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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

Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ, Johann Theodor de Bry — Johann Theodor de Bry

Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ, early 1600s

Waldflechte (Forest Lichens), Karl Kröner — Karl Kröner

Waldflechte (Forest Lichens), 1906

design for a bracket panel for a Japanese pavillion, Thomas Jeckyll — Thomas Jeckyll

design for a bracket panel for a Japanese pavillion, 1876

Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn, Karl Blossfeldt — Karl Blossfeldt

Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn, circa 1926–1930

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

Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite), 1896

The Battle of the Sea Gods, Andrea Mantegna — Andrea Mantegna

The Battle of the Sea Gods, circa 1490

Hercules Victorious Over the Hydra, Giorgio Ghisi; Giovanni Battista Bertani — Giorgio Ghisi; Giovanni Battista Bertani

Hercules Victorious Over the Hydra, 1558 or before

Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork, Hieronymus Cock; Jan and/or Lucas van Doetecum; Cornelis Floris II — Hieronymus Cock; Jan and/or Lucas van Doetecum; Cornelis Floris II

Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork, 1557

nude study of Rectitude, Kenyon Cox — Kenyon Cox

nude study of Rectitude, circa 1908

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

Les Mourants sur le Bord des Routes (The Deaths on the Edge of the Road), 1600s

untitled, Jean Bérain — Jean Bérain

untitled, 1600s

untitled, Jean Bérain — Jean Bérain

untitled, 1600s

sketch for a wall fountain, Gabriel Huquier le Pere — Gabriel Huquier le Pere

sketch for a wall fountain, circa 1740

Putti and Clock, Jacob de Wit — Jacob de Wit

Putti and Clock, circa 1735–1739

Plinth and Portal, William Leighton Leitch — William Leighton Leitch

Plinth and Portal, 1843

Details of the Cradle & Bedchamber of the King of Rome, John Nash — John Nash

Details of the Cradle & Bedchamber of the King of Rome, 1826

Church of Saint Katharine, Savernade Forest, Wiltshire, Thomas Henry Wyatt — Thomas Henry Wyatt

Church of Saint Katharine, Savernade Forest, Wiltshire, 1861

Dürer at his Mother's Deathbed, Ernst Joachim Förster — Ernst Joachim Förster

Dürer at his Mother's Deathbed, mid 1800s

The Resurrection, Heaton, Butler & Bayne, New York & London — Heaton, Butler & Bayne, New York & London

The Resurrection, late 1800s

Hope, John La Farge — John La Farge

Hope, circa 1908

Armorial Composition, John La Farge — John La Farge

Armorial Composition, circa 1897

Virgil, John La Farge — John La Farge

Virgil, circa 1893

Costume Design for Gypsy Woman Carrying Basket of Fruit, Léon Bakst — Léon Bakst

Costume Design for Gypsy Woman Carrying Basket of Fruit, circa 1920s

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

Illuminated manuscript leaf with St. James miniature and acanthus border, 1400s

coat of arms, Francesco Francia — Francesco Francia

coat of arms, late 1400s

May and June, Sebald Beham — Sebald Beham

May and June, 1500s

Cartouche with Apollo and Pan, Stefano Della Bella — Stefano Della Bella

Cartouche with Apollo and Pan, 1647

untitled, Jacques Vauquer — Jacques Vauquer

untitled, mid 1600s

vase design, Ennemond Alexandre Petitot — Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

vase design, 1700s

untitled, Iantha Howard — Iantha Howard

untitled, 1829

Spine of Echinus X, Frederick Henry Evans — Frederick Henry Evans

Spine of Echinus X, 1887

Château Pierrefonds, Gargoyle Waterpipe, Frederick Henry Evans — Frederick Henry Evans

Château Pierrefonds, Gargoyle Waterpipe, circa 1905

Trollius Ledeboura, Troll-Dotter blume, Karl Blossfeldt — Karl Blossfeldt

Trollius Ledeboura, Troll-Dotter blume, circa 1926–1930

Autauyea Srabrola, Albert Renger-Patzsch — Albert Renger-Patzsch

Autauyea Srabrola, 1921–1924

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 — Benigno Bossi; Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

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), 1764

female saint, Francesco Francia — Francesco Francia

female saint, late 1400s

Saint George, Francesco Francia — Francesco Francia

Saint George, late 1400s

Saint Catherine, Francesco Francia — Francesco Francia

Saint Catherine, late 1400s

Saint Francis, Francesco Francia — Francesco Francia

Saint Francis, late 1400s