11–15: 1:30–4:30

Drawing and Printmaking Art Camp Tues–Fri: July 28–31 Ages 6–10: 10:30–12:3o Ages 11–15: 1:30–4:30 Visit www.mam.org/learn or call 414-224-3803 for prices and a full listing of classes.

Registration Is Easy!

Call 414-224-3803. As always, Members receive discounts on classes. Gift certificates and scholarships are also available.

Travel back to the early twentieth century with period music, leisure pastimes, activities, prizes—a full day of summertime fun inspired by the American Originals exhibitions.

Come early, bring a picnic lunch, and stay all afternoon.

Sponsored by Additional support provided by Assurant Health. summer 2009

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happenings | programs + events Visit the Kohl’s Art Generation website at www.mam.org for details on programming, and to track the location of Kohl’s Color Wheels.

Because a creative kid is a happy kid The Museum, in partnership with Kohl’s Department Stores, is happy to announce Kohl’s Art Generation, an umbrella program designed to engage area kids and their families in the creative experience of art. Kohl’s Art Generation includes activities every weekend and an interactive gallery space at the Museum, as well as outreach programs—all of which provide kids and families with numer-

ous ongoing opportunities to explore art and its many materials and techniques through hands-on projects. The centerpiece of the Kohl’s Art Generation outreach program is a mobile art experience called Kohl’s Color Wheels. This roving center of creativity will be stationed at several of the summer festivals, offering fun, accessible (and free!) art activities and instruction for all.

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In this creativity-generating space, kids can In this hands-on gallery, children of all ages make a mess—and they may just make a mascan discover how colors fool your eye, inspire terpiece! The studio is open to the public every stories, and mix with one another to create Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for art making and explorative play. an entire rainbow.

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Every Saturday and Sunday, kids of all ages can paint, draw, and explore other ways to learn about and make art at Story Time in the Galleries, Sketching in the Galleries, and in the Kohl’s Art Generation Studio.

Each month features a different theme; each weekend, a new and different opportunity to explore that theme through art. Families can drop in for five minutes or stay all day.

June: Landscapes, Cityscapes, Seascapes July: DIY Design August: People and Places

Saturdays Story Time in the Galleries 10:30 am Come hear a story that relates to a work of art in the galleries, and then create your own story drawing to take home.

Sketching in the Galleries noon–3 pm Drop in and try your hand at sketching from works in a different gallery each week. No experience necessary!

Sundays Kohl’s Art Generation Open Studio 10 am–4 pm Swing by anytime and explore different art materials and techniques used to create the works in the Museum’s Collection.

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This mobile art experience brings creativity and ingenuity into area communities. Watch for the Kohl’s “A-Team” and art educators at area festivals, schools, and other events throughout the summer, and make a handmade work of art you can take home! All art activities are free.

2009/10 academic year Fifty area schools are invited to host students and their parents for an evening of shared creative art experiences. Families follow up this program with complimentary visits to the Museum.

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MAM After Dark Summer Edition—Don’t miss a single event!

Fridays, June 26, July 24, and Aug 28 5 pm–midnight

MAM After Dark has a summer lineup not to be missed! Details on the monthly afterhours art parties will be rolled out at www. mam.org/afterdark, or text MAM to 30364 to receive up-to-the-minute updates emailed to your mobile*.

Here’s a teaser: In July, in conjunction with the American Originals exhibition The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs, The Warped Cast (thewarpedcast.com) will pay homage to Rohlfs’ wife, a murder-mystery novelist.

They will perform the cult-classic movie Clue in Lubar Auditorium—all in real time, with the movie playing as a backdrop.

You can always expect a fresh new program at each event, together with the regular features: after-hours access to the galleries, curator-led tours, music by Radio Milwaukee’s hottest DJs, free snacks, cash bar, and more. Don’t have a MAM After Dark reputation yet? Step in front of the Photo Booth camera in July and August—and possibly

star in our next ad campaign! And whether reclusive or boisterous, everyone’s an art superstar with his or her one-of-a-kind creations at the DIY Studio! Meet friends, old and new—everyone is here!

For more details and photos of past events, visit www.mam.org/afterdark.

Put the “recess” back in “recession!”

Members get in free. Non-members—join at the door and get in free with a friend; otherwise, pay $10 at the door or $5 in advance at www.mam.org/afterdark. *

Carrier’s standard rates apply; you may discontinue mobile updates at any time.

