January 12, 2001

(Milwaukee, WI) The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University announced today the acquisition of a major gift of German art of the 1920s from the collection of Marvin and Janet Fishman. The gift, which was made in December of 2000, represents one of the most important contributions the Haggerty has received, placing the Museum among the leading holders of German art from the Neue Sachlichkeit movement.

Among the works gifted to the Haggerty are paintings by Georg Tappert, Georg Kinzer and Ludwig Meidner, all of who are now considered major figures of the Neue Sachlichkeit (or "New Objectivity") movement.  The gift includes nine oil paintings and one charcoal on canvas.  Other artists included are Albert Birkle, Martel Schwichtenbrg, Josef Scharl, Ernst Fritsch, and August Dressler, all artists working in Germany during the 1920s and early 1930s, following World War I.

These new acquisitions will be on display later in the spring of 2001 in the Haggerty galleries.

"The generosity of Marvin and Janet Fishman has greatly strengthened the collection of the Haggerty Museum since its beginning," says Curtis L. Carter, Haggerty director. "The Museum and the Milwaukee community have benefited greatly from their support of the arts. They have almost single-handedly established a basis for understanding and appreciation of an important and previously neglected period of German art."
 

Albert Birkle, (1900 - 1986)  Street Scene, Berlin (Strassenszene, Berlin)ca. 1922 - 23 Charcoal on canvas 27 7/8 x 38 3/4 in. Gift of Marvin and Janet Fishman, 2000.38.2	Georg Kinzer, (1896-1983) Woman at a Mirror (Frau vor dem Spiegel)1932 Oil and tempera on canvas 28 15/16 x 27 7/16 in. Gift of Marvin and Janet Fishman, 2000.38.8	Ludwig Meidner, (1884-1966) Self Portrait, 1923 Oil on board 29 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. Gift of Marvin and Janet Fishman, 2000.38.7	Martel Schwichtenberg, (1896-1945) Seated Woman with Flowers ca. 1920-21 Oil on Canvas 37 1/4 x 30 3/4 in. Gift of Marvin and Janet Fishman, 2000.38.4	Georg Tappert, (1880 - 1957) Woman with Monkey(Frau Mit Affen) ca. 1913 Oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. Gift of Marvin and Janet Fishman, 2000.38.3