Andy Warhol Photographic Studies
Exhibition Overview Andy Warhol was a relentless photographer of the people and places around him. He constantly documented the steady stream of friends, acquaintances, celebrities, […]
August 21, 2020
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August 21, 2020
Holy Image, Sacred Presence: Russian Icons, 1500–1900
The icon is a distinctive form of holy image in Eastern Orthodox cultures, intended to evoke sacred presence by appealing to the senses. Holy Image, Sacred […]
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August 21, 2020
The Leslie and Johanna Garfield Collection: A Passion for Prints
Over six decades of collecting, Leslie and Johanna Garfield have acquired a rich selection of prints by German Expressionist artists, British printmakers of the Grosvenor […]
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August 21, 2020Discerning Taste: Paintings from the Simona and Jerome A. Chazen Collection
The relationship between a work of art and the private collector is direct and personal—and the Chazens’ primary criterion in acquiring paintings has always been […]
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August 21, 2020
Sean Scully Paintings and Watercolors
Exhibition Overview Sean Scully is one of the most significant and influential abstract painters working today. He was born in Dublin and raised in a […]
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August 21, 2020
Compendium 2012: Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Exhibition Overview About every four years, the museum hosts an exhibition of current work by the UW–Madison Art Department faculty, affiliates, and emeriti. Compendium 2012 represents the […]
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August 21, 2020
Fixed Images: Photographs from the Baker/Pisano Collection
The Baker/Pisano Collection offers a personal and selective history of photography from the 1840s through 1980s. With an emphasis on portraits, the collection includes images […]
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August 21, 2020
Spark and Flame: 50 Years of Art Glass and the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Exhibition Overview 2012 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the studio glass program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The program, started by Harvey Littleton, revolutionized art […]
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August 21, 2020
First Chazen Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student
Long Story Short: Jason Ramey Jason Ramey is the first winner of the annual Chazen Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student, awarded to a 3rd […]
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August 21, 2020
The Development of the Print Edition
Strange abbreviations and fractions sometimes appear at the bottoms of prints: 34/50, A.P., BAT, AI. These inscriptions refer to the edition of the print—its number, […]