About this episode

This episode features curator Sarah Humphreville discussing the exhibition on Gertrude Abercrombie at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Episode No. 759 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator Sarah Humphreville . With Eric Crosby, Humphreville is the co-curator of "Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World is a Mystery." The exhibition surveys Abercrombie's synthesis of surrealism, landscape, portraiture and still-life, and is the most comprehensive presentation of the artist's work to date. It is at the Milwaukee Art Museum through July 19. An excellent catalogue was co-published by the Carnegie, Colby, and DelMonico Books. Amazon and Bookshop offer it for $50-55. Instagram: Sarah Humphreville , Tyler Green. Air date: May 21, 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Tyler Green

Guest: Sarah Humphreville

Topics covered

• Gertrude Abercrombie
• surrealism
• art exhibition
• Milwaukee Art Museum
• portraiture
• still-life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Milwaukee Art Museum, Carnegie

Books & works: Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World is a Mystery

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