Donald Baumgartner Remembered, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Harrison Ford's Wisconsin Roots

Donald Baumgartner Remembered, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Harrison Ford's Wisconsin Roots

Milwaukee remembers legendary philanthropist Donald Baumgartner and his extraordinary impact on the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Film, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Ballet and Wisconsin’s arts community. Sandy Maxx is joined by Milwaukee Art Museum Board Chair Andy Nunemaker, Florentine Opera CEO Maggey Oplinger, and Milwaukee Film Managing Director Kristen Heller to celebrate Baumgartner’s legacy. Marquette University English Professor Dr. Lea…

Donald Baumgartner, a businessman and philanthropist who reshaped Milwaukee, dies at 95

Donald Baumgartner was a driving force behind the construction of the Milwaukee Art Museum's Calatrava addition and a longtime patron of the arts.

Paper Machinery Corp. founder and philanthropist Donald Baumgartner dies at 95

Donald Baumgartner, the co-founder and longtime leader of Milwaukee-based Paper Machinery Corp. and a prominent philanthropist whose influence extended across the city’s business and arts communities, died Saturday, July 11. He was 95. Paper Machinery Corp. announced Baumgartner’s death Monday. Baumgartner graduated from Shorewood High School in 1949 before attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He […]