Students in Assistant Professor Kay Wells’s Introduction to American Art class examined communion chalices and communion tokens from the UWM Art Collection this week! These 18th century items would have been used in Protestant communion ceremonies across the United Kingdom and … Continue Reading »
Graduate Student Presentations Begin!
In the first Proseminar presentation of the semester, Art History Graduate Student Michael Lahti spoke on an object from the UWM Art Collection. Lahti examined Diego Rivera’s drawing “Girl Lighting Candle.” Students are asked to conduct independent research on an object related to weekly course … Continue Reading »
Kahlo and Rivera Photo Exhibit to Open at UWM Library
UWM Art History Graduate Student Youngchul Shin has installed an exhibition in Special Collections at the UWM Library, entitled “Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: An Exhibition of Photographs.” The opening reception for this exhibition will be held at 4:00 p.m., … Continue Reading »
‘Harmony in Print’ Exhibition to Open September 13th!
“Harmony in Print: J.A.M. Whistler Etchings and Lithographs from the UWM Art Collection” will open September 13th (5-7pm) with a reception, and talk by Curator Leigh Mahlik at 5:30pm. The exhibition will then be open for viewing every Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm … Continue Reading »
UWM’s Kay Wells Speaks at Art Institute of Chicago
UW-Milwaukee Art History Department Assistant Professor Kay Wells will be speaking at the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday, September 28th. Her talk is titled ‘The Uncanny Design of the Thorne Miniature Rooms.’ During the 1930s, Narcissa Niblack Thorne created … Continue Reading »
Graduate Student Studying American Indian Protest Awarded Fellowship
Robert Olive Little Jackson, a Graduate Student in the Department of Art History, has been awarded the UWM Graduate School Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship. The Fellowship has already assisted Rob in travels relating to his graduate research. Rob is currently … Continue Reading »
UWM Graduate Student Curates Library Exhibition
UWM Art History Graduate Student Youngchul Shin has researched and installed an exhibition on the UWM Library’s 4th Floor, entitled “Christ, Fully God and Fully Human.” Congratulations to Youngchul on this project! Christ, Fully God and Fully Human An exhibition … Continue Reading »
UWM Art Collection Pieces Now on Artstor Digital Library
The Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery, together with the Art History Department, is pleased to announce that a portion of the UWM Art Collection is now available on Artstor! 1,800 images from the collection are now searchable on the Artstor Digital … Continue Reading »
“American Women Rebuilding France” Traveling Exhibition
UWM Art History graduate student, Youngchul Shin, had the opportunity to work with the “American Women Rebuilding France” exhibit at the UWM Golda Meir Library during the spring semester. The traveling exhibit came to UWM from the American Friends of … Continue Reading »
Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery Reopens with NEW EXHIBITIONS!
Join us at the Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery for two exciting, new graduate exhibitions: Defining Class Through Fashion: The Costume Prints of Wenceslaus Hollar, and Fluid Lines: Tracing Ryakuga-Shiki in Japan and France. Current Mathis Gallery hours are listed below. Beginning … Continue Reading »