Our Artists
The Artist Index includes more than three hundred artists currently represented in the collection. We are excited to be in the early stages of documenting our artists prompting a new digital era of online exploration and presentation. It will be updated periodically to reflect additions and changes to the holdings.
Less familiar city names without further designation are understood to be in Wisconsin.
A
Agnew, Terese
La Farge 1959
Albright, Adam Emory
Monroe 1862–1957 Milwaukee
Anderson, Donald
Bridgewater, South Dakota 1915–1962 Milwaukee
Anderson, Eric Reid
Mauston 1985
Antel, Tom
Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation 1955
Antheus, Devin
West Bend 1990
Arnold, Daniel
Milwaukee 1980
Atterberry, J. P.
Milwaukee 1942
Austin, Phil
Waukegan 1910–2004 Milwaukee
B
Bakker, Gerhard
Solingen-Wald, Germany 1906–1988 Milwaukee
Balkin, Andrew
Niagara Falls, New York 1947
Bamberger, Tom
Milwaukee 1948
Barry, David Frances
Honeoye Falls, New York 1854–1934 Milwaukee
Bartlett, Elwood Warren
Walworth County 1906–1981 Milwaukee
Baxter, Ellen
Oneida 1893–1986 Milwaukee
Baylor, Reginald
Milwaukee 1966
Beck, John Leonard
Milwaukee 1917
Bell, Kendrick
Shorewood 1913–2004 Milwaukee
Bennett, H.H.
Farnham, Quebec, Canada 1843–1908 Milwaukee
Bentley, Lester
Two Rivers 1908–1972 Milwaukee
Berenz, Thomas
1981–Fond du Lac Milwaukee
Berman, Fred
Milwaukee 1926–2011 Milwaukee
Biberstein, Franz
Solothurn, Switzerland 1850–1930 Milwaukee
Bielefeld, Lois
Milwaukee 1978
Bielefeld, Otto
Milwaukee 1908–1982 Milwaukee
Blackmon, Prophet William Joshua
Albion, Michigan 1921–2010 Milwaukee
Blau, Dick
New York 1943
Blietz, Craig
Sister Bay 1956
Bode, Marian
Milwaukee 1915–2005 Milwaukee
Boerner, Edward
Cedarburg 1902–1981 Milwaukee
Boggs, Franklin
Warsaw, Indiana 1914–2009 Milwaukee
Bohrod, Aaron
Chicago 1907–1992 Milwaukee
Boose, William
Jackson City 1887–1997 Milwaukee
Brautigam, Mark
Milwaukee 1972
Breadon, Eóin
Hudson 1975
Brink, Guido
Düsseldorf, Germany 1913–2002 Milwaukee
Bruenchenhein, Eugene Von
Marinette 1910–1983 Milwaukee
Buie, Tyanna J.
Chicago 1984
Burke, Patrick
Newton 1984
Burkert, Nancy Ekholm
Sterling, Colorado 1933
Burkert, Robert
Racine 1930
Butler, Jeff
Madison 1958
Byrd, Gibson
Tulsa, Oklahoma 1923–2002 Milwaukee
C
Calatrava, Santiago
Benimàmet, Spain 1951
Carney, George Sedgwick
Terre Haute, Indiana 1868–1941 Milwaukee
Casanova, Patrick
Hudson 1950
Casper, Edwin F.
Rockfield 1884–1951 Milwaukee
Caster, Paul
Evanston, Illinois 1951
Cieslik, Ralph
Milwaukee 1922–2000 Milwaukee
Clark, Jon F.
