MONROE - Anyone who missed the exhibition "E. Townsend Mix: Architect of Distinction" this past summer at the Monroe Arts Center has another chance to see it. The exhibition is on display from Jan. 27 through March 15 in the Neese Gallery of the Wright Museum of Art at Beloit College, Beloit. The museum is open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
The Mix exhibit was originally mounted at the Monroe Arts Center as part of last year's Monroe Sesquicentennial. It celebrates Mix's life and legacy. Mix designed both the Gothic Revival Church and the Queen Anne Parsonage on 11th Street occupied by the Monroe Arts Center. Mix also designed another residence in Monroe.
A native of Connecticut, Mix moved to Milwaukee in 1856, having apprenticed with New Haven architect Sidney Mason Stone and Chicago architect W.W. Boyington. In the years that followed, he built a professional reputation as the designer of impressive commercial buildings, refined churches, and elegant private residences for the wealthy and social elite.
During his career, he designed more than 300 buildings from New York to Nebraska. He served as the State Architect of Wisconsin from 1864 to 1867 and held a long-time membership as a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, in addition to being a founding member of the Western Association of Architects.
The exhibition is curated by Chris Szczesny-Adams, an assistant professor of art history at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. It is supported by The Monroe Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin. The exhibit is scheduled to move to Delavan, Wisc., in April to be hosted by the Delavan Historical Society.
For further information call the Monroe Arts Center at (608) 325-5700 or e-mail: info@monroeartscenter.com.
The Mix exhibit was originally mounted at the Monroe Arts Center as part of last year's Monroe Sesquicentennial. It celebrates Mix's life and legacy. Mix designed both the Gothic Revival Church and the Queen Anne Parsonage on 11th Street occupied by the Monroe Arts Center. Mix also designed another residence in Monroe.
A native of Connecticut, Mix moved to Milwaukee in 1856, having apprenticed with New Haven architect Sidney Mason Stone and Chicago architect W.W. Boyington. In the years that followed, he built a professional reputation as the designer of impressive commercial buildings, refined churches, and elegant private residences for the wealthy and social elite.
During his career, he designed more than 300 buildings from New York to Nebraska. He served as the State Architect of Wisconsin from 1864 to 1867 and held a long-time membership as a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, in addition to being a founding member of the Western Association of Architects.
The exhibition is curated by Chris Szczesny-Adams, an assistant professor of art history at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. It is supported by The Monroe Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin. The exhibit is scheduled to move to Delavan, Wisc., in April to be hosted by the Delavan Historical Society.
For further information call the Monroe Arts Center at (608) 325-5700 or e-mail: info@monroeartscenter.com.
