Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
Stephen Goddard, curator
March 27, 2018–July 15, 2018
Galleries 315, 316, 317, and 408 Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World will explore humankind’s deep connections and fascination with the plant kingdom through works from the Spencer’s collection, a number of significant loans, and commissions by living artists. The exhibition will be organized through several themes: artists' studies of plant forms; historic and contemporary plant lore; art dealing with ecological sustainability and biomechanical plant hybrids; plants in a post-human world; and works dealing with current scientific research on how plants sense the world and communicate.

An accompanying publication will document the project and include brief texts by artists and curators as well as biologists, ecologists, and philosophers. A range of educational programs will engage university students, youth and families, scholars, and citizen scientists with the exhibition's central themes and artists.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Une jeune personne calquant une Fleur (A Young Woman Tracing a Flower), Antoine-Jean Weber (1797–1875); Louise Adéone Drölling (1797–1834)
Antoine-Jean Weber (1797–1875); Louise Adéone Drölling (1797–1834)
untitled (Maskeron), Sebald Beham (1500–1550)
Sebald Beham (1500–1550)
Sammy Baird, Orval Hixon (1884–1982)
Orval Hixon (1884–1982)
Sammy Baird, 1925
design for a bracket panel for a Japanese pavillion, Thomas Jeckyll (1827–1881)
Thomas Jeckyll (1827–1881)
untitled (view of the form of the flower mentioned on the thirteenth page), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
Eryngium Bourgatii Mannetreau, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Eryngium Bourgatii Mannetreau, circa 1926–1928
Double Bough, William Morris (1834–1896)
William Morris (1834–1896)
Double Bough, 1890
Robinia pseudo-acacia (America), Anna Atkins (1799–1871)
Anna Atkins (1799–1871)
Robinia pseudo-acacia (America), circa 1851–1854
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untitled (under side of a leaf), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
untitled (young plants, frontispiece), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
Regiones Botánicas de la Tierra: Antillas No. 1, Susan Davidoff (born 1953); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present)
Susan Davidoff (born 1953); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present)
Regiones Botánicas de la Tierra: Antillas No. 2, Susan Davidoff (born 1953); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present)
Susan Davidoff (born 1953); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present)
"Aoxomoxoa," The Grateful Dead, The Sons of Champlin, Initital Shock, January 24-25-26, Avalon Ballroom, Richard Alden Griffin (1944–1991)
Richard Alden Griffin (1944–1991)
untitled, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
untitled, circa 1926–1930
Trollius Ledeboura, Troll-Dotter blume, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn, circa 1926–1930
untitled, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
untitled, circa 1926–1930
untitled, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
untitled, circa 1926–1930
Papaver Mohn, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Papaver Mohn, 1932
untitled, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
untitled, circa 1926–1930
untitled, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
untitled, circa 1926–1930
Körbchenblütler, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)
Körbchenblütler, circa 1926–1930
Tree #12, George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
Tree #12, circa 1964–1965
Tree #19, George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
Tree #19, circa 1964–1965
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untitled, 1600s
untitled
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untitled, 1600s
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untitled, 1600s
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untitled, 1600s
untitled (plate 9)
untitled (plate 10)
untitled (plate 11)
untitled (plate 12)
untitled (opening flower), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
untitled (intermediate stages of bloom), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
untitled (complete bloom), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
Structure of Thought 15, Doug Starn (born 1961); Mike Starn (born 1961)
Doug Starn (born 1961); Mike Starn (born 1961)
Root Chart #1, Renée Stout (born 1958)
Renée Stout (born 1958)
Flaws are Opportunities, Mark Kostabi (born 1960)
Mark Kostabi (born 1960)
Die Kuh im Sumpf (The Cow in the Swamp), Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the elder (1759–1835)
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the elder (1759–1835)
Le bon Samaritain (The good Samaritan), Rodolphe Bresdin (1822–1885)
Rodolphe Bresdin (1822–1885)
Descendant, Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Descendant, 2007–2008
Ascendant, Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Ascendant, 2007–2008
Trade, Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Trade, 2007–2008
Collection, Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Collection, 2007–2008
Back, Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Back, 2007–2008
Gone, Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Isabella Kirkland (born 1954); Trillium Graphics (founded 1979); Feature Inc.