Waterloo 1947
Clayton, Deanna
Mount Clemens, Michigan 1968
Clayton, Keith
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1964
Clemens, Paul Lewis
Superior 1911–1992 Milwaukee
Coffey, Marion
Milwaukee 1924–2011 Milwaukee
Cogswell, William
Sandusky, New York 1819–1903 Milwaukee
Colescott, Warrington
Oakland, California 1921–2018 Milwaukee
Colt, Arthur
Ottumwa, Iowa 1889–1972 Milwaukee
Colt, John Nicholson
Madison 1925–1999 Milwaukee
Connors, Michael
Milwaukee 1949
Cooke, Melissa
Oconomowoc 1982
Copoulos-Selle, Stephanie
Milwaukee 1948
Corey, Carl
Chicago 1954
Cornelius, Chris T
Milwaukee 1971
Cox, Stephan
Des Moines, Iowa 1956
Cox, Doris
Oshkosh 1904–2003 Milwaukee
Crane, Jean
Grafton 1933
Cressy, Susan
Milwaukee 1856–1942 Milwaukee
Curry, John Steuart
Dunavant, Kansas 1897–1946 Milwaukee
Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Whitewater 1868–1952 Milwaukee
Czebotar, Theodore
Milwaukee 1915–1996 Milwaukee
D
Daeda, Orison
Duluth, Minnesota 1919–1995 Milwaukee
Darmek, Dennis
Milwaukee 1950
DeVinny, Douglas
Montrose, Colorado 1944
Dietrich, George Adams
Bordon Clark County, Indiana 1905–1999 Milwaukee
Dix, Charles
Oconomowoc 1939–2005 Milwaukee
Donhauser, Paul
Berlin 1936–2007 Milwaukee
Drehfal, Tony
Milwaukee 1956
Driesbach, David
Wausau 1922–2019 Milwaukee
Driesbach, Fritz
Cleveland 1941
Durward, Bernard Isaac
Montrose, Scotland 1817–1902 Milwaukee
Dwyer, Charles
West Bend 1961
E
F
Farrell, Patrick
Escanaba, Michigan 1945–2016 Milwaukee
Fenster, Fred
New York 1934–2024 Milwaukee
Fernekes, Max
Milwaukee 1905–1984 Milwaukee
Fery, John
Straßwalchen, Austria 1859–1934 Milwaukee
Fink, Matt
Milwaukee 1960
Flower, Forrest
Portage 1912–1948 Milwaukee
Ford, Francis
Milwaukee 1945
Foster, Steven D.
Piqua, Ohio 1945
Frackelton, Susan S. G.
Milwaukee 1848–1932 Milwaukee
Fraser, Austin
Saskatchewan, Canada 1911–2006 Milwaukee
Friebert, Betsy Ritz
Hibbing, Minnesota 1910–1963 Milwaukee
Friebert, Joseph
Buffalo, New York 1908–2002 Milwaukee
Friebert, Judith
Milwaukee 1945
Fujimoto, Sharon
Hiroshima 1951
G
Gansheroff, Samuel
London 1909–1979 Milwaukee
Gee, Reginald
Milwaukee 1964
Gerhartz, Daniel
Kewaskum 1965
Gerhartz, Steve
Kewaskum 1971
Gerlach, Fritz
West Bend 1901–1998 Milwaukee
Gessert, Earl
Sheboygan 1918–1996 Milwaukee
Ghanbarzadeh Afkhamian, Nina
Tehran, Iran 1965
Gilardi, Bernard
Wisconsin Rapids 1920–2008 Milwaukee
Glasier, Marshall
Wauwatosa 1902–1988 Milwaukee
Gloeckler, Raymond
Portage 1928
Gloeckler, Raymond
Portage 1928–2022 Milwaukee
Gondek, Thomas
Milwaukee 1944–2019 Milwaukee
Grabner, Michelle
Oshkosh 1962
Grenhagen, Merton
Oshkosh 1878–1941 Milwaukee
Gresl, Gary John
Manitowoc 1943
Gromme, Owen J.
Fond du Lac 1896–1991 Milwaukee
Groom, Emily Parker
Wayland, Massachusetts 1875–1975 Milwaukee
Gross, Thomas
Milwaukee 1938–2012 Milwaukee
Grossenbach-Barnum, Marguerite M.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1900
Grossenbach-Barnum, Marguerite M.
Milwaukee 1900–1996 Milwaukee
Grotenrath, Ruth
Milwaukee 1912–1988 Milwaukee
Gruenwald, John
1951–Milwaukee Milwaukee
Gruppe, Antoinette
Milwaukee 1908–1991 Milwaukee
H
Hall, Harold
Oslo 1865–1932 Milwaukee
Hammersmith, Paul
Naperville, Illinois 1857–1937 Milwaukee
Hampel, Jack R.
Wisconsin 1883–1978 Milwaukee
Handler, Audrey
Philadelphia 1934
Hansen, Armin O.
Chicago 1893–1976 Milwaukee
Hanson, Harry James
Milwaukee 1990
Harlos, Stella E.
Milwaukee 1901–1978 Milwaukee
Harper, David R.
