Assistant Professor of Art History and Emile H. Mathis Gallery Director David Pacifico recently lead an excavation in and around the barn at the Cappon/deSwarte farmstead, circa 1850-1890. Located about 100 yards from Lake Michigan on the present-day Schlitz Audubon … Continue Reading »
Emile H. Mathis Gallery First Anniversary Events!
In celebration of the First Anniversary of the Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery, the UWM Department of Art History invites you to attend these events! Art Expose Presented by Art History MA Student and Mathis Gallery Intern, Heather Sheets Tuesday, … Continue Reading »
Emile H. Mathis Gallery Hours
Current (Fall 2018) Mathis Gallery Hours are posted here. Please keep in mind that the Gallery’s Hours may change slightly each semester due to volunteer schedules.… Continue Reading »
18th Century Communion Chalices and Tokens Examined
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 »