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Zen Bench
The Zen Bench is constructed of granite and redwood in the style of traditional Japanese carpentry and the joints are clearly visible in a celebration of structure. The redwood base is notched and fitted, and the top is solid granite — two-thirds…
Tags: art collection, mixed media, not on display, sculpture
Yellow Dome
Abstract painting in green, magenta, gray, and ochre. Signed bottom right, "H. Mintz".Harry Mintz (1907-2002) was born in Poland and trained at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to Chicago in 1934 and taught at the Art Institute of Chicago…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor
Walled City
Abstract oil painting depicts houses and a church with domes and boats in the water in the foreground. Hilda Rubin Pierce was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923, but left for England in 1938, when Hitler took over Vienna. She later moved to Chicago and…
Tags: art collection, paintings, third floor
Wall Hanging
Wool wall hanging is composed of bright pinks and reds with pale orange, olive green, and yellow. Overall amorphous shapes with one large circle in the top center. Long fringe at the bottom. Hung from a carved walnut wood dowel. Donated to the…
Tags: art collection, fiber art, first floor, on display
View from McCormick
Abstract wall sculpture made from welded bronze, copper, and steel gasket forms.On original plaque:
Ted GallView from McCormickGift ofFederal-Mogul Corporation2010
The sculpture was created during the 1970s and was located in the Fel-Pro building on…
Tags: art collection, first floor, on display, sculpture
Vietnam Peace Suite: Warrior's Dream
Salvador Dalí’s “Vietnam Peace Suite” comprises four colored lithographs, produced in 1973 to celebrate the conclusion of the war in Vietnam.“Warrior’s Dream,” depicts horses with riders against a blue sky; “Peace at Last” depicts two figures with…
Tags: 1970s, art collection, not on display, prints
Untitled Corten
Two symmetrical steel forms joined together in the top center. Constructed of Corten steel, an oxidized steel that develops a rust-looking patina that prevents weather damage. About this piece, the artist remarked, “Its symmetry is a recurring theme…
Tags: art collection, not on display, sculpture
Untitled #32
Drawing of amorphous tall shapes with arched tops with spiked projections. Within the shapes are circular, squiggle, bullet, and star shapes.On original plaque:
Joanne E. BaumannUntitledGift of Joanne E. Baumann
This drawing is not currently on…
Tags: art collection, drawings, not on display
Untitled [Milwaukee Industrial Area]
Painting of houses and industrial buildings with telephone poles and a white picket fence. Overall colors of dark blue, purple, and green on a light background. Undated.Known as Milwaukee’s “Milkman Artist,” Earl Gessert (1918-1996) worked as a…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor
Untitled [Dancing Figure]
Black and white image made in the style of a stone rubbing. Depicts a dancing figure, probably an apsara—a dancing cloud and water spirit in Buddhist and Hindu mythology—from Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Undated.Located on the east wall in the northeast…
Tags: art collection, mixed media, on display, second floor