President’s Circle Preview Celebration: “Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery”

The Trustees of the Milwaukee Art Museum and Dr. Kim Sajet, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director invite you to celebrate the beautiful, strange, and deeply personal world of Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery, in the first nationally touring retrospective of Abercrombie’s enigmatic paintings. Enjoy a special introduction to the exhibition led by Thomas Busciglio-Ritter, Abert Family Associate Curator of American Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Sarah Humphreville, Lunder Curator of American Art, Colby College Museum of Art. The evening continues with a lively, jazz-age salon reminiscent of the soirées hosted by Gertrude Abercrombie herself, the “Queen of Chicago.”

Evening highlights

5:30 p.m. | Welcome cocktails in Windhover Hall
6:15 p.m. | Exhibition introduction in Lubar Auditorium
7:00 p.m. | Live music, artful hors d’ouvres, and signature drinks in Windhover Hall
Cocktail attire and valet parking

RSVP by Wednesday, March 12 at rsvp@mam.org or by calling us at 414-224-3259. Not a Partner level Member? Join today or upgrade your membership for access to this and other exclusive events. Call the membership team at 414-224-3284. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery is co-organized by Carnegie Museum of Art and Colby College Museum of Art, and is curated by Eric Crosby, Henry J. Heinz II Director, Carnegie Museum of Art, and Vice President, Carnegie Museums, and Sarah Humphreville, Lunder Curator of American Art, Colby College Museum of Art, with Cynthia Stucki, curatorial assistant, Carnegie Museum of Art.