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Teaching Gallery: Beyond Borders: the Life and Legacy of Rumi

April 12, 2011–April 24, 2011

White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Selection of Persian and Iranian artifacts and art displayed in conjunction with the event Beyond Borders: the Life and Legacy of Rumi, a partnership between the Center for Global and International Studies; the Spencer Museum of Art; The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; and The Intercultural and Interfaith Dialog Student Association.

Works of art

textile fragment — textile fragment, 1700s or 1800s, Qajar period (1794–1925)

textile fragment (right selvage) — textile fragment (right selvage), late 1800s, Qajar period (1794–1925)

textile fragment — textile fragment, early 1700s, Safavid dynasty (1501–1732)

textile fragment — textile fragment, 1400s or probably 1800s reproduction

carpet — carpet, 1880–1890, Qajar period (1794–1925)

textile fragment — textile fragment, 1600s, Safavid dynasty (1501–1732)

textile fragment (left selvage) — textile fragment (left selvage), 1800s, Qajar period (1794–1925)

cup — cup, 1800s, Qajar period (1794–1925)

pitcher — pitcher, 1200s, Seljuq period (1071–1325)

ewer — ewer, 1100s–1200s

probably İznik ware tile — probably İznik ware tile, late 1500s, Ottoman period (1299–1923)

bowl — bowl, 1200–1300s, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353)

rosewater sprinkler — rosewater sprinkler, 1500–1700, Safavid dynasty (1501–1732)

bowl — bowl, 1200s–1300s, Seljuq period (1071–1325)

A Chat by the Fireside, Jean-Léon Gérôme — Jean-Léon Gérôme

A Chat by the Fireside, 1881

coffee cup and stand — Jean-Léon Gérôme

coffee cup and stand, circa 1920s, Republic period, (1923–present)

brush holder — Jean-Léon Gérôme

brush holder, late 1800s, Ottoman Empire (1299–1923)

page of the Qur'an, Ismial Al-Faradhy — Ismial Al-Faradhy

page of the Qur'an, 1990s

bowl — Ismial Al-Faradhy

bowl, 1600s–early 1700s, Safavid dynasty (1501–1732)

manuscript page — Ismial Al-Faradhy

manuscript page, 1700s, possibly Mugal period (1526–1707)

#11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path., Yelimane Fall — Yelimane Fall

#11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path., 2003–2004

#19 - The favors I have received from God do not exist in this universe. In this I have succeeded., Yelimane Fall — Yelimane Fall

#19 - The favors I have received from God do not exist in this universe. In this I have succeeded., 2003–2004

#20 - That God serve as my Guide toward God with no illusions, and that he accept my life., Yelimane Fall — Yelimane Fall

#20 - That God serve as my Guide toward God with no illusions, and that he accept my life., 2003–2004

#28 - That the revelation of incertitude made (by God) to the Intercessor (the Prophet) be my shield against persecution and harm., Yelimane Fall — Yelimane Fall

#28 - That the revelation of incertitude made (by God) to the Intercessor (the Prophet) be my shield against persecution and harm., 2003–2004

untitled, Brion Gysin — Brion Gysin

untitled, 1958

untitled (calligraphic drawing), Brion Gysin — Brion Gysin

untitled (calligraphic drawing), 1959

coffee cup and stand — Brion Gysin

coffee cup and stand, circa 1920s, Republic Period (1923–present)

Events

April 21, 2011

Performance

Beyond Borders: the Life and Legacy of Rumi

6:00–7:30PM

Gallery 317 Central Court