Contemporary Art from the Robert B. Mayer Collection

21 January–15 March 1976

Robert and Beatrice Mayer spent a lifetime amassing heir very sizeable collection of Contemporary Art. Upon her husband’s death, Mrs. Mayer distributed among several institutions paintings, drawings, and prints as long-term loans. The pieces chosen by the Department of Art and the Smart Museum staff from the Mayer collection included works by Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Frank Stella, and Elsworth Kelly.

The show was made possible by a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Henry T. Ricketts and through University funds, and the brochure was composed by graduate students in the Department of Art. 

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