Past exhibitions and publications

Current Tendencies II

August 24 - December 31, 2011

Current Tendencies II featured 10 Milwaukee artists working in a variety of media including: photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, video and sculpture.  The exhibition presented many all-new, never-before-seen works, created specifically for the Haggerty Museum.  Each artist was paired with a Marquette professor who wrote a reflection of the artist’s work based on the professor’s area of expertise, creating dialogue between artist and scholar and connecting philosophy, theology, political science, communications, etc., to the works in the exhibition.

 

Seeing in Sequence

June 22 - August 7, 2011

The nature of making art typically depends on creating iterations of a core concept or idea. The works included in Seeing in Sequence reveal some of the diversity of approaches available and exploited in the art-making practice. The repetition of visual elements, the use of narrative and the depiction of time were explored in this exhibition.

Ruth Grotenrath & Schomer Lichtner:
Interior/Exterior

June 22 - August 7, 2011

The exhibition featured still life images by Grotenrath and scenes of Holy Hill by Lichtner. These pieces are part of a larger collection recently gifted to the Haggerty by the Kohler Foundation. .

 

The Truth is Not in the Mirror:
Photography and a Constructed Identity

January 19 - May 22, 2011

Rather than employing a camera to create an objective document, the artists in this exhibition are often involved in constructing narrative sequences that pose questions with open-ended outcomes. The artists in the exhibition include: Tina Barney, Claire Beckett, Valerie Belin, Dawoud Bey, Jesse Burke, Kelli Connell, Michael Corridore, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Rineke Dijkstra, Jason Florio, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Andy Freeberg, Lee Friedlander, David Hockney, Nikki S. Lee, Graham Miller, Martin Parr, Thomas Ruff, The Sartorialist, Alec Soth, Will Steacy, Larry Sultan and Mickalene Thomas.

Hollywood Icons, Local Demons:
Ghanaian Popular Paintings by Mark Anthony

January 19 - May 22, 2011

Ghanaian master artist Mark Anthony (born c.1943) is acclaimed for his signage-inspired paintings which attract audiences to itinerant theatrical performances or “concert parties” by local musicians and actors. Curated by Michelle Gilbert, visiting associate professor of Fine Arts at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, this provocative exhibit of contemporary African Art features Anthony’s colorful, bold eight foot square paintings on wood.

Let There Be Light:
Stained Glass and Drawings from the Collection of Oakbrook Esser Studios

Aug. 25, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011

This exhibition examines the function of stained glass as a means for religious storytelling and investigates how that history impacts the understanding of work in stained glass by contemporary viewers.

Holiness and the Feminine Spirit: Paintings by Janet McKenzie

Aug. 25, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011

Janet McKenzie's paintings celebrate all people, particularly African Americans and women. In 1999 her painting Jesus of the People won the National Catholic Reporter’s competition for a new image of Jesus. McKenzie subsequently received worldwide attention, both negative and positive, for her unconventional interpretation. Jesus of the People and 12 other works by McKenzie are included in the exhibition.

The Black Panthers: Making Sense of History

Aug. 25, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011

Photographer Stephen Shames was allowed unprecedented access to the Black Panthers, thus enabling him to capture not only its public face—street demonstrations, protests, and militant posturing—but also unscripted behind-the-scenes moments, from private party meetings to Bobby Seale in prison.

Treasures from the Haggerty

Aug. 25, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011

Theodore Czebotar: Paintings from the Olympic Peninsula

April 28 - Aug. 15, 2010

During annual trips the Racine native painted and filled sketchbooks of the largely unexplored Olympic peninsula. These studies later inspired larger paintings.

A Collections Legacy: Women Donors at the Haggerty

April 28 - Aug. 15, 2010

Representing a range of works from Old Master paintings to contemporary prints and photographs, the exhibition highlights key works from the permanent collection.

Thomas Woodruff: Freak Parade

Jan. 27 - Apr. 18, 2010

An ambitious and dazzling parade of images that celebrates beauty in aberrance.

