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

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)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), A Chat by the Fireside — A Chat by the Fireside

Jean-Léon Gérôme

1881

coffee cup and stand — coffee cup and stand

circa 1920s, Republic period, (1923–present)

brush holder — brush holder

late 1800s, Ottoman Empire (1299–1923)

Ismial Al-Faradhy (active 1990s), page of the Qur'an — page of the Qur'an

Ismial Al-Faradhy

1990s

bowl — bowl

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

manuscript page — manuscript page

1700s, possibly Mugal period (1526–1707)

Yelimane Fall (born 1945), #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. — #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

2003–2004

Yelimane Fall (born 1945), #19 - The favors I have received from God do not exist in this universe. In this I have succeeded. — #19 - The favors I have received from God do not exist in this universe. In this I have succeeded.

Yelimane Fall

2003–2004

Yelimane Fall (born 1945), #20 - That God serve as my Guide toward God with no illusions, and that he accept my life. — #20 - That God serve as my Guide toward God with no illusions, and that he accept my life.

Yelimane Fall

2003–2004

Yelimane Fall (born 1945), #28 - That the revelation of incertitude made (by God) to the Intercessor (the Prophet) be my shield against persecution and harm. — #28 - That the revelation of incertitude made (by God) to the Intercessor (the Prophet) be my shield against persecution and harm.

Yelimane Fall

2003–2004

Brion Gysin (1916–1986), untitled — untitled

Brion Gysin

1958

Brion Gysin (1916–1986), untitled (calligraphic drawing) — untitled (calligraphic drawing)

Brion Gysin

1959

coffee cup and stand — 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