Tag 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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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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Sunset, Milwaukee

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Heading east on State Street, stopped at the traffic light at 12th Street. I love the way the sun reflects off the glass of the Aurora Sinai hospital skywalk and, farther east, slightly left of center, the 1000 North Water … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Textile Worker (and Milwaukee’s Water Tower Dragon)

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I’m teaching two sections of the freshman composition class at MSOE, and among the things we cover in this course are how to “read” art as a “text” and how to talk about any work of art. We spend about … Continue reading →

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Wednesday morning, September 10, in downtown Milwaukee

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Just two photos from my morning drive to work. First, I was on 10th Street just west of the Wisconsin Club, housed in the 1843 mansion built by Alexander Mitchell, founder of the Marine Bank and president of the Chicago, … Continue reading →

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