Lucinda Devlin: The Omega Suites

Jan. 27 - Apr. 18, 2010

Images from the series of execution chambers and associated spaces, such as holding cells and viewing rooms.

Stella Johnson: Cameroon Images from Al Sol

Jan. 27 - Apr. 18, 2010

Photographs that capture the Gbaya and Fulbe cultures in Cameroon.

Barbara Morgan: The Montages

Jan. 27 - Apr. 18, 2010

A focused look at Barbara Morgan’s most innovative black and white photographs.

The Northern Masters: Prints by Bol + Durer + Goltius + Saenredam + van Heemskerck

Jan. 27 - Apr. 18, 2010

Sixteenth and seventeenth-century prints that focus on biblical scenes

Old Master Paintings: from the Haggerty

Jan. 27 - Apr. 18, 2010

Renaissance and Baroque paintings from the permanent collection.

Persian Visions

Contemporary Photography from Iran

Oct. 14, 2009 – Jan. 17, 2010

More than 60 works by 20 of Iran’s most celebrated photographers

Pairings

The Haggerty Celebrates 25 Years

Oct. 14, 2009 – Jan. 17, 2010

An exhibition of works selected from the Permanent Collection

Jump Cut Pop

July 22 - October 4, 2009

More than 50 works from the mid-1960s to 2008 inspired by the Pop Art movement

Whatever is There is a Truth

Dec. 12, 2008 - Oct. 4, 2009

Robert Rauschenberg: The Stoned Moon Series

Current Tendencies: Ten Artists from Wisconsin

Jennifer Angus, Peter Bardy, Anne Kingsbury, Colin Matthes, Shana McCaw, Brent Budsberg, T.L. Solien, Sonja Thomsen, George Williams Jr., Xiaohong Zhang
March 12 – June 14, 2009

Current Tendencies exhibition guide

stop.look.listen: an Exhibition of video works

Oct. 23, 2008 – Feb. 22, 2009

stop.look.listen: exhibition guide

Old Masters from the Haggerty: Re-seeeing the Collection

April 24 – Dec. 7, 2008

Turn the Pages Slowly

Rare books and manuscripts from the Haggerty Collection
Aug. 22 – Dec. 7, 2008

Biographical Landscape

The Photography of Stephen Shore, 1969–79
July 24 – Sept. 28, 2008

Roy Lichtenstein Prints: Re-seeing the Collection

April 24 – Aug. 17, 2008

Portraits of Women: Re-seeing the Collection

April 24 – July 13, 2008

Caras Vemos, Corazones no Sabemos

Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown,
The Human Landscape of Mexican Migration
April 24 – July 13, 2008

Harper’s Weekly

Illustrated Themes of the Nineteenth Century
April 3 – April 13, 2008

William Hogarth: British Satirical Prints

Feb. 7 – April 13, 2008

William Hogarth exhibiton guide

The Grandeur of God

Photographs by Rev. Don Doll, S.J.
Jan. 31 – April 13, 2008

Wilfredo Lam in North America

Oct. 11, 2007 - Jan. 21, 2008

Wifredo Lam in North America exhibition guide

Louise Bourgeois, Recent Projects

July 26 – Sept. 30, 2007

Louise Bourgeois, Recent Projects exhibition guide

Queens and Vagabonds

Paintings by Gina Litherland
July 26 – Sept. 30, 2007

Queens and Vagabonds exhibition guide

India Poems

The photographs of Milwaukee Artist Waswo X. Waswo
June 28 – Sept. 23, 2007

India Poems exhibition guide

Celebrating Eschweiler’s Architectural Heritage

at Marquette University
Aug. 8 – Sept. 23, 2007

Wisconsin Artists Biennial, 2007

April 19 - July 15, 2007

Wisconsin Artists Biennial, 2007 exhibition guide

Hokusai Hiroshige and the Utagawa School

Japanese prints from the Haggerty Collection
April 26 - June 17, 2007

Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Utagawa School exhibition guide

