Wieneke Archive Book 4i : Art - General Presscuttings

THE MILWAUKEE JOUR1N 93rd Year; Founded 1882 Saturday, September 20, 1975 a 1975, Newspapers, Inc. Guests viewing art in the new addition were silhouetted in this view from the Sculpt] Oohs, Aahs Greet Bradley Art Exhibit By Constance Daniell of The Journa! Staff Some 1,400 people swept through the sparkling glass doors of the new Milwaukee Art Center wing Friday night to celebrate its long awaited inaugural gala. B u t the night really be- longed to Peg Bradley - the one who started it all with the donation of the $12 mil- lion wort I1 of modern art treasures that she collected with her late husband, Harry Lynde Bradley. "We're strangers to you, Mrs. Bradley, but we want to thank you for the most won- derful gift.. . ." "Mrs. Bradley, would you be so kind as to autograph. .11 "Mrs. Bradley, we want to say thank you.. . ." "It's so gorgeous, P e p,. . ." For her part. Mrs. Bradley admitted that she was de- lighted. "Do you really like all this modern art?" she asked one well wish e r. "Thank you, thank you. I'm having the greatest time. Peo- ple are so sincere." And always there was the commercial. ".1 o i n the Art Center," she urged friend and stranger alike. Mrs. Bradley acknowl- edged the help of the commu- nity at a dinner earlier it the evening given by the Art Cen- ter for 480 major contribu- tors End out of town guests. Her contribution was just a star t, she told the dinner Turn to Art, Bach Page, col. I