Extraordinary and Ordinary: Folk Art from the UWM Art Collection Opening Reception

Extraordinary and Ordinary: Folk Art in the UWM Art Collection opened in the UWM Art History Gallery on Thursday, November 6, with remarks by curator Katherine Murrell and special guest speaker Jeff Jara.

ARTHIST 102 views a Crochepierre and Degas

ARTHIST 102: Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture visited the UWM Art History Gallery again this week to view objects from the UWM Art Collection.

Katherine Murrell installing Folk Art in the UWM Art Collection

Department of Art History Lecturer and MA graduate Katherine Murrell has been organizing and installing Extraordinary and Ordinary: Folk Art in the UWM Art Collection in the UWM Art History Gallery all week with the help of Linda Brazeau, Christa Story, and Nora Jimenez.

UWM Art History Gallery’s First Crate

The UWM Art History Gallery bought its first crate and is excited to use it to send its first travelling exhibition to Arlington, TX.

Rembrandt in the Classroom

Students in Visiting Assistant Professor Hilary Snow’s ARTHIST 341: 17th Century Art in Holland and Flanders had the opportunity to compare three versions of a Rembrandt print firsthand.

Asante stool from Ghana

Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Rarey brought a twentieth century Asante stool from Ghana into his ARTHIST 371: African Art class.

Art Exposé: Christa Story

On Tuesday, October 14,2014, the UWM Art History Gallery hosted the second installment of Art Exposé.

Unbelievable Cities: The Art of Etching

On Wednesday, October 8, Chadwick Noellert, an MA graduate student in the Peck School of the Arts gave a lecture on the process of etching in conjunction with the exhibition Unbelievable Cities: Etchings of Whistler, Haden, and Pennell.

ARTHIST: 371 and a Yoruba Tunic

Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Rarey brought a twentieth century Yoruba beaded tunic from Nigeria into his ARTHIST 371:African Art class.

Undergraduate Orientation

On Thursday, September 18, the Department of Art History held its first Undergraduate Orientation hosted by Assistant Professor Elena Gorfinkel.