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Decorative Art

With a history dating back to 1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum's far-reaching Collection includes nearly 20,000 works from antiquity to the present. The Museum's permanent holdings include important collections of Old Masters and 19th-and 20th-century art. The Museum's collections of American decorative arts, German Expressionism, folk and Haitian art, and American art after 1960 are among the nation's finest.

Important artists represented include Nardo di Cione, Francisco de Zurbarán, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Winslow Homer, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Jóan Miro, Georgia O'Keeffe, László Moholy-Nagy, Cindy Sherman. Mark Rothko, Robert Gober and Andy Warhol.

In 2001, the Museum completely renovated and remodeled its Collection galleries. The Museum's Collection is exhibited in brighter, larger and more spacious galleries, which are primarily organized chronologically, making it easy for visitors to navigate through art, history and the Museum.

Rogovin

Taken over a period of approximately 20 years, the 27 Milton Rogovin photographs entitled Triptychs depict the impact of the passage of time on working class families. Enjoy the photographs , play an interactive game or download lesson plans for your class.