Artists in Exile

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Artists in Exile
Artists in Exile
Cori Sherman, curator
September 2, 2000–October 1, 2000
North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

An exhibition of prints and drawings by artists who fled Europe during the Second World War. Organized in conjunction with the International Conference on Exile Studies at the Max Kade Center for German-American Studies, September 21-24.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Above the Water, Josef Albers
Josef Albers
Green Star, Herbert Bayer
Herbert Bayer
Green Star, 1962
Self-portrait, Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann
Schiessbude (Shooting Gallery), Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann
La Poupée (The Doll), Hans Bellmer
Hans Bellmer
La Poupée (The Doll), circa 1935
Moses and the Burning Bush, Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Place de la Concorde, Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
cover, Max Ernst; Benjamin Peret
Max Ernst; Benjamin Peret
cover, 1949
Death is Something Like Cousin Cynthia, Max Ernst
Max Ernst
Hafen (Port), Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger
Hafen (Port), 1899
Segelschiff auf Wellenkamm mit Sonne, Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger
Nach getaner Arbeit (The End of a Perfect Day), George Grosz; Associated American Artists
George Grosz; Associated American Artists
Gefangen (Prisoners of War), George Grosz
George Grosz
Night Moth, Stanley William Hayter
Stanley William Hayter
Night Moth, 1946
Liegende (Reclining figure), Erich Heckel
Erich Heckel
Composition, Johannes Itten
Johannes Itten
Composition, 1917
Kleine Welten VI (Small Worlds VI), Vassily Kandinsky
Vassily Kandinsky
Distorted Nude #40, André Kertész
André Kertész
Froehliches Osterfest (Happy Easter), Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka
La racine noire (The Black Root), Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger
Head, Hair and Hands, Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Lipchitz
Un Coupe sur une feuille (Couple on a Leaf), André Masson
André Masson
Teeny, Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Teeny, 1938
Woman and Bird in Front of the Moon (Femme et oiseau devant la lune), Joán Miró
Joán Miró
La Mesure du Temps, Joán Miró
Joán Miró
La Mesure du Temps, mid 1900s
untitled, László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy
untitled, 1921
Brug aan de Middenweg (Bridge on the Middenweg), Piet Mondrian
Piet Mondrian
Sculptor and Model Viewing a Statue, Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Le cheval (The Horse), Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Le cheval (The Horse), 1941–1942
Double Portrait of Valentine Hugo as Queen of Diamonds, Man Ray
Man Ray
Figure Facing Left, Oskar Schlemmer
Oskar Schlemmer
cover, Alain Bosquet
Alain Bosquet
cover, 1959
La Brebis Galante, Max Ernst; Benjamin Peret
Max Ernst; Benjamin Peret

Events

September 21, 2000
Talk
Intern Rachel Epp Buller and Curatorial Assistant Cori Sherman
12:15–1:15PM
September 21, 2000
Talk
The Holocaust: Who knew what? when? where?
4:00–5:00PM
309 Auditorium
September 22, 2000
Talk
The Use and Abuse of Exile Art: Reinventing National Myths
3:30–4:30PM
309 Auditorium