MAM Visit-- Thomas Sully Exhibit

Right now, at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the work of Thomas Sully is on display and I encourage any photo, or art student in general, to go and see his work. Thomas Sully, born 1783 and died 1872, was an American painter that focused mainly on portraiture. His subjects varied from that of friends, to actresses, to even presidents. In fact, his portrait of Andrew Jackson led to a version of that portrait being used on the twenty dollar bill. Thomas Sully's work greatly differed from, and therefore impacted, the way in which painted portraiture was done in his time and led the way for future artists to develop the aesthetics of portraiture.

The exhibit is on display until January 5th, 2014, so I recommend going to MAM to see it as well as the other amazing works on display in the rest of the Museum.