Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California
823 Exposition Boulevard
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292
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Museums page for Richard Mayhew ((1924 - 2024)), known for Modernist landscape-imagery. Showing 10 museum collections and exhibitions.
Richard Mayhew MUSEUMS
1924 Amityville, New York - 2024 Soquel, California. Known for: Modernist landscape-imagery.
"Many of my so-called landscapes are very abstract because they are very free-form; I am involved with the spiritual feeling of space. Just to work with figures would be very limiting because that... Read full biography
"Many of my so-called landscapes are very abstract because they are very free-form; I am involved with the spiritual feeling of space. Just to work with figures would be very limiting because that would identify a particular place or situation. The paintings look like landscapes but that is not... Read full biography
"Many of my so-called landscapes are very abstract because they are very free-form; I am involved with the spiritual feeling of space. Just to work with figures would be very limiting because that would identify a particular place or situation. The paintings look like landscapes but that is not necessarily my preoccupation in painting.". In trying to understand the source of Richard Mayhew's artistic gift, we acknowledge several Sources include: a grandmother who instilled in him a reverence... Read full biography
"Many of my so-called landscapes are very abstract because they are very free-form; I am involved with the spiritual feeling of space. Just to work with figures would be very limiting because that would identify a particular place or situation. The paintings look like landscapes but that is not necessarily my preoccupation in painting.". In trying to understand the source of Richard Mayhew's artistic gift, we acknowledge several Sources include: a grandmother who instilled in him a reverence for land and sea and the sense that he had unlimited potential; his pride in his African-American and Long Island Shinnecock Indian heritage; the fact that his ancestors were involved in the Underground Railroad; an involvement with the Spiral Group,... Read full biography
"Many of my so-called landscapes are very abstract because they are very free-form; I am involved with the spiritual feeling of space. Just to work with figures would be very limiting because that would identify a particular place or situation. The paintings look like landscapes but that is not necessarily my preoccupation in painting.". In trying to understand the source of Richard Mayhew's artistic gift, we acknowledge several Sources include: a grandmother who instilled in him a reverence for land and sea and the sense that he had unlimited potential; his pride in his African-American and Long Island Shinnecock Indian heritage; the fact that his ancestors were involved in the Underground Railroad; an involvement with the Spiral Group, organized by fellow socially conscious Black artists trying to make advances during the civil rights movement; his love of music, jazz in pa... Read full biography
Richard Mayhew - Artist Info
About Richard Mayhew: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (10)
All MuseumsGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
The University of Georgia
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-6719Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101Sara Roby Foundation Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
G St. NW & 8th St. NW
Washington, DC 20004Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA)
Altoona Facility (Brett Building)
1210 11th Ave
Altoona, PA 16601The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014