About the artwork
Raymond Grimm
1. Untitled, 2005.
Carved wood, milk paint and patinated copper. Dimensions(h x w x d): 15" x 13-3/4" x 1"
2. Alvord, 2001.
Gilghama-fired clay and copper in brass frame. Dimensions(h x w x d): 10-3/4" x 6-1/2" x 2"
3. Why, 2015.
Glass and milk paint on carved wood. Dimensions(h x w x d): 9" x 7" x 3-1/2"
4.
Umpqua, 1968.
Willamina clay with colored slips, fire scaled brass background and brass frame. Dimensions(h x w x d): 28-1/2" x 19-1/2" x 1"
5.
Fragment of the Columbia Gorge, 2005.
Raku-fired ceramic and glass mosaic with patinated copper in iron frame. Dimensions(h x w x d): 18-1/2" x 13" x 2"
6. Small Goblet #1, 1973. Handblown glass. Dimensions(h x w x d): 4" x 2" x 5-1/2"
7. Small Goblet #2, 1973. Handblown glass. Dimensions(h x w x d): 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 5-1/2"
8. Footed Dish, 1955.
Ceramic with reduction copper red and Chun glaze. Dimensions(h x w x d): 2-3/4" x 6" x 19"
9. Teapot with Grapevine Handle, 2001.
Clay and grapevine. Dimensions(h x w x d): 4-1/2"
10. Raku Bowl, 1975.
Ceramic with blue glaze. Dimensions(h x w x d): 3" x 3" x 10-1/4"
11. Patterned Vase, 1961.
Willamena clay, stoneware, glazed rim. Dimensions(h x w x d): 6-1/2" x 6" x 19"
12. Jar with Metal Handle, 1968. Clay and metal. Dimensions(h x w x d): 7-1/2"
13.
Journey to the Unknown, 1997.
Gilghama-fired, terra-sigillata floor vase. Dimensions(h x w x d): 24-1/2" x 13" x 45"
14. Jar with Lid, ca. 1956.
Glazed and fired clay. Dimensions(h x w x d): 10-1/2"
Located in Fariborz Maseeh Hall, 2nd floor south hallway.
About the artist
Often called the "founding father of ceramics in Oregon,” Raymond Grimm (1924 - 2012) was an artist and arts educator in Portland, Oregon. The Raymond Grimm Collection Permanent Exhibition Case highlights some of the works by one of the state’s most important ceramists. Ray was a leader in the vanguard of artists who transformed Portland into a center of ceramics and glass arts. Ray was cited in the authoritative History of Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest by Lamar Harrington, who concluded, “Grimm has been the strongest most sustained influence on formally trained students of the Portland area."
Upon completion of graduate work at Southern Illinois University, Ray taught at Portland State for 35 years, during which he was an integral member of the burgeoning art department and Portland’s arts community. He also built the first hot glass studio in Oregon, impacting greatly the glass and ceramics communities in the state. Ray had a love of finding new solutions and creative challenges rather than repeating the same techniques, integrating materials such as glass mosaic, copper, brass and carved wood into ceramic creations that are both functional and abstract.
Ray's work is in the collections of many Oregon institutions and organizations including Hallie Ford Museum of Art, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), Clackamas Community College, Salem Civic Center, Sunriver Lodge, Salishan Lodge, Skamania Lodge, Michael Parsons Fine Art, City of Portland, multiple churches in Portland, and numerous private collections.
Case funded in part by a grant from the Ford Family Foundation. Works gifted to Portland State University through the generous donations of the Grimm family, Alyce Flitcraft, Richard B. Solomon, and the estate of Dr. Charles W. and Julia H. Bursch.
Banner image: Photo by Sarah Kenney.