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Graphic Art for the Decorative Arts

Stephen Goddard, curator

Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas

The exhibition endeavors to outline a rich and varied vocabulary through works of art on paper over the past 500 years. Nearly fifty prints, drawings, photographs, and books, drawn primarily from the museum's permanent collection are included.

Works of art

Johann Theodor de Bry (1561–1623), Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ — Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ

Johann Theodor de Bry

early 1600s

Karl Kröner (1887–1972), Waldflechte (Forest Lichens) — Waldflechte (Forest Lichens)

Karl Kröner

1906

Thomas Jeckyll (1827–1881), design for a bracket panel for a Japanese pavillion — design for a bracket panel for a Japanese pavillion

Thomas Jeckyll

1876

Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932), Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn — Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn

Karl Blossfeldt

circa 1926–1930

Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite) — Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite)

Henry van de Velde

1896

Andrea Mantegna (circa 1431–1506), The Battle of the Sea Gods — The Battle of the Sea Gods

Andrea Mantegna

circa 1490

Giorgio Ghisi (1520–1582); Giovanni Battista Bertani (1516–1576), Hercules Victorious Over the Hydra — Hercules Victorious Over the Hydra

Giorgio Ghisi, Giovanni Battista Bertani

1558 or before

Hieronymus Cock (circa 1510–1570); Jan and/or Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554–1580); Cornelis Floris II (1513 or 1514–1575), Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork — Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork

Hieronymus Cock, Jan and/or Lucas van Doetecum, Cornelis Floris II

1557

Kenyon Cox (1856–1919), nude study of Rectitude — nude study of Rectitude

Kenyon Cox

circa 1908

Jacques Callot (1592–1635); Sébastien Le Clerc the elder (1637–1714), Les Mourants sur le Bord des Routes (The Deaths on the Edge of the Road) — Les Mourants sur le Bord des Routes (The Deaths on the Edge of the Road)

Jacques Callot, Sébastien Le Clerc the elder

1600s

Jean Bérain (1640–1711), untitled — untitled

Jean Bérain

1600s

Jean Bérain (1640–1711), untitled — untitled

Jean Bérain

1600s

Gabriel Huquier le Pere (1695–1772), sketch for a wall fountain — sketch for a wall fountain

Gabriel Huquier le Pere

circa 1740

Jacob de Wit (1695–1754), Putti and Clock — Putti and Clock

Jacob de Wit

circa 1735–1739

William Leighton Leitch (1804–1883), Plinth and Portal — Plinth and Portal

William Leighton Leitch

1843

John Nash (1752–1835), Details of the Cradle & Bedchamber of the King of Rome — Details of the Cradle & Bedchamber of the King of Rome

John Nash

1826

Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807–1880), Church of Saint Katharine, Savernade Forest, Wiltshire — Church of Saint Katharine, Savernade Forest, Wiltshire

Thomas Henry Wyatt

1861

Ernst Joachim Förster (1800–1885), Dürer at his Mother's Deathbed — Dürer at his Mother's Deathbed

Ernst Joachim Förster

mid 1800s

Heaton, Butler & Bayne, New York & London (active late 1800s), The Resurrection — The Resurrection

Heaton, Butler & Bayne, New York & London

late 1800s

John La Farge (1835–1910), Hope — Hope

John La Farge

circa 1908

John La Farge (1835–1910), Armorial Composition — Armorial Composition

John La Farge

circa 1897

John La Farge (1835–1910), Virgil — Virgil

John La Farge

circa 1893

Léon Bakst (1866–1924), Costume Design for Gypsy Woman Carrying Basket of Fruit — Costume Design for Gypsy Woman Carrying Basket of Fruit

Léon Bakst

circa 1920s

Illuminated manuscript leaf with St. James miniature and acanthus border — Illuminated manuscript leaf with St. James miniature and acanthus border

1400s

Francesco Francia (circa 1450–1517), coat of arms — coat of arms

Francesco Francia

late 1400s

Sebald Beham (1500–1550), May and June — May and June

Sebald Beham

1500s

Stefano Della Bella (1610–1664), Cartouche with Apollo and Pan — Cartouche with Apollo and Pan

Stefano Della Bella

1647

Jacques Vauquer (1621–1686), untitled — untitled

Jacques Vauquer

mid 1600s

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (1727–1801), vase design — vase design

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

1700s

Iantha Howard, untitled — untitled

Iantha Howard

1829

Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943), Spine of Echinus X — Spine of Echinus X

Frederick Henry Evans

1887

Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943), Château Pierrefonds, Gargoyle Waterpipe — Château Pierrefonds, Gargoyle Waterpipe

Frederick Henry Evans

circa 1905

Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932), Trollius Ledeboura, Troll-Dotter blume — Trollius Ledeboura, Troll-Dotter blume

Karl Blossfeldt

circa 1926–1930

Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897–1966), Autauyea Srabrola — Autauyea Srabrola

Albert Renger-Patzsch

1921–1924

Benigno Bossi (1727–1792); Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (1727–1801), Suite des Vases tirée du cabinet de Monsieur du Tillot Marquis de Felino (Suite of Vases from the collection of the Monsieur du Tillot, Marquis of Felino) — Suite des Vases tirée du cabinet de Monsieur du Tillot Marquis de Felino (Suite of Vases from the collection of the Monsieur du Tillot, Marquis of Felino)

Benigno Bossi, Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

1764

Francesco Francia (circa 1450–1517), female saint — female saint

Francesco Francia

late 1400s

Francesco Francia (circa 1450–1517), Saint George — Saint George

Francesco Francia

late 1400s

Francesco Francia (circa 1450–1517), Saint Catherine — Saint Catherine

Francesco Francia

late 1400s

Francesco Francia (circa 1450–1517), Saint Francis — Saint Francis

Francesco Francia

late 1400s