In the Mind of a Collector
In the Mind of a Collector
January 14, 2020 – July 18, 2020
In the Mind of a Collector explored the inner workings of an art collector’s mind through a selection of 82 works from George R. Kravis II Collection, which was gifted to the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art in 2018. A series of thematic sections mirror the progression of Kravis’s collecting interests: It Started Here; Radio Days; Pop Goes the Art; The Art of Architecture; and A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That. Beginning with the purchase of a 45-rpm record player at the age of twelve, Kravis’s passion grew from initial acquisitions of fine art for his home to a strategic pursuit that became a nationally recognized collection.
Selections range from the colorful, energized brushstrokes of Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann to the comic-book-inspired Pop Art of Roy Lichtenstein and from a 1950s Frank Lloyd Wright chair to Streamline Style radios from the 1930s and 1940s. The Tulsa-based businessman was one of the earliest and youngest founders of an FM radio station in the United States, KRAV, and went on to become a philanthropist focusing on art education.
Related Events
- 01.22.2020 - Visiting Artist Presentation: Ania Jaworska
- 01.31.2020 - Opening Reception
- 02.08.2020 - 3D Chair Design Challenge
- 02.29.2020 - Final Friday: Cherished Possessions
- 03.14.2020 - Second Saturday: Cherished Possessions
- 04.11.2020 - Second Saturday: Radio Days
- 05.09.2020 - Second Saturday: Pop Art Day
- Press & Publications
OSU | OSU Museum of Art to celebrate George R. Kravis II Collection
Stillwater Living | In the Mind of a Collector
Stillwater NewsPress | A collector's dream: Artwork gifted to OSU Museum of Art on display to help enhance art education
Tulsa World | OSU exhibit celebrates the artistic eye of Tulsa native George Kravis
- Resources
BROCHURE | In the Mind of a Collector
FLYER | In the Mind of a Collector
- Credits
This exhibition was supported by the OSU Museum of Art Advocates.