“MAM After Dark…has emerged as a reliably entertaining and hip (but not too hip) entry point for non-gallery-goers to check out one of the city’s great artistic resources.”

—Onion’s Decider.com

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James Beard Dinner Café Calatrava Chef in New York Every profession has its mark of success.

For a chef, it is being invited to cook at the James Beard Foundation. Café Calatrava’s Executive Chef Chris Hatleli was awarded this honor this past Valentine’s Day. New Yorkers were delighted with Hatleli’s culinary artistry; you have the opportunity to experience his talents six days a week!

Hatleli’s adventure to the Big Apple was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (February 19, 2009), excerpted here.

After a 14-hour drive, part of it through a downpour, navigating an alternative route and then finding a place to park in Manhattan, Christopher Hatleli found cooking dinner for 80 New Yorkers a breeze.

He traveled there with [Café Calatrava] chef de cuisine, Nicholas Burki, [cook Erica Janczak], and food and beverage director David Jones.

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“The easy part was cooking dinner,” Hatleli said. “Those are all variables we’re familiar with.”

The biggest hit of the dinner might have been the honey-glazed butternut squash soup with Hudson Valley foie gras and spiced pecan essence, Hatleli said.

Hatleli and company spent 45 minutes with the guests after dinner, answering questions and even signing autographs.

Café Calatrava Open Tues–Sun, 11 am­–4 pm Sunday brunch, 11 am–4 pm

Stand Apart from the Rest Schedule Chris Hatleli and the Catering

by Café Calatrava crew for your next corporate meeting or special event at the Museum. Explore the stunning rental spaces, both indoors and out, at www.mam.org. Call 414-224-3297.

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What’s Up Online Learn about current and upcoming exhibitions anytime online. Explore the two highly anticipated exhibitions of Amer­ican Originals, The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs and The Eight and American Modernisms, at w w w.mam.org/american.

Discover the backstory to the artists, preview works in the exhibition, and select from a variety of related programs to enrich your experience.

At www.mam.org/bey, acquaint yourself with some of the high school students in Class Pictures: Photographs

by Dawoud Bey. Forty portraits by the Chicago-based artist and accompanying statements by the students comprise this poignant, penetrating view into the lives of America’s youth.

With the 47th Annual Lakefront Festival of Arts just around the corner, June 19–21, be sure to check out the newly redesigned website for event information. Visit www. mam.org/lfoa for details on the approximately 170 artists who will be selling their work and on the silent art auction, college student art show, children’s art activities, live music, and more. The three-day art festival has been going strong for more than four decades, drawing thousands of people each year to the Milwaukee lakefront. w w w.mam.org

Finally, if you haven’t stopped by the Museum’s YouTube page recently, you will want to take a look at the new videos. Some of the highlights: artist iona rozeal brown talks about the artistic influences for her painting sacrifice in the Museum’s Collection, and Barbara Brown Lee returns with another episode in her Art Lives Here series that features works in the Collection by artists from The Eight, including Robert Henri, Arthur B. Davies, and John Sloan. View all the videos at www.youtube.com/MilwaukeeArtMuseum.

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Gifts That Make a Statement

Dale Tiffany Floor Lamp A classic Tiffany lamp, combined with amber mica panels and mica bronze finish. $285/$256.50 Member

Reproduction of Charles Rohlfs’ Hall Chair

by John Thiesen A stunning example of Rohlfs’ “artistic furniture” in oak, complete with branded mark. $3,600/$3,240 Member

Meet the Maker Thurs, June 4, 1–8 pm Fri, June 5, 10 am–5 pm

Schlabaugh Craftsman Tile Clock Expertly handcrafted clock by the family owned Schlabaugh & Sons, with copper face and dark green Motawi tile. $330/$297 Member

Photo by David Emery

museum store | shop online anytime at www.mam.org/store

Ginger Plum Seaform—Chihuly Signed Studio Edition Each piece includes a vitrine and Chihuly Seaforms (44 color photographs, essay by art critic Joan Seaman Robinson). $5,000/$4,500 Member

Chihuly Basket Poster The first new poster release in six years with Chihuly’s original drawings expertly reproduced. $35/$31.50 Member

Chihuly Black

by Barbara Rose The largest publication on the artist’s work to date, featuring twelve fascinating series.

Hardcover, leather-bound, 208 pages, 138 color photographs $95/$85.50 Member

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Charles Rohlfs, Corner Chair, ca. 1898–99. Dallas Museum of Art, Promised Gift of American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in honor of Joseph Cunningham. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

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