Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art
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The Partick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, sometimes referred to simply as "the Haggerty" is located at 13th and Clybourn Streets on the campus of Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The museum opened in 1984, and the construction site was decorated by a mural called On the Fence by American artist and social activist, Keith Haring.
The construction of the museum was made possible by a donation from alumnus and co-founder of Texas Instruments, Inc., Patrick E. Haggerty, and his wife, Beatrice for which the museum is named. Haggerty and his wife hoped to bring a renowned art collection to the students at his alma mater. Another important benefactor of the museum is David E. Straz, Jr., a Marquette alumnus and philanthropist. The current Director of the Haggerty is Wally Mason.
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[edit] Permanent collection
The Haggerty Museum of Art boasts a permanent collection of over 6,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs and other visual art pieces. The following artists' works are part of the Haggerty's inventory:
- Marc Chagall, a complete set of 105 colored etchings known as The Bible Series
- Andy Warhol, Marilyn, 1967, as well as Liz, 1964; New England Clam Chowder; and Tomato Beef Noodle-Os.
- Salvador Dalí's Madonna of Port Lligat, 1948. The museum also owns a portfolio of Dalí's Zodiac series. The portfolio is the thirty-second of fifty editions.
- Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Divan Japonais, 1892-93
- Gustave Caillebotte, La Machine de Marly, ca. 1875
- Jacques Villon, Maternité, c. 1948, and Prometheus Liberated from his Chains, 1956
- Pieter Claeissens, Madonna and Child, 1550.
- Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of Three Children as Ceres, Ganymede and Diana, 1673
- Carle van Loo, The Resurrection (La résurrection du Christ), 1734
- Otto Dix, From the Catacombs in Palermo I, ca. 1923-24
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Jacob Lawrence, Birth, 1948
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Figaro, 1873
[edit] Past Exhibits
Past exhibits at the Haggerty Museum of Art include the works of the following artists:
- Jasper Johns
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Claes Oldenburg
- Frank Stella
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Ray Parker, American abstract expressionist
- Martin Kline, American abstract painter and sculptor
[edit] Other Information
The Milwaukee High School of the Arts and Pius XI High School, two local high schools with strong programs in visual arts, have an especially strong relationship with the Haggerty Museum. The museum hosts the week-long Pius Annual Fine Art Festival. Likewise, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, a nearby arts college unaffiliated with Marquette, often hosts discussions on-site at the Haggerty. Art discussions and poetry readings sponsored by Marquette University are held regularly.
