For 45 years, Chief Educator Barbara Brown Lee has shared the joy of learning about art with visitors to the Milwaukee Art Museum. The BBL Series captures Barbara’s unique relationship to, and passion for the works in the Museum’s Collection, providing the viewer with a rich and engaging perspective on the art.
In this episode, learn about a well-known and favorite painting in the Collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Jules Bastien-Lepage’s The Wood Gatherer.
BBL Episode 7: The Wood Gatherer
Jules Bastien-Lepage, (French, 1848-1884)
Le Père Jacques (Woodgatherer),1881
Oil on canvas
77 1/2 x 71 1/2 in. (196.85 x 181.61 cm)
Milwaukee Art Museum, Layton Art Collection, Gift of Mrs. E. P. Allis and her daughters in memory of Edward Phelps Allis Photo by John R. Glembin