Toronto 1984
Harris, Isaac
York, Pennslyvania 1976
Harrison, Mark Robert
Hovingham, England 1819–1894 Milwaukee
Heine, Friedrich Wilhelm
Leipzig 1845–1921 Milwaukee
Heyd, Conrad
Bavaria, Germany 1839–1912 Milwaukee
Hicks, Morley
Pickton, Ontario, Canada 1877–1959 Milwaukee
Himmelfarb, Samuel
Latvia 1904–1976 Milwaukee
Hodgell, Robert O.
Makato, Kansas 1922–2000 Milwaukee
Holmes, David V.
Newark, New York 1945–2014 Milwaukee
Holty, Carl
Freiberg, Germany 1900–1973 Milwaukee
Huchthausen, David
Wisconsin Rapids 1951
Huebner, Sr. Rosemarita
Neenah 1932–2015 Milwaukee
Hunting, Wes
Cleveland 1956
Huppler, Dudley
Muscoda 1917–1988 Milwaukee
J
K
Kalmbach Chase, Jessie
Baileys Harbor 1897–1970 Milwaukee
Karidis, Jerome E.
Madison 1924–2010 Milwaukee
Kasir, David Najib
Chicago 1977
Kerl, Fritz
Bad Langensalza, Saxony, East Germany 1853–1920 Milwaukee
Kerry-Harlan, Sharon
Miami 1951
Kingsbury, Anne
Oak Park, Illinois 1943
Kishner, Mel
Milwaukee 1915–1991 Milwaukee
Kitchen, Denis
Racine 1946
Kittleson, Earl
Milwaukee 1927–2009 Milwaukee
Knapp, Willi (Wilhelm)
St. Wendel, Germany 1901–1972 Milwaukee
Koch, Lewis
New York City 1949
Koehler, Robert
Hamburg 1850–1917 Milwaukee
Kox, Norbert
Green Bay 1945–2018 Milwaukee
Kreilick, Marjorie
Oak Harbor, Ohio 1925–2023 Milwaukee
Kuhn, Jon
Chicago 1949
Kutzer, Michael
Leipzig, Germany 1941
Kvalheim, Ethel
Stoughton 1912–2011 Milwaukee
Kwint, Kenn
Milwaukee 1937–2020 Milwaukee
L
Langlois, Flora
San Jose, Costa Rica 1927
Lauterbach, Paul Arno
Kahlo, Germany 1878
Lenk, Michael
Germany 1890–1982 Milwaukee
Lenz, David
Milwaukee 1962
Lewandowski, Edmund
Milwaukee 1914–1998 Milwaukee
Lewis, James Otto
Philadelphia 1799–1858 Milwaukee
Lichtner, Schomer
Peoria, Illinois 1905–2006 Milwaukee
Lie, Aslak Olsen
Reinli in Valdres, Norway 1798–1886 Milwaukee
Lie Skogen, Marit Oline
Valdres, Norway 1830–1884 Milwaukee
Lipman, Beth
Philadelphia 1971
Littleton, Harvey
Corning, New York 1922–2013 Milwaukee
Littleton, John
Madison 1957
Loeser, Thomas
Madison 1956
Logan, Frederick
Racine 1909
Lohr, August
Hallein, Austria 1842–1920 Milwaukee
Lonetree, Helen
La Crosse 1932–2014 Milwaukee
Look, Dona
Port Washington 1948
Lorenz, Richard
Voigtstedt, Germany 1858–1915 Milwaukee
Lowe, Truman
Black River Falls 1944–2019 Milwaukee
Lysne, Per
Laerdal, Sognog, Norway 1880–1947 Milwaukee
M
Maddox, Chris
Chicago 1969
Manger, Barbara
Milwaukee 1943
Maras, Thomas
Washington, Iowa 1970
Marquis, Alexander
Glasgow 1829–1884 Milwaukee
Marr, Carl von
Milwaukee 1858–1936 Milwaukee
Marr, John
Benshausen, Germany 1831–1921 Milwaukee
Marr, Ludwig
Milwaukee 1860–1931 Milwaukee
Marsden, Walter
Edgerton 1869–1957 Milwaukee
Martinez, Sandra
Milwaukee 1959
Martinez, Wence
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico 1959
Mayer, Louis
Milwaukee 1869–1969 Milwaukee
McGlauchlin, Tom
Beloit 1934–2011 Milwaukee
Mears, Helen Farnsworth
Oshkosh 1872–1916 Milwaukee
Meeker, Dean
Orchard, Colorado 1920–2002 Milwaukee
Meilahn, Michael
Ripon 1945
Merrill, Robert S.
