Conversation XV: Dust

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Conversation XV: Dust
Kate Meyer, curator
Gallery 405, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

In conjunction with KU’s selection of The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan as its common book for the 2013–2014 academic year, the Spencer Museum of Art has selected a series of objects that chronicle the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, its aftermath, and its memory.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Scott D. Jost (born 1962), A Book of Nine Februarys
Scott D. Jost (born 1962), A Book of Nine Februarys
Scott D. Jost (born 1962)
A Book of Nine Februarys
1994–1995
John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), sketch for the rotunda
John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), sketch for the rotunda
John Steuart Curry
sketch for the rotunda
1937
John Vachon (1914–1975), Farm for Sale, Jefferson County Kansas
John Vachon (1914–1975), Farm for Sale, Jefferson County Kansas
John Vachon
Farm for Sale, Jefferson County Kansas
1938
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Arthur Rothstein
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
1936
Herschel Logan (1901–1987), Dust Storm
Herschel Logan (1901–1987), Dust Storm
Herschel Logan
Dust Storm
1938
Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), On the Mineral King Cooperative Farm, Tulare County, CA
Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), On the Mineral King Cooperative Farm, Tulare County, CA
Dorothea Lange
On the Mineral King Cooperative Farm, Tulare County, CA
1938
Mervin M. Jules (1912–1994), Dust
Mervin M. Jules (1912–1994), Dust
Mervin M. Jules (1912–1994)
Dust
1935–1936
Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Departure of the Joads
Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Departure of the Joads
Thomas Hart Benton
Departure of the Joads
1939
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), Vernon Evans (with his family) of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana on Highway 10. Leaving grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington.
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), Vernon Evans (with his family) of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana on Highway 10. Leaving grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington.
Arthur Rothstein
Vernon Evans (with his family) of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana on Highway 10. Leaving grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington.
1936
John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), Erosion and Dust
John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), Erosion and Dust
John Steuart Curry
Erosion and Dust
circa 1937

Events

August 28, 2013
Activity
Hawk Week Art Trek followed by film screening "Bonnie and Clyde"
5:00–8:00PM
Collection Galleries and 309 Auditorium
August 28, 2013
Screening
Bonnie and Clyde
6:00–8:00PM
309 Auditorium
September 26, 2013
Talk
Dust
10:00–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art
October 2, 2013
Talk
Art and the Dust Bowl with Kate Meyer
5:30–6:30PM
309 Auditorium, Gallery 405
October 12, 2013
Activity
Dust in the Wind
10:30–11:30AM
3C1 lobby/hallway, Gallery 405
November 13, 2013
Talk
Conversation with Artist Scott Jost
5:00–6:00PM
309 Auditorium
November 21, 2013
Talk
A Great Leap Forward: 1930's Depression and US Economic Growth
7:00–8:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 309 Auditorium

Resources

Documents

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