Teaching Gallery: The Art and Science of Healing: A Guide to the Menninger Collection

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Teaching Gallery: The Art and Science of Healing: A Guide to the Menninger Collection
Teaching Gallery: The Art and Science of Healing: A Guide to the Menninger Collection
Braden Conrad-Hiebner, curator
Gallery 319, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This display reconstructs and contextualizes the Menninger Collection, presenting objects that reflect Dr. Karl’s work with Native American communities, his social network of collectors, and themes that guided the collection, interpretation, and exhibition of these objects.

Works of art

unrecorded Southwestern Native American artist, Chimayo rug
unrecorded Southwestern Native American artist
early 1900s–1962
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, Wide Ruins rug
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
circa 1950
Mabel Yazzie, rug
Mabel Yazzie
rug
late 1900s–1969
unrecorded Hopi artist, Tasap (Navajo katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist
late 1900s–1967
unrecorded Dzil Łigai Si'án Ndee (White Mountain Apache) artist, bowl
unrecorded Dzil Łigai Si'án Ndee (White Mountain Apache) artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
unrecorded Hopi artist, plaque
unrecorded Hopi artist
late 1800s–1993
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) artist, owl figure
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) artist
late 1800s–1963
unrecorded Acoma artist, jar
unrecorded Acoma artist
jar
late 1800s–1910
unrecorded Potawatomi artist, peyote fan
unrecorded Potawatomi artist
late 1800s–1963
unrecorded Omaha artist, rattle
unrecorded Omaha artist
late 1800s–1993
unrecorded Potawatomi artist, prescription stick
unrecorded Potawatomi artist
circa 1865
unrecorded Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation artist, rattle
unrecorded Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
unrecorded Hopi artist, Honan (badger katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist
late 1800s–1993
Lambert Homer (1917–1972); Dan Simplicio (1917–1969, active 1920s–1950s), tri-partite belt buckle
Lambert Homer (1917–1972); Dan Simplicio (1917–1969, active 1920s–1950s)
1960
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) artist, cigarette case with rainbow spirit
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) artist
late 1800s–1963
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) artist, bolo tie with fancy dancer
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) artist
late 1800s–1963
Eddie Tsalabutie (1925–1965), concho belt
Eddie Tsalabutie (1925–1965)
mid 1900s–1965
unrecorded Chaticks si Chaticks (Pawnee) artist, otter skin necklace
unrecorded Chaticks si Chaticks (Pawnee) artist
mid 1800s–1880
unrecorded Siksika (Blackfoot) artist, parfleche
unrecorded Siksika (Blackfoot) artist
late 1800s–1965
unrecorded Hopi artist, Kaletaka (warrior katsina), ??
unrecorded Hopi artist
late 1800s–1969
unrecorded Hopi artist, Rügan (corn dancer katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist
late 1800s–1999
unrecorded Hopi artist, sipikne (Zuñi warrior katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist
mid-late 1900s

Events

June 29, 2013
Talk
1:30–2:30PM
Gallery 319

Resources

Documents