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A Collection of Self-taught & Outsider Art

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About Anthony Petullo

  • History & About the Collection
  • An Art Collector’s Perspective
  • Petullo Collection in the News
  • Petullo Collection Videos

Petullo Collection Videos

I Remember | Program | #1918 – Anthony Petullo

Art collector Anthony Petullo gifted more than 300 drawings, paintings and sculptures to the Milwaukee Art Museum. He joins host Jim Peck to discuss his significant collection of self-taught and outsider art. It is an important feature of the Milwaukee Art Museum, which celebrates 125 years of art in 2013.

Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection [Part 1]

Anthony Petullo introduces himself and his eclectic collection.

Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection [Part 2]

Anthony discusses how his collection will impact the Milwaukee Art Museum, as well as museums across the globe.

Anthony Petullo Art Collection

A Collection of Self-taught & Outsider Art

The Anthony Petullo Collection of Self-Taught and Outsider Art is one of the premier collections of its kind in the country. Comprised of nearly five hundred pieces, two-thirds of which are European, the collection consists of works ranging from the early twentieth-century to the present, and includes many of the most renowned American artists in the field such as Bill Traylor, Henry Darger, and Minnie Evans. The distinguishing characteristic of the collection, however, is the strong emphasis on the work of European outsider artists including Adolf Wolfli, Alfred Wallis, Scottie Wilson, and artists from the Gugging psychiatric hospital near Vienna. Nearly every one is represented by multiple pieces, illustrating the depth of the Petullo Collection.

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