All photos © Tina Barney/Janet Borden Inc. Above: “The Brothers in the Kitchen, 2004” from “The Europeans.”

“The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney” opens today at The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This exhibition provides an intimate look at wealthy Europeans at home through the eyes of American photographer Tina Barney (b. 1945). Known for her large, lush and colorful photographs, Barney began capturing images of friends and family in 1975 and quickly gained art-world attention for her often candid, tableau-like images. To produce the works in this exhibition, Barney embarked on her own modern version of the Grand Tour of Europe between 1996 and 2004. She traveled to Austria, Italy, England, Spain, France and Germany, photographing people of means who earlier would have commissioned painted portraits of themselves. The exhibition presents 20 works from the series including a 2010 Haggerty acquisition, “The Daughters.” The Haggerty exhibition of “The Europeans“ is the first time a large selection from the series has been seen in an American museum. – Courtesy The Haggerty Museum of Art

Learn more about Tina Barney’s beginnings from her conversation with Gillian Laub for PDN‘s Heroes & Mentors issue.

“The Tapestry, 1996” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“The Brocade Walls, 2003” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“The Daughters, 2002” from “The Europeans.” Collection of the Haggerty Museum of Art.

“Young Man with Dog, 2003” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“The Foyer, 1996” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“The Matador, 2003” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“Father and Sons, 1996” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“The Two Friends, 2002” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

“The Orange Room, 1996” from “The Europeans.” Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.