German art of the 1920s from the collection of
Marvin and Janet Fishman
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."