Union, New York 1842–1924 Milwaukee
Michels, Lon
Marquette 1962
Milbrath, Harold
Milwaukee 1916–2008 Milwaukee
Mille, Mark
Milwaukee 1950
Miller, Gerhard CF
Sturgeon Bay 1903–2003 Milwaukee
Miyazaki, Kevin J.
Wauwatosa 1966
Moeller, Gustav
New Holstein 1881–1931 Milwaukee
Monegar, Clarence Boyce
Wittenberg 1910–1968 Milwaukee
Mora, Francisco X.
Mexico City 1952
Moty, Eleanor
Glen Ellyn, IL 1945
Moynihan, Helen
Chicago 1902
Mueller, Alexander
Milwaukee 1872–1935 Milwaukee
Mulhern, Mark
Portage 1951
Munch, Charles
St. Louis 1945
Myers, Frances
Racine 1936–2014 Milwaukee
N
Nauman, Bruce
Fort Wayne, Indiana 1941
Naylor, Karen
Lafayette, Indiana 1964
Nechvatal, Dennis
Dodgeville 1948
Nedobeck, Don
Milwaukee 1936–2020 Milwaukee
Neumann, Robert von
Rostock, Germany 1888–1976 Milwaukee
New, George Edward
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1894–1963 Milwaukee
Niedecken, George Mann
Milwaukee 1878–1945 Milwaukee
Nielsen, James E. and Renee
Baldwin 1944–1960 Milwaukee
Niemi, Bruce
Waukegan 1956
Nohl, Mary
Milwaukee 1914–2001 Milwaukee
Nowicki, Ervin
Milwaukee 1921–2007 Milwaukee
O
P
Partridge, Charlotte
Minneapolis 1882–1975 Milwaukee
Patel, Narendra
India 1929
Pearson, Dennis
Madison 1939
Pelikan, Alfred George
Breslau, Germany 1893–1987 Milwaukee
Perkins, Frederick Stanton
Oneida County, New York 1832–1899 Milwaukee
Peter, George
Vienna 1859–1950 Milwaukee
Pfaff, Judy
London 1946
Pick, Joan Marr
West Bend 1916–2013 Milwaukee
Pierce, Danny
Woodlake, California 1920–2014 Milwaukee
Poehlmann, JoAnna
Milwaukee 1932
Pohl, Lavera Ann
Port Washington 1901–1981 Milwaukee
Popelka, Jeremy
Bloomington, Illinois 1960
Porcellino, John
Chicago 1968
Potterveld, Burton Lee
Dubuque, Iowa 1908–2000 Milwaukee
Priebe, Karl
Milwaukee 1914–1976 Milwaukee
Prindle, Paul Baker
La Crosse 1981
Prohaska, Nolan
Waukesha 1979
Q
No Artists Found
R
Raab, George
Sheboygan 1866–1943 Milwaukee
Radtke, Charles
Hermann, Missouri 1964
Rathsack, Laurence
Milwaukee 1920–2008 Milwaukee
Ream Hoxie, Vinne
Madison 1847–1914 Milwaukee
Reed, Roland
Omro 1864–1934 Milwaukee
Rehder, Julius
Flensburg, Germany 1861–1955 Milwaukee
Reitz, Donald
Sunbury, Pennsylvania 1929–2014 Milwaukee
Roberts-Guequierre, Jean
Great Lakes, Illinois 1965
Robertson, George J.
Edinburgh 1810–1894 Milwaukee
Rohrbeck, Franz
Torgue, Province of Saxony, Prussia 1852–1919 Milwaukee
Rose, Jim
Beech Grove, Indiana 1966–2023 Milwaukee
Rose, Suzanne
Kenosha 1964
Rosenblatt, Adolph
New Haven, Connecticut 1933–2017 Milwaukee
Rotier, Peter
Baldwin 1887–1963 Milwaukee
Rotter, Rudy
Milwaukee 1913–2001 Milwaukee
S
Sahli, Randy
Menasha 1953
Salas, Rafael Francisco
Ripon 1973
Sanderson, Maggie Jo
Boulder Junction 1997
Sayers, John
Montpelier, Ohio 1950
Schade, Robert
Tarrytown, New York 1861–1912 Milwaukee
Schatz, Daniel
Milwaukee 1908
Schellin, Robert
Akron, Ohio 1910–1985 Milwaukee
Schley, Mathilde
Horicon 1864–1941 Milwaukee
Schmidt, Walter
Young America 1889–1962 Milwaukee
Schneider, Bernhard
Lüneburg, Germany 1843–1907 Milwaukee
Schroedter, Howard
Milwaukee 1925–1989 Milwaukee
Schroeter, Wilhelm
Dessau, Germany 1849–1904 Milwaukee
Schueler, Jon
Milwaukee 1916–1992 Milwaukee
Schuenke, Robert F.
