Art History Publication
Layton Art Collection, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | USA
10.5 x 12.5 in.
480 pages
Hardback
This is the first fully illustrated publication of the entire 125-year history of the Layton Art Collection and the Layton Art Gallery—one of the first single-patron art museums in the United States. The gallery later transformed into what is now the Milwaukee Art Museum. With over 700 illustrations this publication tells a visually stunning story of American museum history.
AWARDS
Gambrinus Prize | 2014 | Best book of the year about Milwaukee history | Milwaukee County Historical Society
Gold Medal | 2014 | Regional nonfiction book, Great Lakes | Independent Publisher Book Awards