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Chazen Museum of Art, Rm. L-140: Thursday, September 30
Warrington Colescott & Mary Weaver Chapin, and Tripp Evans on Grant Wood
Thursday, September 30 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Venue: Chazen Museum of Art, Rm. L-140
Presented in part by University of Wisconsin Press
Presenter(s): Tripp Evans, Warrington Colescott, Mary Weaver Chapin
Warrington Colescott is the premiere satirical printmaker working in the United States today, employing his wit and imagination to interpret contemporary and historical events in the tradition of William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, Honoré Daumier, and George Grosz. In conjunction with their recent exhibition, The Milwaukee Art Museum and the University of Wisconsin Press have collaborated to publish the catalogue raisonné of his printed oeuvre- The Prints of Warrington Colescott: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-2008 , a 352-page catalog depicting all 354 of Colescott’s editioned prints. Exhibition curator, Mary Weaver Chapin, interviews Colescott and examines the evolution of his printmaking career.
Grant Wood was one of America’s most famous regionalist painters, recognized most often for his hard-boiled farm couple portrait, American Gothic, a painting that has come to reflect the essence of America’s traditional values- a simple, homespun tribute to our lost agrarian age. In R. Tripp Evans new biography, Grant Wood: A Life, we see the artist’s life and work explored more deeply than ever before. Drawing on letters, an unfinished autobiography, his sister’s writings, and many never-before-seen documents, Evans’ book is a portrait of a deeply complicated artist who became a national symbol. The biography also delves into the American art scene at a time when America’s Calvinistic spirit and provincialism juxtaposed the perceived decadence of Europe, resulting in a divided art community split between red-blooded patriotic men and "hothouse aesthetes."
Bookseller: Chazen Museum Shop
Category(s): Art & Visual, LGBTQ, Wisconsin Ties
Chazen Museum of Art, Rm. L-140: Friday, October 1
Sara Rath: H.H. Bennet's American Landscape
Friday, October 1 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Venue: Chazen Museum of Art, Rm. L-140
Presented by University of Wisconsin Press
Presenter(s): Sara Rath
Sara Rath’s engaging biography of Henry Hamilton Bennett (1843-1908) tells the life story of this acclaimed Wisconsin photographer. With remarkable images, some rarely viewed before, Rath portrays Bennett as multifaceted, a man defined by his commitment to family, business, and conservation as he became a leading figure in the field of photography. Bennett is widely lauded for his depictions of the Dells and the Wisconsin River, and also for his many technical innovations in photography. Rath’s biography helps capture Bennett’s artistic eye, which varied from rugged and rural landscapes to manufactured cityscapes.
Bookseller: Chazen Museum Shop
Category(s): Art & Visual, History, Wisconsin Ties