“Modern Impacts: Celebrating 50 Years of the Rosenberg Collection at UWM” honors the 50th anniversary of the foundational bequest of the Blanche and Henry Rosenberg Art Collection to UWM.
In 1974, the UWM Art Collection was much like the young university itself: small, impressive and growing. With this significant gift, the artwork on campus more than doubled in number and was codified into one collection that highlighted modern art of the 20th century.
This exhibition presents the personal aesthetic interests of the Rosenbergs while also considering collecting trends of the mid-20th century. The breadth and depth of the collection is especially significant when evaluating their decision to bequeath their collection to UWM to support teaching and learning.
Major modern artists featured include Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Joan Miró, Ernst Kirchner, Jean Arp, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Jean Dubuffet, Alexei Jawlensky and more. Also presented are works by the donor, Blanche Rosenberg, who studied in the fine arts department at UWM.
Organized to showcase major art historical movements represented in the collection, this show underscores the ways this donation established a strong teaching collection at UWM and honors the legacy of these impactful donors.
Curated by academic curator Leigh Mahlik, exhibition runs through Nov. 14 at the Emile H. Mathis Gallery, Mitchell Hall Room 170. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays, and is always free to the public.
