The Racine Art Museum is located in Racine, WI. It has the largest contemporary craft collection in the United States. RAM’s collection of ceramics is the most comprehensive segment of its permanent collection, covering a wide range of artists and styles and maintaining a particular focus on mid- to late- 20th century American clay.
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Thirty pieces of Mara Superior’s were acquired by the Racine Art Museum in 2018 as part of a major gift by the Kohler Foundation.
Superior’s works were displayed in the exhibition Collection Focus: Mara Superior at RAMÂ from August 18, 2021 to January 15, 2022.
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Mara Superior, “Heaven & Earth I”, 1987, 21 x 16 x 8″, porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, faux marble paint, wood, bone, ink, brass pins.
Mara Superior, “Amphora”, 1990, 12.5 x 22 x 4″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze.
Mara Superior, “A Dream in the Night: Exotica”, 1989, 21.5 x 8.25 x 5.5″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze.
Mara Superior, “Americana: A Collection of Blue Salt-glazed Stoneware”, 2016, 14.5 x 17.5 x 1.5″, platter: high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, gold leaf; miniature delft chargers: salt-glaze, stoneware.
Mara Superior, “My Forest”, 1993, 15.5 x 12 x 1.5″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze.
