The last weekend in April we went to Karen’s sister Sue’s house in Racine, Wisconsin. Her other sister Diane and Dan and Linda also came and on Saturday we drove up to Milwaukee to visit the Art Museum.
The actual museum proper is housed in an older building but a few years ago they built this stunning addition that houses the gift shop, admissions lobby, and some meeting rooms I think. The tall part in the middle is mechanized and the roof can be made to open just like gull wings. They are closed in this view.
When we got there we hadn’t had lunch yet, so we had a bite to eat before we got down to the serious art viewing.
They had a lot of interesting sculptures. Here are three of the many I liked. The center one is by Joan Miro and is called something like “The Rooster”. I didn’t think to jot down titles and artist’s names so I can’t tell you much about the other two. The right hand one was in the folk art section.
There were a couple of pictures of this sculpture in the promotional materials but they gave no clue of its scale. I had Karen stand by it so you could get an idea how big it was.
By the time we had seen the top three floors our dog’s were barking and we decided not to look at the lowest floor. We still had time to hit the gift shop for a little shopping.
I glad to see these. They really turned out great. Next time we’ll take a picture of the Bris Soleil first and not miss our chance.
That is a stunning picture of me by the sculpture! UGH!
I love this museum though. It is really beautiful. A good time was had by all.
K
Sounds like fun!
Mom — it’s not exactly a glamour shot, to be sure, but you still look nice.