Brosseau Center for Learning: Art and Physics of Flight

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Art and Physics of Flight
Kate Meyer, curator
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

Georgi Zelma (1906–1984), Formation
Formation
Georgi Zelma
1931
Félix Bracquemond (1833–1914), Les Hirondelles (The Swallows)
Les Hirondelles (The Swallows)
Félix Bracquemond
circa 1882
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Smoke with Fan
Smoke with Fan
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
mid-late 1900s
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
1979
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Dove Ascent, Multiflash
Dove Ascent, Multiflash
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
1965
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Downward Beat of Dove's Wings
Downward Beat of Dove's Wings
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
mid-late 1900s
Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939), Stearman
Stearman
Coy Avon Seward
1930
Victoria Ebbels Huston Huntley (1900–1971), Flight of Spoonbills
Flight of Spoonbills
Victoria Ebbels Huston Huntley
1948
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Airplane Wing
Airplane Wing
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
mid-late 1900s
Henry Wessel (born 1942), untitled
untitled
Henry Wessel
1977
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Dove
Dove
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
1934
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947), Fan Vortex, Fan Blade and Titanium Dioxide
Fan Vortex, Fan Blade and Titanium Dioxide
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gus Kayafas
1934
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947), Bat in Flight
Bat in Flight
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gus Kayafas
1939
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Bird in Flight
Bird in Flight
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
mid-late 1900s
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947), Tumbler Pigeon
Tumbler Pigeon
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gus Kayafas
1936
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Insect in Flight
Insect in Flight
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
mid-late 1900s
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Smoke with Fan
Smoke with Fan
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton
mid-late 1900s
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947), Flying Fish
Flying Fish
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gus Kayafas
1940
Georgi Zelma (1906–1984), Flying in Red Square
Flying in Red Square
Georgi Zelma
1936
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); J. Kim Vandiver (born 1945), Fan Blade Vortex
Fan Blade Vortex
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, J. Kim Vandiver
1973
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)
Donde hay ganas hay mana: Modo de volar (Where there's a will there's a way: Way of flying)
Francisco de Goya
1819–1823
Georgi Zelma (1906–1984), Wheels over Wings
Wheels over Wings
Georgi Zelma
1934
Henry Bugbee Kane (1902–1971), Chickadee
Chickadee
Henry Bugbee Kane
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