The Bradley Collection comprises the core of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s holdings of modern art. With nearly 400 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, it features works by groundbreaking artists across the 20th century, including Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, Helen Frankenthaler, Barbara Hepworth, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Gabriele Münter, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and Mark Rothko.<\/p>\n
This book tells the story of how Peg Bradley built the collection—and then how she gave it away, transforming her hometown museum and community. The first comprehensive catalogue of the collection, it brings together new research and insights by international scholars to shed light on works that have been long admired but little studied. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with highlighted works and an illustrated checklist, allowing readers to visualise every work in the collection. In addition to focusing on this extraordinary gift, the essays will appeal to anyone interested in the larger arc of modern art. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Bradley Collection includes nearly 400 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, by groundbreaking artists across the 20th century. Accompanies an exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum, 26 September 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Foreword
\nAcknowledgments
\nFrom the Home to the Museum: How Peg Bradley’s Collection Transformed the Milwaukee Art Museum
\nElizabeth Siegel
\nPeg Bradley and the Discovery of Gabriele Münter in the United States
\nMarta Ruiz del Árbol
\nColor in the Corners
\nCaitlin Haskell
\nUnderdrawing: How Works on Paper Formed the Foundation of Bradley’s Collecting Practice
\nNikki Otten
\nFrom Paris to Milwaukee: The Artistic Legacy of Hans Hartung in the Bradley Collection Thomas Schlesser
\n“Our Beautiful Georgia O’Keeffes”
\nSarah Kelly Oehler
\nBarbara Hepworth (In Parentheses)
\nEleanor Clayton
\n“One Must Be Oneself, Whatever”: Helen Frankenthaler in the Bradley Collection
\nElizabeth A. T. Smith
\nSwimming with Sculpture
\nMarin R. Sullivan
\nPlates
\nAn Interview with Mrs. Bradley
\nA Chronology of Peg Bradley, the Bradley Collection, and the Milwaukee Art Museum
\nNikki Ranney
\nChecklist of the Bradley Collection
\nCatherine Sawinski
\nContributors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":63999,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5568],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63998","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-edited-by-elizabeth-siegel","8":"publisher-marquand-books","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n