BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Docomomo Wisconsin\, in partnership with AIA Wisconsin\, the Mi lwaukee \;Public Library\, the Wisconsin Architectural Archive\, UWM S pecial Collections\, and Frederick \;Avenue Gallery\, proudly presents Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton \;School of Art\, a lecture and pop-up exhibition exploring the visionary work of Charlotte  \;Partridge and Miriam Frink. The event will take place on Tuesday\, April 22\, at the Milwaukee \;Public Library Central Branch\, Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room.Schedule4:30 PM &ndash\; Check-in and pop-up exhi bition opens5 00 PM &ndash\; Lecture begins6:30 PM &ndash\; Post-event soc ial at Stella&rsquo\;s Cocktail DiveLocationMilwaukee Public Library &ndas h\; Central Branch814 West Wisconsin Avenue\, Milwaukee\, WI 53233 \;T ickets and RegistrationThis event is free and open to the public\, but spa ce is limited. \;Please register in advance through Eventbrite. \; About the LectureCharlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink&mdash\;pioneering ed ucators\, designers\, and life partners&mdash\; \;transformed Milwauke e&rsquo\;s cultural landscape through their leadership of the Layton Schoo l of \;Art. Founded in 1921\, the school emerged independently yet in parallel to the Bauhaus\, \;championing a radical new model of interdi sciplinary arts education that integrated creative \;practice with des ign\, industry\, and civic life.In 1951\, they moved Layton into a strikin g glass-block and poured-concrete structure on \;Prospect Avenue overl ooking Lake Michigan. This relocation represented a shift in Milwaukee&rsq uo\;s \;identity&mdash\;from an industrial river city to a lakefront c apital of modernist culture. Layton trained a \;generation of influent ial artists\, designers\, and architects\, including Lillian Leenhouts\,&n bsp\;Wisconsin&rsquo\;s first licensed woman architect.Partridge&rsquo\;s influence extended far beyond the school. She collaborated with Zonta Inte rnational \;to develop Zonta Manor\, an innovative housing project des igned by Leenhouts for professional \;women. She also shaped the Milwa ukee War Memorial alongside Ella Brandt and led \;Wisconsin&rsquo\;s F ederal Art Project during the Great Depression\, embedding art into public  \;infrastructure across the state.Their queerness&mdash\;unspoken but foundational&mdash\;was embedded in their leadership\, vision\, and \ ;radical inclusivity. Today\, their legacy lives on through the Milwaukee Institute of Art &\; Design \;(MIAD)\, Layton&rsquo\;s official suc cessor. According to MIAD&rsquo\;s 2024 Campus Climate Survey\, over \ ;70% of students identify as LGBTQ+\, reflecting the cultural impact of th e experimental\, \;welcoming community Partridge and Frink fostered ne arly a century ago.Featured SpeakerSeth Ter Haar (he/him) is an artist\, c urator\, and Docomomo Wisconsin Fellow whose research \;focuses on que er histories in art and architecture. A 2023 MIAD graduate\, he curated&nb sp\;Predecessor: Works from the Layton School of Art\, and is founder of F rederick Avenue Gallery\, \;a collective dedicated to preserving queer cultural narratives in Milwaukee. Ter Haar is a 2023 \;recipient of t he Gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix Accelerator grant\, an Honorable Mentio n from \;the International Sculpture Center\, and a 2025 Mary Nohl Fel lowship finalist. DTEND:20250423T013000Z DTSTAMP:20250510T071031Z DTSTART:20250422T213000Z LOCATION:Milwaukee Public Library – Central Branch 814 West Wisconsin Avenu e\, Milwaukee\, WI 53233 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton School of Art L ecture UID:RFCALITEM638824578314476365 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Docomomo Wisconsin\, in partnership wi th AIA Wisconsin\, the Milwaukee \;Public Library\, the Wisconsin Architectural Archive\, UWM Special Colle ctions\, and Frederick \;A venue Gallery\, proudly presents Mothers of Milwaukee Modernism: Building the Layton \;School of Art \, a lecture and pop-up exhibition exploring the visionary work of Charlot te \;Partridge and Miriam Frink. The event will take place on Tuesday\, April 22\, at the Milwaukee& nbsp\;Public Library Central B ranch\, Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room.

Schedule

4:30 PM &ndash\; Check -in and pop-up exhibition opens
5 00 PM &ndash\; Lecture begins< /div>

6:30 PM &ndash\; Post-event social at Stella&rsquo\;s Cocktai l Dive

Location

Milwaukee Public Library &ndash\; Central Branch
814 West Wisconsin Avenue\, Milwaukee\, WI 53233< /div>

 \;

Tickets and Registration

This event is free and open to the public\, but space is limited.  \;

 \;

About the Lecture

Charlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink&md ash\;pioneering educators\, designers\, and life partners&mdash\; \;transformed Milwaukee&rsquo\;s cultural landscape through their leadership of the Layton School of \;< span style="background-color:initial\;font-family:inherit\;font-size:inher it\;text-align:inherit\;text-transform:inherit\;word-spacing:normal\;caret -color:auto\;white-space:inherit\;">Art. Founded in 1921\, the school emer ged independently yet in parallel to the Bauhaus\, \;championing a radical new model of interdiscipl inary arts education that integrated creative \;practice with design\, industry\, and civic life.

In 1951\, they moved Layton into a striking glass-block and poured-concrete structure on \;Prospect Avenue overlooking Lake Michigan. This relocation repres ented a shift in Milwaukee&rsquo\;s \;identity&mdash\;from an industrial river city to a lakefront c apital of modernist culture. Layton trained a \;generation of influential artists\, designers\, and architects\, including Lillian Leenhouts\, \;Wisconsin&rsquo\;s first licensed woman architect.

Partridge&rsquo\;s influence extended far beyond the school. She collaborated with Zonta International \;to develop Zonta Manor\, an innovative housing project designe d by Leenhouts for professional \;women. She also shaped the Milwaukee War Memorial alongside Ella B randt and led \;Wisconsin& rsquo\;s Federal Art Project during the Great Depression\, embedding art i nto public \;infrastructur e across the state.

Their queerness&mdash\;unspoken bu t foundational&mdash\;was embedded in their leadership\, vision\, and  \;radical inclusivity. Today\, their legacy lives on through the Milwaukee Institute of Art &\; Desig n \;(MIAD)\, Layton&rsquo\ ;s official successor. According to MIAD&rsquo\;s 2024 Campus Climate Surv ey\, over \;70% of student s identify as LGBTQ+\, reflecting the cultural impact of the experimental\ , \;welcoming community Pa rtridge and Frink fostered nearly a century ago.

Featured Speaker
Seth Ter Haar (he/him) is an artis t\, curator\, and Docomomo Wisconsin Fellow whose research \;focuses on queer histories in art and architec ture. A 2023 MIAD graduate\, he curated \;Predecessor: Works from the Layton School of Art\, and is founder of Frederick Avenue Gallery\, \;a collective dedicated to preserving queer cultural narrativ es in Milwaukee. Ter Haar is a 2023 \;recipient of the Gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix Accelerator g rant\, an Honorable Mention from \;the International Sculpture Center\, and a 2025 Mary Nohl Fellows hip finalist.
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