The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, sometimes referred to simply as "the Haggerty", is located at 13th and Clybourn Streets on the campus of
Marquette University
Marquette University () is a private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of the diocese of M ...
in downtown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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, United States. The museum opened in 1984 following a university collaborative effort that was chaired by professor
Curtis L. Carter.
The construction site was decorated by a mural called ''
Construction Fence'' by American artist and
social activist
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,
Keith Haring
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his wor ...
.
The construction of the museum was made possible by a donation from
alumnus and co-founder of
Texas Instruments, Inc.,
Patrick E. Haggerty, and his wife, Beatrice, for whom the museum is named. Haggerty and his wife donated an art collection to the university. The current director is Susan Longhenry.
Permanent collection
The Haggerty Museum of Art has a permanent collection of over 10,000
paintings
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, sculptures, photographs and other
visual art
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pieces. Highlights include:
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Gustave Caillebotte
Gustave Caillebotte (; 19 August 1848 – 21 February 1894) was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early ...
, ''La Machine de Marly,'' ca. 1875
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (11 May 1827 – 12 October 1875) was a French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III.
Life
Born in Valenciennes, Nord, son of a mason, his early studies were under François Rude. Carpeaux en ...
, ''Figaro,'' 1873
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Marc Chagall, a set of 105 colored etchings known as ''
The Bible Series''
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Pieter Claeissens, ''Madonna and Child,'' 1550.
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Salvador Dalí's ''
Madonna of Port Lligat,'' 1948. The museum also owns a portfolio of Dalí's ''Zodiac'' series. The portfolio is the 32nd of 50 editions.
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Otto Dix
Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix (; 2 December 1891 – 25 July 1969) was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war. Along with George ...
, ''From the Catacombs in Palermo I,'' ca. 1923–24
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Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Armstead Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", although by his own ...
, ''Birth'', 1948
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Nicolaes Maes, ''Portrait of Three Children as Ceres, Ganymede and Diana,'' 1673
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Gilles Mostaert, "Entry Into Jerusalem"
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Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, ''Divan Japonais,'' 1892–93
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Francesco Trevisiani, "Saint Peter in Penitence"
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Carle van Loo, ''The Resurrection (La résurrection du Christ),'' 1734
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Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon (July 31, 1875 – June 9, 1963), also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and Abstract art, abstract painter and printmaker.
Early life
Born Émile Méry Frédéric Gaston Duchamp in Damville, Eure, Damville, Eure, ...
, ''Maternité,'' c. 1948, and ''Prometheus Liberated from his Chains,'' 1956
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore th ...
, ''Marilyn,'' 1967, as well as ''Liz,'' 1964; ''New England Clam Chowder;'' and ''Tomato Beef Noodle-Os.''
Past exhibits
Past exhibits at the Haggerty Museum of Art include the works of the following artists:
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Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose work is associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art. He is well known for his depictions of the American flag and other US-related top ...
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions ...
*Sable Elyse Smith
Jeffrey GibsonMaría Magdalena Campos-Pons
*Frank Stella
Frank Philip Stella (born May 12, 1936) is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. Stella lives and works in New York City.
Biography
Frank Stella was born in Ma ...
* J.R.R. Tolkien
*Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, c ...
* Ray Parker, American abstract expressionist
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Selected collection highlights
Max Liebermann - Das Schustermädchen (1871).jpg, Max Liebermann
See also
*'' Rainbow Machine''
*'' Ruins X''
* ''Ex Stasis'' (sculpture)
References
External links
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within Google Arts & Culture
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