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Brosseau Center for Learning: Art and Physics of Flight

Kate Meyer, curator

April 23, 2024–June 2, 2024

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Selections of art related to the physics of flight for the May 4th Kite Festival, cosponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies.

Works of art

Formation, Georgi Zelma (1906–1984) — Georgi Zelma (1906–1984)

Formation, 1931

Les Hirondelles (The Swallows), Félix Bracquemond (1833–1914) — Félix Bracquemond (1833–1914)

Les Hirondelles (The Swallows), circa 1882

Smoke with Fan, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Smoke with Fan, mid-late 1900s

Hummingbird, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Hummingbird, 1979

Dove Ascent, Multiflash, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Dove Ascent, Multiflash, 1965

Downward Beat of Dove's Wings, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Downward Beat of Dove's Wings, mid-late 1900s

Stearman, Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939) — Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939)

Stearman, 1930

Flight of Spoonbills, Victoria Ebbels Huston Huntley (1900–1971) — Victoria Ebbels Huston Huntley (1900–1971)

Flight of Spoonbills, 1948

Airplane Wing, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Airplane Wing, mid-late 1900s

untitled, Henry Wessel (born 1942) — Henry Wessel (born 1942)

untitled, 1977

Dove, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Dove, 1934

Fan Vortex, Fan Blade and Titanium Dioxide, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947)

Fan Vortex, Fan Blade and Titanium Dioxide, 1934

Bat in Flight, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947)

Bat in Flight, 1939

Bird in Flight, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Bird in Flight, mid-late 1900s

Tumbler Pigeon, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947)

Tumbler Pigeon, 1936

Insect in Flight, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Insect in Flight, mid-late 1900s

Smoke with Fan, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Smoke with Fan, mid-late 1900s

Flying Fish, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947)

Flying Fish, 1940

Flying in Red Square, Georgi Zelma (1906–1984) — Georgi Zelma (1906–1984)

Flying in Red Square, 1936

Fan Blade Vortex, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); J. Kim Vandiver (born 1945) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); J. Kim Vandiver (born 1945)

Fan Blade Vortex, 1973

Donde hay ganas hay mana: Modo de volar (Where there's a will there's a way: Way of flying), Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) — Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)

Donde hay ganas hay mana: Modo de volar (Where there's a will there's a way: Way of flying), 1819–1823

Wheels over Wings, Georgi Zelma (1906–1984) — Georgi Zelma (1906–1984)

Wheels over Wings, 1934

Chickadee, Henry Bugbee Kane (1902–1971) — Henry Bugbee Kane (1902–1971)

Chickadee, circa 1954

Events

May 4, 2024

Activity

Kite Festival: The Art and Physics of Flight

1:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Reece Memorial Plaza