Gone, 2007–2008
Field Museum, Helianthus, 1905, Terry Evans (born 1944)
Terry Evans (born 1944)
apple tree salesman's sample book, Rochester Lithographing and Printing Co. (active 1870–1900s)
Rochester Lithographing and Printing Co. (active 1870–1900s)
Edunia Seed Pack #1, Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Edunia Seed Pack #4, Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Console of scrolling foliate forms with flowers and two birds, and a hunter shooting rabbits, Esaias van Hulsen (circa 1585–1624)
Esaias van Hulsen (circa 1585–1624)
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Plantimal I, Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Plantimal I, 2009
Plantimal II, Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Plantimal II, 2009
Plantimal IV, Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Eduardo Kac (born 1962)
Plantimal IV, 2009
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Michiel Snyders (1586–1672)
Cauli-Cosmos, Ryan Oakes (born 1982); Trevor Oakes (born 1982)
Ryan Oakes (born 1982); Trevor Oakes (born 1982)
Cauli-Cosmos, 2014
Pine Cone Rhythm, Ryan Oakes (born 1982); Trevor Oakes (born 1982)
Ryan Oakes (born 1982); Trevor Oakes (born 1982)
King of Weeds, Richard Selesnick (born 1964); Nicholas Kahn (born 1964)
Richard Selesnick (born 1964); Nicholas Kahn (born 1964)
Title page (III. Terra. Hexaedron), Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate B6, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate B6, 1568
Plate C1, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate C1, 1568
Plate C2, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate C2, 1568
Plate C3, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)
Plate C3, 1568
Fuschia [Fuchsia], Dain L. Tasker (1872–1964)
Dain L. Tasker (1872–1964)
Mall, Lori Nix (born 1969)
Lori Nix (born 1969)
Mall, 2010
Observatory, Lori Nix (born 1969)
Lori Nix (born 1969)
Observatory, 2015
Number 47. Milkweed, Iris, Trumpet Vine Seedpods, A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
Number 11. Leaf Skeleton, A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
Number 28. Stem and Seeds, A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
Number 28. Stem and Seeds, 2004–2008–2011
Number 20. Hosta Leaves, A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
A. Mary Kay (born 1954)
Future Library (certificate), Katie Paterson (born 1981)
Katie Paterson (born 1981)
L'Entomologiste (The Entomologist or The Insect Collector), Jean-Émile Laboureur (1877–1943)
Jean-Émile Laboureur (1877–1943)
JANUARY: Reading Seed Catalogs, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Mechanical Orchid Triptych, Cypripedium Acaule aka Lady Slipper, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Mechanical Orchid Triptych, Vanda Coerulea aka Blue Vanda, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Mechanical Orchid Triptych, Psychopsis Papilio aka Butterfly Orchid, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
portfolio box, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
portfolio box, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Marine Algae, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Marine Algae, 2007–2011
Healing Plants for Hurt Landscapes, Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Moss (Muscinae), Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919)
Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919)
Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae), Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919)
Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919)
Orchids (Orchidae), Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919)
Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919)
Mechanical Orchid Parts Catalogue, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Fibonacci Flip II, Peter Randall-Page (born 1954)
Peter Randall-Page (born 1954)
untitled, José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
untitled, 2014–2015
untitled, José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
untitled, 2014–2015
untitled, José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
untitled, 2014–2015
untitled, José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
untitled, 2014–2015
untitled, José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
untitled, 2014–2015
untitled, José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
José Antonio Suárez Londoño (born 1955); Felix Harlan (born 1951); Carol Weaver (born 1955); Harlan & Weaver (founded 1984)
