In 2007 Milwaukee School of Engineering opened the Grohmann Museum named after Dr. Eckhart Grohmann, an art collector that donated his collection to the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The museum is home to many pieces of art mainly consisting of paintings. The Grohmann Museum focuses almost entirely on the evolution of human work. I found three particular paintings on glass blowing interesting; “Glass Blowing Workshop” by Anders Montan, “Interior of Glass Works” by Magnus Zellar, and “The Glass Blowers In Incheville” by Marie Francois Firmin-Girard. The three paintings are all done in oil on canvas and well represent glass blowing over time.
The first painting, “Glass Blowing Workshop” by Anders Montan, depicts a Glass Blowing Workshop, hence
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This I take to assume is a precaution to avoid setting fire to anything while it is not in use although it could also be to keep it hot inside. Regardless, I wouldn’t expect to see that in a workshop more than one hundred years old. Another interesting thing is that the furnace is made of brick. when I think of an oven or furnace I think of the super advanced ovens we use today which probably use special heat resisting material but I suppose that wouldn’t exist at the time so brick makes sense. Towards the bottom right of the painting, there is a man blowing a piece of glass. Next to that man is a little boy observing the glass blowing. The rest of the factory is filled with similar scenery. One interesting piece would be that there are little children in this factory, and not just on a special school field trip, they are working with the glass blowers and one of the seemingly older children is even the one doing the glass blowing while the glass blower looks like he is helping him. But why are there children in the factory they should be in school, this is probably due to the fact that school probably wasn’t free yet. However, it is understandable that the kids may not …show more content…
This time, the furnace for heating the glass is located in the middle of the painting. However, now, there are two men on each side of the furnace heating up some glass on one of the metal glass holding sticks. What’s interesting though is that both of them use absolutely no protection against heat. They even have their sleeves rolled up. What confuses me is that they are holding a metal rod directly into heat instead of with gloves and with my experience with holding a piece of metal to heat in electronic circuit building, it hurts. The painting, like the last, has furnace cover doors, brick furnace, and the same children present situation. Right below the furnace, there are two baskets, one filled with red glass shards and one filled with blue glass shards which at first glimpse I thought was the finished product until I took a closer look and saw that they did not resemble glass works but instead broken pieces of glass. This intrigued me because I would not have expected people from a hundred years ago to be thinking about saving material. Most of the glass shard are probably leftover material cut off during the process of making the glass product but maybe it is also old and
1. Each prospective Queen must have a six month probationary period. During this probation, the prospective Queen is not permitted to date or participate in any sexual activity with a current Viking King.
This painting is a picture of the fireman putting out a fire in 1858. The people putting out the fire are where less protective clothing. The transportation is a wagon and the firemen are used wooden ladders to get into tall buildings. This print is shows the daily life of the firemen and common people’s lives. The fireman put out fires and help people when there is a fire, just like modern day firemen expect the firemen wear more protective clothing and have modern technology to help them. The water being pumped from the hose is steam powered, this is more advents than using buckets and throwing water on to the fire by hand. Using the steam powered pump is also more efficient and safer because fire burns at seven hundred fifty two degrees fahrenheit, which is hot enough to burn people’s skin off. The print “The Life Of the Fire” shows people’s everyday lives, transportation, and modern technology in the 19th century. (Currier and Ives “The Life Of A
One of his earliest works, Pink and Opal Seafoam Set, 1981, 15 x 24 x 22”, is a tribute to Chihuly’s glass blowing expertise and the influence of famed Murano glass
The Ancient Egyptian artifact that I chose to analyze and is the most interesting piece I have seen in the museum is the Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare. The artwork itself was larger than me and that was one of the reasons why this artwork was very interesting to me, since I am a fairly tall individual. It was created during the Third intermediate period that was around Dynasty XXII or the twenty second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was possibly acquired from Thebes. The dynasty was also known as the Bubastite dynasty which was approxamently from 945-718 B.C.
There were two men who worked together that owned the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory: Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. After the fire, that killed so many worker, it was brought to the public's attention that there were many safety hazards in that now famous building, and that there were many more buildings just like the Asch building. Some of these hazards were narrow hallways and stairwells. The doors opened into the room, which caused problems during the fire as girls pushed so close together and were pressing so hard against these doors, that it took minutes (that they didn’t have to lose) to open them. The fire hose wasn’t even connected to a water source!
