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“Check out mankind at work”
The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection “Man at Work” comprises more than 1,000 paintings and sculptures from 1580 to the present. They reflect a variety of artistic styles and subjects that document the evolution of organized work. From farming and mining to trades as glassblowing and seaweed gathering. Later, it is machines and men embodying the paradoxes of industrialism– dark factory interiors with glowing molten metal juxtaposed with workers. The earlier paintings depict the early forms of work, such as men and women working on the farm or at home. Later images show trades people engaged in their work, such as the blacksmith, chemist, cobbler, cork maker, glass blower and taxidermist. The most recent works are images of machines and men embodying the paradoxes of industrialism of the mid-18th century to post-World War II. These works, often commissioned by the factory’s owner, are exterior views of steel mills and foundries surrounded by hefty trains and tracks or dark factory interiors where glowing molten metal is juxtaposed with factory workers and managers. Most of the paintings are by German and Dutch artists, although others include American, Austrian, Belgian, Bohemian, Danish,Dutch, English, Hungarian, Flemish, French and Spanish.
An amazing collection with a curated focus on people who work with their hands. I recommend visiting the roof top sculpture garden and then work your way down to each floor to take in the... Read more
Not your usual art museum! Most art museums' sculptures and paintings are focused on rich people, Jesus, politicans, royalty, and other elites, yuppies, and other selfish and awful people. The... Read more
The Grohmann Museum is a hidden gem. Super easy to get to, tickets won't break your pocketbook at $5 for adult! a lot of street parking and near downtown. This is part of the Milwaukee School of... Read more
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