untitled, 2014–2015
small basket with lid, unrecorded Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) or Mi'kmaq (Micmac) artist
unrecorded Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) or Mi'kmaq (Micmac) artist
small basket with lid, late 1800s–early 1900s
The Lovers, Israhel van Meckenem the younger (1440 or 1445–1503); Master of the Housebook (circa 1470–1500)
Israhel van Meckenem the younger (1440 or 1445–1503); Master of the Housebook (circa 1470–1500)
The Lovers, late 1400s
The Seed Smuggler's Luggage, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Vault Interior, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Spitsbergen Island, Norway, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Kernza® (intermediate wheatgrass), Thinopyrum intermedium, Jim Richardson (born 1947)
Jim Richardson (born 1947)
Compass Plant, Silphium laciniatum, Jim Richardson (born 1947)
Jim Richardson (born 1947)
Archetype - 1, Rohini Devasher (born 1978)
Rohini Devasher (born 1978)
Chimera - 2, Rohini Devasher (born 1978)
Rohini Devasher (born 1978)
Chimera - 2, 2008
Taraxacum officinale i.a. - Gaza, Palestina, Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
After Nature (coding and re-coding nature), Mathias Kessler (born 1968)
Mathias Kessler (born 1968)
The Satanic Formula (after Senanayake), Heather Ackroyd (born 1959); Dan Harvey (born 1959)
Heather Ackroyd (born 1959); Dan Harvey (born 1959)
Flora of Kansas, Anton Olson, white daisy, 1886, Terry Evans (born 1944)
Terry Evans (born 1944)
Flora of Kansas, Anton Olson, blue wild indigo, 1886, Terry Evans (born 1944)
Terry Evans (born 1944)
Flora of Kansas, Anton Olson, oenethera, 1886, Terry Evans (born 1944)
Terry Evans (born 1944)
Flora of Kansas, Anton Olson, grass, 1886, Terry Evans (born 1944)
Terry Evans (born 1944)
Flora of Kansas, Anton Olson, green milkweed, 1886, Terry Evans (born 1944)
Terry Evans (born 1944)
Plate XXVI Cacao, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)
Volume 1, Plate I, Skeletons of Various Fruits, Albertus Seba (1665–1736)
Albertus Seba (1665–1736)
Plate 34, Sumach Branch Cut Transversly, Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712)
Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712)
title page, John Gerard (1545–1612)
John Gerard (1545–1612)
title page, 1636
Althaea officinalis – i.a. Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Ruta graveolens i.a. - Barrington crater, Arizona, USA, Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Cannabis sativa i.a. - Coastal Japan, Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
Laurence Aëgerter (born 1972)
FEBRUARY: Planting Seeds, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
MARCH: Watering the Cold Frame, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
APRIL: Edging the Beds, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
APRIL: Edging the Beds, 2009–2016
MAY: Cultivating Lettuce, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
JUNE: Training a Passion Vine, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
JULY: Fertilizing, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
JULY: Fertilizing, 2009–2016
AUGUST: Deadheading, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
AUGUST: Deadheading, 2009–2016
SEPTEMBER: Mowing, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
SEPTEMBER: Mowing, 2009–2016
OCTOBER: Bringing in Chrysanthemums, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
NOVEMBER: Digging Dahlia Tubers, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
DECEMBER: Contemplating in the Snow, Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
Andrew Raftery (born 1962)
The Signal and the Noise, Sandy Winters (born 1949)
Sandy Winters (born 1949)
Long Night's Journey into Day, Sandy Winters (born 1949)
Sandy Winters (born 1949)
Waldflechte (Forest Lichens), Karl Kröner (1887–1972)
Karl Kröner (1887–1972)
portfolio cover, William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)
Field Guide to Dr. Fairchild's Kampong Laboratory with Notes on the Surrounding Garden and Flora, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
The Jenks Society presents A Brief Guide to THE LOST MUSEUM, Providence, R.I., Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
A Field Guide and Handbook of Thoughts, Musings, Observations, Case Studies, and Histories (Alternative, Conventional & Otherwise) on on the Elevated Structure Formerly and Now Known as the HIGH..., Mark Dion (born 1961); Printed Matter, Inc.
Mark Dion (born 1961); Printed Matter, Inc.
