Dorothy Dehner
Demeter’s Harrow, 1994
Corten steel, edition 2/3
32 x 45 x 25 inches
Racine Art Museum, the Karen Johnson Boyd Collection
Photography: Rachel Comande
Spotlight on Sculpture: Dorothy Dehner and Margaret Ponce Israel
September 6 – November 16, 2024 and April 25, 2025 — October 18, 2025
The Colonel L.C. Christensen Sculpture Courtyard at Racine Art Museum
RAM inaugurates an ongoing series of collection exhibitions in its sculpture courtyard, made possible by recent major gifts from longtime benefactor Karen Johnson Boyd and her daughter, Karen Henrietta “Henni” Keland. Both women were born and raised in Racine and became nationally known for supporting artists by acquiring their work.
This exhibition focuses on one of RAM’s strengths—women artists—by featuring steel and bronze sculpture created by two important New York-based figures who are being rediscovered today. Dorothy Dehner’s abstract pieces employ spare shapes to suggest possible imagery. Margaret Ponce Israel’s paintings and sculptures reflect influences from many aspects of art history, including Etruscan art, Impressionism, twentieth-century modernism, and folk art. Both women are represented at RAM by multiple examples presented by these two donors.
Artists in the Exhibition
Dorothy Dehner and Margaret Ponce Israel
Spotlight on Sculpture: Dorothy Dehner and Margaret Ponce Israel
September 6 – November 16, 2024 and April 25, 2025 — October 18, 2025
The Colonel L.C. Christensen Sculpture Courtyard at Racine Art Museum
Dorothy Dehner
Demeter’s Harrow, 1994
Corten steel, edition 2/3
32 x 45 x 25 inches
Racine Art Museum, the Karen Johnson Boyd Collection
Photography: Rachel Comande
RAM inaugurates an ongoing series of collection exhibitions in its sculpture courtyard, made possible by recent major gifts from longtime benefactor Karen Johnson Boyd and her daughter, Karen Henrietta “Henni” Keland. Both women were born and raised in Racine and became nationally known for supporting artists by acquiring their work.
This exhibition focuses on one of RAM’s strengths—women artists—by featuring steel and bronze sculpture created by two important New York-based figures who are being rediscovered today. Dorothy Dehner’s abstract pieces employ spare shapes to suggest possible imagery. Margaret Ponce Israel’s paintings and sculptures reflect influences from many aspects of art history, including Etruscan art, Impressionism, twentieth-century modernism, and folk art. Both women are represented at RAM by multiple examples presented by these two donors.
Artists in the Exhibition
Dorothy Dehner and Margaret Ponce Israel
Installation View
Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:
Platinum Partners
Anonymous
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
Ron and Judith Isaacs
The Estate of Marilyn Rothschild
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Partners
David Charak
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation
Diane Zebell
Gold Partners
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls Community Fund
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Silver Partners
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bader Philanthropies
Baird
A.C. Buhler Family
Dave’s Wine Garage
Paula and E.L. Donovitz Memorial Endowment Fund
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Tom Harty
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Robert E. Kohler Jr. Fund
Luanne Frey and Mark Lukow
Sheri and Frank Sullivan
Wisconsin Arts Board
Bronze Partners
Sandy and Gus Antonneau
Carol Baylon
Susan Boland
Rose and Peter Christensen
Educators Credit Union
Carol Griseto
Julia Ann Oas and Don Gloo
Hitter’s Baseball
Debbie and Chuck Hoffman
Susan and Dan Horton
Gary Van Wert and Ronald Jacquart
Paula Kalke
Bill and Debbie Keland
Nancy Kurten
Susan Manalli
Norbell Foundation
O&H Danish Bakery
Rita Petretti
Rasmussen Diamonds
SC Johnson
Harold and Lois Solberg
Twin Disc
Marc J. Wollman
Amy and Robb Woulfe
Media Sponsor
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