Martin Kline, Nature and Culture

February 1 - April 10, 2007

Martin Kline, Nature and Culture exhibition guide

Marquette Then and Now

Images Celebrating 125 Years of Faith and Learning in Action
Jan. 25 - April 1, 2007

Marquette Then and Now exhibition guide

ART AND CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL ASIA

Oct. 19 2006 - Jan. 21, 2007

hockey seen

A Nightmare in Three Periods and Sudden Death
A Tribute to Nelson Goodman
Sept. 28, 2006 - Jan. 14, 2007

Ray Parker: Color into Drawing

June 20 - Oct. 8, 2006

Ray Parker: Color into Drawing exhibition guide

Art Nouveau French Posters

Berthon, Grasset and Mucha
The Milton and Paula Gutglass Collection
June 8 - Sept. 10, 2006

Art Nouveau French Posters exhibition guide

Elger Esser: Landscapes and Postcards

May 4 - July 9, 2006

Elger Esser: Landscapes and Postcards exhibition guide

Railroads and the American Industrial Landscape

Ted Rose paintings and photographs
March 9 - May 29, 2006

Bob Thompson: Meteor in a Black Hat

Jan. 26 - April 17, 2006

Bob Thompson: Meteor in a Black Hat exhibition guide

Recent Gifts and Acquisitions

Dec. 15, 2005 - February 26, 2006

For Meyer Schapiro: Portfolio of 12 Works

From the estate of Michael J. Black
Oct. 7, 2005 - Jan. 8, 2006

Kendall Buster High rise vessels

Oct. 7, 2005 - Jan. 8, 2006

Kendall Buster High Rise Vessels exhibition guide

The Flowering Amazon: Margaret Mee Paintings

From the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew in London
Sept. 8 - Dec. 4. 2005

John Newling

British conceptual artist
June 2 - Aug. 28, 2005

John Newling exhibition guide

Journey of the Spirit

The Art of Gwendolyn A. Magee
June 16 - July 31, 2005

Visual Poetry: Contemporary Art from Italy

April 7 - July 24, 2005

Visual Poetry: Contemporary Art from Italy exhibition guide

Eve Sussman: 89 Seconds at Alcazar

February 18 - May 22, 2005

Eve Sussman: 89 Seconds at Alcazar exhibition guide

On the Fence

Keith Haring's mural for the Haggerty, 1983
Jan. 27 - March 27, 2005

On the Fence exhibition guide

The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien

Drawings and original manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection
Oct. 21 - Jan. 30, 2005

Yvonne Rainer: Radical Juxtapositions 1961-2002

Sept. 23 - Jan. 9, 2005

Two Brothers

Paintings and sculpture by Reginald and Trenton Baylor
Sept. 9 - Oct. 17, 2004

Two Brothers exhibition guide

Color Field Revisited

Paintings from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
July 8 - Sept. 12

Color Field Revisited exhibition guide

Faces of Modern Dance

Barbara Morgan photographs
June 3 - Aug.15, 2004

Faces of Modern Dance exhibition guide

Miguel Rio Branco

Beauty, The Beast
April 1 - June 20, 2004

Paula Rego

Jane Eyre lithographs
March 4 - May 23, 2004

The Haggerty Collects

Recent gifts and acquisitions
Dec. 11 - February 22, 2004

Marc Chagall

The Bible Series
Jan. 22 - March 21, 2004

Marc Chagall exhibition guide

Agnes Denes

Projects for Public Spaces
Oct. 16 - Jan. 4, 2004

Agnes Denes exhibition guide

Peter Sehringer

Contemporary German painting
Sept. 18 - November 30, 2003

Frank Rodel

Prinzip Collage
July 10 - Sept. 28, 2003

Decorative Arts and Tapestries from
the Haggerty's Permanent Collection

July 10 - Sept. 28, 2003