Category Archives: Milwaukee

Golden Rose Window, Church of the Gesu

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Took this photo last night of the Rose Window at the Church of the Gesu on the campus of Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee. To say I’m stunned by its beauty would be an understatement. Maybe I’ve just never seen … Continue reading →

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Grohmann Museum Reflection on a Drizzly Afternoon

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Taken this afternoon around 4:00 PM while walking back to my office from class. I’ve shot several pictures of the museum via this puddle over the years. See a couple of them HERE if you’re interested. I like raindrops falling … Continue reading →

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Mondrian Windowscape

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Remember I told you I’ve been taking LOTS of photos lately? Here’s one taken from the window of a classroom I teach in. Maybe I should have titled this blog post “A View of Viets Tower from Diercks Hall,” lol. … Continue reading →

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MILWAUKEE

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Every morning I drive past the Milwaukee County Courthouse. A beautiful structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places, its rightful prominence in the cityscape has been shadowed for decades by poor planning (my opinion), by decisions made for … Continue reading →

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Additional PAC Garb

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

This probably did not need to be a separate post, but as these colors aren’t GREEN, they would have messed up my green-themed post from two days ago😂 I mentioned in that post that the Marcus Performing Arts Center changes … Continue reading →

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The City Dreams in Green

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I took this photo Tuesday evening, around 8 PM. The streets were quiet and the buildings were washed in the same green light—two neighbors, one devoted to finance, the other to performance. On the left (taller of the two) is … Continue reading →

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A Mondrianesque Elevator Shaft

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I am SUPER BUSY at work right now, working crazy long hours and racing from one project deadline to the next. That’s what’s so funny about the current state of my phone’s camera roll: It is brimming with new photos … Continue reading →

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Moonrise over Yankee Hill

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Taken while walking to a 5 PM meeting tonight, looking east on State Street just outside the Grohmann Museum.

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Moonrise over Church of the Gesu

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Took this photo in the early evening on Monday of this week. Church of the Gesu (is on the campus of Marquette University, on Wisconsin Avenue at 12 Street, in downtown Milwaukee. (By the way, Gesu is pronounced JAY ZOO, … Continue reading →

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Well. I’ve never cried in a museum before, but the Edmund Fitzgerald exhibition at the Grohmann Museum had me in tears yesterday afternoon. I was making my way through the special exhibit’s gallery, looking at photographs and paintings of the … Continue reading →

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