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USA
Midwest
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
608 New York Avenue
Sheboygan, WI
920-458-6144
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Sheboygan, WI
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Museum/Collection, Museum
Site Status: open to public
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The coolest bathrooms I've ever seen in my life are in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at the Jan Michael Kohler Art Center. And if the bathrooms are that cool, you can just imagine the rest of the place! These folks know how to live!
Of course, it helps to be a part of the Kohler Fixtures empire, a company with a long tradition of support for the arts, that also knows a thing or two about bathroom fixtures. They built the bathrooms as part of their long standing artist in residence program. And then there's the Kohler Foundation. They've made a mission out of saving folk art sites, mostly in Wisconsin in the past, but recently spreading out and beginning conservation work around the country. Many of the sites in this very book are Kohler sponsored sites, and they definitely do it right.
But it takes more than just a connection. You have to have a vision at the same time, and the Kohler Art Center seems to have plenty of it. From the original Rhinestone Cowboy's house, to the chicken bone towers of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, to the largest collection of Nik Chand's work ever assembled outside of India, the Kohler folks are true believers, and they've got a collection that's second to none.
We salute them.
Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations
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Bibliography:
On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Takin' it to the Lakes," KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 1997-2001.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" by Randy Mason, Michael Murphy and Don Mayberger, 2002.
"Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996.
"Raw Creation: Outsider Art and Beyond" by John Maizels, 1996.
"Raw Vision Outsider Art Sourcebook" Raw Vision, Ltd., 2002
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009.
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Driving Directions:
Exit I-43 (Exit 126) onto Highway 23 East, which becomes Kohler Memorial Drive and then Erie Avenue. Continue east to Sixth Street, turn right, and follow Sixth Street four blocks south to New York Avenue. Turn right on New York Avenue. The entrance to JMKAC is located on New York Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets. The parking lot is across the street on the south side of New York Avenue.
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Road rules:
Please remember to always be respectful of private property, use common courtesy and treat people with kindness. If the location is private, never enter without the owner’s permission.
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