Milwaukee 1931
Schultz, Harold
Grafton 1907
Schwalbach, James Alfred
Germantown 1912–1984 Milwaukee
Schwalbach, Mathilda
Minneapolis 1917–2015 Milwaukee
Schwartz, Lester O.
Manitowoc 1912–2006 Milwaukee
Sebastian, Jill
Libertyville, Illinois 1950
Segall, Julius
Nakel an der Netze, Posen, Prussia 1860–1925 Milwaukee
Serr, Jan
Dayton, Ohio 1943
Sessler, Alfred
Milwaukee 1909–1963 Milwaukee
Shaffer, O.V.
Princeton, Illinois 1928
Sheridan, Joseph
Quincy, Illinois 1897–1971 Milwaukee
Shimon, Julie Lindemann and John
Manitowoc 1961, 1957–2015 Milwaukee
Shulz, Adolph
Delavan 1869–1963 Milwaukee
Sigwarth, Douglas and Renée
Minneapolis, Dubuque, Iowa 1970
Sinclair, Gerrit V.
Grand Haven, Michigan 1890–1955 Milwaukee
Solien, T.L.
Fargo, North Dakota –1949 Milwaukee
Spalatin, Marko
Zagreb, Croatia 1945
Spicuzza, Francesco
Termini, Sicily 1883–1962 Milwaukee
Spicuzza, Sylvia
Milwaukee 1908–1998 Milwaukee
Staab, Roy
Milwaukee 1941
Stamsta, Jean
Sheboygan 1936–2013 Milwaukee
Steichen, Edward
Luxembourg 1879–1973 Milwaukee
Steines, Brennen
Rockford, Illinois 1993
Stenbom , Jeffrey
Harrisburg, Illinois 1978
Stern, Lucia
Milwaukee 1895–1987 Milwaukee
Stevens, Clifford Brooks
Milwaukee 1911–1995 Milwaukee
Stevenson, Thomas
Manchester, England 1841–1874 Milwaukee
Stoltenberg, Frederick
Hamburg, Germany 1872–1925 Milwaukee
Stonehouse, Fred
Milwaukee 1960
Style, Christine
Milwaukee 1952
Suder-Pick, Melitta Hedwig
1886–1972 Milwaukee
Summ, Helmut
Hamburg, Germany 1908–1992 Milwaukee
Szarkowski, John
Ashland 1925–2007 Milwaukee
T
Terry, Evelyn Patricia
Milwaukee 1946
Thomas, Howard
Mount Pleasant, Ohio 1899 1899–1971 Milwaukee
Thomas, Patricia
Danville, Illinois 1918–1989 Milwaukee
Thrall, Arthur
Milwaukee 1926–2015 Milwaukee
Thurston Farrell, Peggy
Los Angeles 1950
Thwaites, Charles W.
Milwaukee 1904–2002 Milwaukee
Tobey, Mark
Centerville 1890–1976 Milwaukee
Tredupp Jr., Charles Frederick
Berlin 1864–1936 Milwaukee
Trenchard, Stephanie
Champaign, Illinois 1962
Trumble, John A.
Wisconsin Dells 1929–2017 Milwaukee
V
W
Weber Kennedy, Joan
Arlington Heights, Illinois 1959
Weege, William
Milwaukee 1935–2020 Milwaukee
Weiss, Lee
Inglewood, California 1928–2018 Milwaukee
Wells, Della
Milwaukee 1951
Wennlund, Jenny Jo
Madison 1980
Wescott, Harold
Milwaukee 1911
White, Doris
Eau Claire 1924–1995 Milwaukee
Wilde, John
Milwaukee 1919–2006 Milwaukee
Wiley, William
Bedford, Indiana 1937
Wimmer, Mary Alice
Madison 1938
Woltze, Peter
Milwaukee 1860–1925 Milwaukee
WPA, Milwaukee Handicraft Project
Handicraft Project 1935 –1942 Milwaukee
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Richland Center 1867–1959 Milwaukee
Wussow, Jeune Nowak
Milwaukee 1924–2005 Milwaukee
X
No Artists Found

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