West Bend Art Museum an Asset to the Public'; Collection Focuses On Wisconsin Artist Famous in 19th-Century Europe
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › March 12, 2006
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West Bend To people who regularly trek to the Art Institute of Chicago or frequent the Milwaukee Art Museum, the West Bend Art Museum may be an unexpected delight.
The two-level museum at 300 S. 6th Ave. is a showcase for the works of Carl von Marr (1858-1936), an American-German artist who was reared in Milwaukee but who lived most of his life in Germany.See the full content of this document
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West Bend Art Museum an Asset to the Public'; Collection Focuses On Wisconsin Artist Famous in 19th-Century Europe
Thomas Lidtke, the museum's executive director since 1982, believes that Wisconsin artwork suffers an image problem that his museum is trying to overcome.
"Everybody thinks that Wisconsin north of Milwaukee is backwater," Lidtke said. "They think that we're just brats and beer."The museum dates ba...See the full content of this document
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