The symbol of fire ultimately represents the relationship with her family and how it affects her. One way this is shown is with her fascination and appreciation of fire. She is captivated with the fact that it can provide warmth and yet be destructive. She would
When I first glanced at Duane Hanson’s Housepainter III, I was certain that it was a photograph. While I read that it was a wax figure,
Louis Comfort Tiffany, an American artist, and designer, was born in New York City in 1843. Tiffany, the son of Charles, who was the founder of the jewelry firm “Tiffany and Co.,” began his career as a painter and then expanded to design and direct his studios in order to “produce lead-glass windows, mosaics, lighting, glass, pottery, metalwork, enamels, glass, pottery, jewelry, and interiors” (“Louis Comfort Tiffany Stained Glass Art”; Frelinghuysen and Obniski). Beginning in the late 1870’s the decorative arts and interiors caught Tiffany’s eyes and he began exploring and trialing with stained glass (Frelinghuysen and Obniski). As years passed he introduced blown-glass vases and bowls called “Favrile.” The
When I attend the Oklahoma Art Museum this morning, I was completely blown away by the different styles, technique, and artistic abilities that artist have. Art can come in many forms and can involve many different things. From paintings, sculptures, and abstract pieces of the modern world. Along with my visit, I got to experience a new collection of blown glass that was absolute remarkable. As I walked though the museum, it was as I walked though time and got to see how each period’s art changed throughout time. From the different shades of color to the different types of technique that filled the halls of the Oklahoma City Art Museum, each piece was genuine in its own way. I was starstruck as I witnessed Lowell Nesbitt’s Parrot Tulip, Richard Diebenkorn’s Albuquerque, and Dale Chihuly’s blown glass.
As quoted from “A Traveller’s History of England”, “The Vikings were Scandinavian people who, because of population increase and political instability, sought their fortune throughout Europe.” The Vikings were often found invading and raiding other kingdoms, including Wessex and East Anglia. “The Vikings…were portrayed as ruthless raiders and pillagers who came, slaughtered, and left”, “A Traveller’s History of England” writes. In the thirteen century, this community became known as “Danes” because of the involvement of the Danish king. The Viking society was structured around their infamous attacks and intrusions on many of the other kingdoms. Usually, when the Vikings invaded other kingdoms, they eventually became integrated into the kingdoms’
The Vikings were brilliant; because of the way they run their society and the amount they have contributed to our modern society. Vikings are defined as
In 1903 a miraculous discovery was made in western Norway. Under a large mound on a small farm in the Vestford region, there was unearthed a massive Viking ship. Its treasures and contents were so large they are still being studied today. The Oseberg ship burial, as it has come to be known, gives us important information on Norwegian Viking culture. This essay will look at the history of its discovery, the ship itself, its objects, the intriguing carvings, the intricate fabrics, and of course, the bodies . By studying the Oseberg burial ship we can learn about burial practices, Norwegian Viking diets, Norwegian dress and decoration, shipbuilding practices, arts, and religion.
She further analyzed many artworks based on the process of toning. Though some artists paint with one layer, those that paint with multiple layers enhances the objects in the painting. The color that appears on the surface underwent multiple shades in order to obtain the desirable color. After analyzing Ship Carpenter at His Hobby, 1872, Helena’s second group approached the artwork Women Embroidering, 1904. Two differences I distinguished from the comparison of these two artworks are the time period as well as the visual context. I had paid less attention to the story behind this portrait because there was less detail. Women Embroidery, though looked unique because of its lack of details (which could have been intentional), did not have much space. Helena described it as “flat.” She infers that as time period increases, artists were becoming more focused on flatness, painting on the surface and ignoring the layers of tone and landscape space. Another artwork that we analyzed was the Back Surgery. Dating back to the 1600s, this portrait was created with underpaintings and a few touch ups. It could be inferred that the artist intended to leave the underpainting in order to bring out the procedure. On the surface lies a realistic, colored curtain that seemed to have been drawn by the audience, and staring straight at the artist/audience was the patient. With these observations, I
We planned to visit Mill City museum after a friend recommended that we check it from the Minnesota Historical site. The museum is the most important and historical place where anyone who wants to know more about the Minnesota people. The museum contained historical articles and information. A lot of stuff was available including plant species and human origin. We later made our way to the science museum where displays of evolution. The main building of the Museum has its entire floor with colorful animated dioramas that display their traditional costumes of Minnesota people. On reaching the museum, we were met with a tour guide who took us through the place and described everything that we wanted to know about the Minnesota.
Viking history and culture have been depicted in many movies, television series, and stories. Vikings are commonly known as barbarians that raid villages and intimidate others with huge ships with dragon heads, and horned helmets. This information is based on facts, but has been distorted and exaggerated over many years and tales. Viking history spans from the years 780 until 1100, which is the time span of the Viking raids. Not every Scandinavian was a Viking; Vikings were known as the men that conducted raids and bloody battles. The old definition of Viking was synonymous with the term pirate. The modern definition is relevant to the Scandinavian medieval culture, to include farming, crafting and trading.