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UW-Milwaukee is home to an impressive, though little known, art collection<\/a> of more than 7,600 items, ranging from Western to\u00a0non-Western, ancient to contemporary.<\/p>\n

The collection holds the work of such notable artists as Jean Arp, Joan Mir\u00f3, Henry Moore, Victor Vasarely, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso.<\/p>\n

You can enjoy much of the UWM Art Collection online,<\/a> and in exhibits in the Art History Gallery<\/a>\u00a0in Mitchell Hall.<\/p>\n

The Art History department also offers monthly talks on noteworthy objects in its Art Expos\u00e9 lecture series. Watch the department’s\u00a0calendar<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

Here are some items from the collection, with comments from Art Expos\u00e9 lecturers.<\/p>\n

Presenting each artwork are:\u00a0Tanya Tiffany, associate professor of art history;\u00a0Sarah Schaefer;\u00a0visiting assistant professor of art history;\u00a0Jacqueline Murphy,\u00a0graduate student in\u00a0art history;\u00a0Christa Story,\u00a0curator of the UWM Art Collection;\u00a0Kay Wells,\u00a0assistant professor of art history; and\u00a0Richard Leson, associate professor of art history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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