Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
Pitcher with Oval Handle, 1998
Sterling silver
5 7/16 x 5 x 4 1/2 inches
Racine Art Museum, Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd
Photography: Jon Bolton

Honoring Karen Johnson Boyd: A Multi-Dimensional Approach

June 24, 2018 – February 3, 2019

This exhibition features two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in a variety of media. Collector Karen Johnson Boyd supported artists working in craft media as well as those in photography, drawing, collage, painting, and printmaking. She collected contemporary printmakers in-depth, like noted Wisconsinites Warrington Colescott and Frances Myers, in addition to famed Madison-based painter and draftsman, John Wilde. Her strong interest in photography, as both a photographer and collector, led her to acquire works by celebrated artists such as Diane Arbus, Roy DeCarava, and Aaron Siskind.

In some ways, Mrs. Boyd was revolutionary. Her trademark style—in terms of the work she collected and how she displayed it—was to blend all media together. For example, glass would be shown next to works on paper, baskets, ceramics, metals, and furniture. RAM’s approach to acquiring and displaying work is similar—two-and three-dimensional objects in a variety of media are shown together to demonstrate their commonalities.

More About the Exhibition

Exhibition Notes (PDF)

Press Room

Artists in the Exhibition

Rudy Autio, Sid Avery, Richard Bosman, Dale Chihuly, Chunghi Choo, Larry Clark, Francesco Clemnete, Deb Cocks, Ralston Crawford, Richard Diebekorn, Robert Frank, Lucian Freud, Lee Friedlander, Gregory M. Grenon, Jan Groover, Paul Horiuchi, Eikoh Hosoe, Michael Kenna, Mariko Kusumoto, John Lewis Conrad, Marvin Lipofsky, Tim Lowly, Sylvia Pliamck Mangold, Dante Marioni, Bruce Metcalf, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Hiromitsu Morimoto, Patrick Nagatani, Odd Nerdum, Albert Paley, Sylvia Plachy, Eliott Porter, Robert Rauschenberg, Eva Rubinstein, Italo Scanga, June Schwarcz, Michael Sherrill, Aaron Siskind, W. Eugene Smith, Ettore Sottsass, Therman Statom, Pat Steir. Geoff Thornley, Gianni Toso, Andree Tracey, Jerry N. Uelsmann, William Underhill, Tom Uttech, and Esteban Vicente

Honoring Karen Johnson Boyd: A Multi-Dimensional Approach

June 24, 2018 – February 3, 2019
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
Pitcher with Oval Handle, 1998
Sterling silver
5 7/16 x 5 x 4 1/2 inches
Racine Art Museum, Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd
Photography: Jon Bolton

This exhibition features two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in a variety of media. Collector Karen Johnson Boyd supported artists working in craft media as well as those in photography, drawing, collage, painting, and printmaking. She collected contemporary printmakers in-depth, like noted Wisconsinites Warrington Colescott and Frances Myers, in addition to famed Madison-based painter and draftsman, John Wilde. Her strong interest in photography, as both a photographer and collector, led her to acquire works by celebrated artists such as Diane Arbus, Roy DeCarava, and Aaron Siskind.

In some ways, Mrs. Boyd was revolutionary. Her trademark style—in terms of the work she collected and how she displayed it—was to blend all media together. For example, glass would be shown next to works on paper, baskets, ceramics, metals, and furniture. RAM’s approach to acquiring and displaying work is similar—two-and three-dimensional objects in a variety of media are shown together to demonstrate their commonalities.

More About the Exhibition

Exhibition Notes (PDF)

Press Room

Artists in the Exhibition

Rudy Autio, Sid Avery, Richard Bosman, Dale Chihuly, Chunghi Choo, Larry Clark, Francesco Clemnete, Deb Cocks, Ralston Crawford, Richard Diebekorn, Robert Frank, Lucian Freud, Lee Friedlander, Gregory M. Grenon, Jan Groover, Paul Horiuchi, Eikoh Hosoe, Michael Kenna, Mariko Kusumoto, John Lewis Conrad, Marvin Lipofsky, Tim Lowly, Sylvia Pliamck Mangold, Dante Marioni, Bruce Metcalf, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Hiromitsu Morimoto, Patrick Nagatani, Odd Nerdum, Albert Paley, Sylvia Plachy, Eliott Porter, Robert Rauschenberg, Eva Rubinstein, Italo Scanga, June Schwarcz, Michael Sherrill, Aaron Siskind, W. Eugene Smith, Ettore Sottsass, Therman Statom, Pat Steir. Geoff Thornley, Gianni Toso, Andree Tracey, Jerry N. Uelsmann, William Underhill, Tom Uttech, and Esteban Vicente

Gallery of Work

Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:

Platinum Sponsors

Judith and David Flegel Fund
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ron and Judith Isaacs
Nicholas and Nancy Kurten
Windgate Foundation

Diamond Sponsors

Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Ruffo Family Foundation

Gold Sponsors
Anonymous
David Charak
Silver Sponsors
Art Bridges
A.C. Buhler Family
Andis Foundation
Baird
Lucy G. Feller
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Annette Hirsh Family
J. Jeffers & Co.
Dorothy MacVicar
RDK Foundation

Jan Serr and John Shannon
Bronze Sponsors

Anonymous
Susan Boland
Virginia Buhler
Butcher & Barrel/Amos Los Tacos
Educators Credit Union
Express Employment Professionals
Get Behind the Arts Studio Tour
William A. Guenther
Tom and Sharon Harty
Tony and Andrea Hauser
David and Judy Hecker
Bradley Lynch
Carlotta Miller
Larry and Barbara Newman
The Norbell Foundation
The Prairie School
Georgiana Treivush
Twin Disc, Inc.
Deb and Will Walker

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