Field Guide – Buffalo Bayou Invasive Plant Eradication Unit, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Field Guide to Ohio University Collections, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mobile Gull Appreciation Unit / Field Guide, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Field Guide to the Wildlife of Mark Dion’s Seattle Vivarium, Olympic Sculpture Park, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion’s Urban Wildlife Observation Unit, Field Guide to the Wildlife of Madison Square Park, July 11–October 31, 2002, a Project of the Public Art Fund, Mark Dion (born 1961)
Mark Dion (born 1961)
Nordic Genetic Resource Center Seed Vials, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Barley Collection, Vavilov Institute for Plant Industry, St. Petersburg, Russia, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Seed Vault, Kuban Experimental Station of the VIR, Krasnodar Territory, Russia, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Greenhouse, Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, West Sussex, England, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Antique Seed Collection, Western Australia Threatened Seed Centre, Kensington, Western Australia, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Acai Research, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, Brazil, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Incubator USADA ARS, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
Dornith Doherty (born 1957)
American Prairie Lepidella (Amanita prairiicola Peck) Collected by Elam Bartholomew in the open Kansas prairie, September 17, 1896
Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue) Collected by Theodore L. Esslinger in Klickitat County, Washington, August 10, 1999
Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii Torr) Collected by Ralph E. Brooks in Douglas County, Kansas, June 8, 1982
Western Prairie fringed orchid (Habenaria leucophaea (Nutt.) A. Gray [now recognized as Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & M.L. Bowles]) Collected by Magrath in Jefferson County, Kansas, June 23, 1969
Whitetinge sedge (Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng. var albicans) Collected by Lewis David de Schweinitz, circa 1812–1821
Canadian anemone (Renunculaceae/Anemone pennsylvanica [Anemone canadensis L.]) Collected by Lewis Lindsay Dyche in Lawrence, Kansas, circa 1878–1915
Blacksamson echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia DC.) Collected by Ronald L. McGregor in Johnson County, Nebraska, December 5, 1960
Sweetgrass (Savastana odorata (L.) Scribn. [now recognized as Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv.]) Collected by Frederick Funston on Khantaak Island, Alaska, June 20, 1892
Andi | Standing Rock Dakota, Heather Ackroyd (born 1959); Dan Harvey (born 1959)
Heather Ackroyd (born 1959); Dan Harvey (born 1959)
Lottie | Leith Hill No Drill, Heather Ackroyd (born 1959); Dan Harvey (born 1959)
Heather Ackroyd (born 1959); Dan Harvey (born 1959)

Events

March 27, 2018
Talk
What a Plant Knows
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309
March 28, 2018
Conference
Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
10:00AM–5:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
March 30, 2018
Performance
Goldenberg Duo
12:00–1:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
April 11, 2018
Talk
PLANT-CAPITAL: Objectification and Agency in a Consumerist World
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309
April 13, 2018
Tour
SOC 519 Sociology of Global Food
9:00–10:50AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 315, 316, 317, 408
April 21, 2018
Activity
Gel Printing with Plants
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
April 21, 2018
Performance
Afternoon on a Hill
4:00–5:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
April 22, 2018
Talk
Up Close: Big Botany and a Look at Lichen
2:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317, Spencer Museum of Art, Kemper Family Foundations Balcony, 408, Spencer Museum of Art, H.W. (Bill) and Marynell D. Reece Memorial Plaza
April 29, 2018
Activity
Day of Creativity: People. Plants. Play.
12:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
May 2, 2018
Talk
Inside Big Botany
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309
May 3, 2018–January 5, 2026
Talk
Humankind: Solidarity with Non-Humans
10:00–11:00AM
The Commons, Spooner Hall, 1340 Jayhawk Blvd
May 19, 2018
Activity
Nature vs Machine Drawings
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
May 24, 2018
Talk
Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
10:00–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
May 31, 2018
Screening
Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
6:00–7:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art
June 8, 2018
Talk
Six Degrees of Separation
1:00–2:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, 318
June 14, 2018
Screening
Day of the Triffids
6:00–7:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309
June 28, 2018
Screening
Annihilation
6:00–8:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309
July 15, 2018
Screening
Little Shop of Horrors
2:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309

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