Mary Nohl Art Environment

Mary L. Nohl Art Environment
Location 7328 N. Beach Rd.
Fox Point, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°9′1″N 87°53′31″W / 43.15028°N 87.89194°W / 43.15028; -87.89194Coordinates: 43°9′1″N 87°53′31″W / 43.15028°N 87.89194°W / 43.15028; -87.89194
NRHP Reference # 05001109
Added to NRHP October 3, 2005

The Mary Nohl Art Environment (also called the Fox Point Art Yard, Fox Point Witch's house and Mary Nohl's house) is a residence in the Milwaukee suburb of Fox Point, Wisconsin. The property, which is filled with folk art created by artist Mary Nohl (1914–2001), is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

After the death of her parents, a sizable inheritance left Mary Nohl the chance to create artworks. She used concrete and found objects such as driftwood, wire and glass to build sculptures. In addition, the exterior and interior are colorfully decorated. Hundreds of works have been cataloged.

Following Nohl's death, the embellished home and sculpture garden were given to the Kohler Foundation for preservation.[1] In 2012, it was transferred to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.[2] After a fruitless, decade-long struggle with the residents of Fox Point to allow limited access by the public, the foundation decided to move the house and its art to a site in Sheboygan County. The house was to be dismantled, starting in the summer of 2014, and rebuilt, at a cost of between one and two million dollars, but the plan was recently canceled.[3] As of April 2015, the house will remain in Fox Point and is expected to be restored.[4]

In addition to her home and artwork, her estate of over $11 million was left to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, which administers the Mary Nohl Foundation to provide arts education for children, and the Mary Nohl Fellowship artists' scholarships among other activities.[1] A biography, Mary Nohl - Inside & Outside, written and designed by Barbara Manger and Janine Smith, respectively, was published in 2008.[1]

Further reading

  • Kugler, Tina and Carson (2015). In Mary's Garden. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. 
  • Levy, Hannah Heidi (2004). Famous Wisconsin: Artists and Architects. Oregon, Wis.: Badger Books. 
  • Manger, Barbara and Smith, Janine (2008). Mary Nohl Inside and Outside. Milwaukee: Greater Milwaukee Foundation. 
  • Umberger, Leslie (2007). Sublime Spaces and Visionary Worlds. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. 

References

  1. 1 2 3 Authors to Host a Book Signing
  2. ↑ Owners seek input on Mary Nohl House
  3. ↑ Mary Nohl House to Be Moved
  4. ↑ "John Michael Kohler Center board ratifies in situ preservation of Mary Nohl Environment". artdaily.org. Retrieved 5 March 2016.


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