Inside the Outdoors - Milwaukee Art Museum

“Inside the
Outdoors”
Nature is all around you when you visit the
Milwaukee Art Museum. Explore the art in the
Lower Level galleries and see for yourself!
Use the pictures in the magnifying glasses below
and the written clues on the next page to help you
uncover the beauty of nature in select works of art.
nature scavenger hunt
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clue sheet “Inside the Outdoors”
WIN A VISIT FROM THE
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Search for a fancy piece of ruby-red
furniture that seats more than one person.
John Henry Belter carved all the details
on this sofa by hand. Look carefully at
the carvings.
Now you will make a trek through the
mountains, and you might even have to
get wet on this trip!
What things do you see that grow in nature?
How do you think Henry Vianden
felt about nature as he painted this
landscape?
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Can you think of some other titles for this
painting?
When you find this painting by Severin
Roesen, it may make you very hungry! It
includes foods that could be grown in a
garden and others that grow in the wild.
There are at least fifteen different foods in
this painting.
How many can you name?
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Now look for a TIMEly work of art.
He used several different types of trees.
What kinds? (hint: check the label)
Hunt for another painting, this one by William Merritt Chase. Find a woman holding
something in her left hand that is found
in nature.
How would you like to have the Kohl’s Color
Wheels van make a special trip to your next
birthday party? This spring, the Milwaukee
Art Museum is offering the chance for one
devoted (and lucky) kid to win a visit from
the Kohl’s Color Wheels van and its team
of art instructors!
To enter
Michael Allison made this object from a
material found in nature—what is it?
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KOHL’S COLOR
WHEELS VAN!
What kinds of trees grow in
your neighborhood?
Visit mam.org/artgeneration in March, April,
and May of 2010 and download a scavenger
hunt. Complete your scavenger hunt at
the Museum, and turn it in to the ArtPack
attendant at the Kohl’s Art Generation
Gallery. Kids who have completed one
scavenger hunt as of May 31, 2010, will be
eligible to win an art party at the date and
location* of his or her choosing!
*Some restrictions apply. See below for details.
Dates and locations based on availability. A minimum of 60 days’
notice is required to reserve the Kohl’s Color Wheels van. Winner must
redeem prize before June 1, 2011. All kids must be accompanied by
one or more adults at the Museum at all times. Full contact information for the parent or legal guardian and the child must be supplied
at the time of entry. One winner will be chosen from among all
eligible entries. “Eligible entry” is defined as one fully and correctly
completed scavenger hunt, submitted to the Milwaukee Art Museum
prior to May 31, 2010. Completed scavenger hunt may be delivered to
Scavenger Hunt c/o Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr.,
Milwaukee, WI, 53202. All mailed and hand-delivered entries must be
received by the Milwaukee Art Museum prior to May 31, 2010. Odds
of winning are based on the number of eligible entries. Contest open
only to children 12 years of age or younger as of March 1, 2010. Legal
guardian of child must be an adult U.S. citizen with internet access as
of March 1, 2010.
What is she holding?
What is her name? (hint: check the label)
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Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery
Explore Color Stories in 3D, opening
April 23, 2010, in the Kohl’s Art Generation
Gallery. Look for the drop-box where you
can enter to win a visit from the Kohl’s
Color Wheels Van!
CREDITS (image details)
A) Attributed to John Henry Belter (American, b. Germany, 1804–
1863), Sofa, ca. 1850
B) Severin Roesen (American, ca. 1815–ca. 1872), Still Life, ca. 1852
C) William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916), Portrait of Grace
Beatrice Dickerman (Mrs. Guido Charles Vogel), 1906
D) Henry Vianden (American, b. Germany, 1814–1899), Landscape
with Mountains and River, n.d.
E) Michael Allison (American, New York or New Jersey, active 1800–
1833, died 1855), Tall Case Clock, 1800–25