Artists in Exile

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Artists in Exile
Artists in Exile
Cori Sherman, curator
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

Josef Albers (1888–1976), Above the Water
Above the Water
Josef Albers
1944
Herbert Bayer (1900–1985), Green Star
Green Star
Herbert Bayer
1962
Max Beckmann (1884–1950), Self-portrait
Self-portrait
Max Beckmann
1922
Max Beckmann (1884–1950), Schiessbude (Shooting Gallery)
Schiessbude (Shooting Gallery)
Max Beckmann
1921
Hans Bellmer (1902–1975), La Poupée (The Doll)
La Poupée (The Doll)
Hans Bellmer
circa 1935
Marc Chagall (1887–1985), Moses and the Burning Bush
Moses and the Burning Bush
Marc Chagall
1954
Marc Chagall (1887–1985), Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
Marc Chagall
1963
Max Ernst (1891–1976); Benjamin Peret, cover
cover
Max Ernst, Benjamin Peret
1949
Max Ernst (1891–1976), Death is Something Like Cousin Cynthia
Death is Something Like Cousin Cynthia
Max Ernst
1931
Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956), Hafen (Port)
Hafen (Port)
Lyonel Feininger
1899
Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956), Segelschiff auf Wellenkamm mit Sonne
Segelschiff auf Wellenkamm mit Sonne
Lyonel Feininger
1933
George Grosz (1893–1959); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000), Nach getaner Arbeit (The End of a Perfect Day)
Nach getaner Arbeit (The End of a Perfect Day)
George Grosz, Associated American Artists
1939
George Grosz (1893–1959), Gefangen (Prisoners of War)
Gefangen (Prisoners of War)
George Grosz
1915
Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988), Night Moth
Night Moth
Stanley William Hayter
1946
Erich Heckel (1883–1970), Liegende (Reclining figure)
Liegende (Reclining figure)
Erich Heckel
1913
Johannes Itten (1888–1967), Composition
Composition
Johannes Itten
1917
Vassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), Kleine Welten VI (Small Worlds VI)
Kleine Welten VI (Small Worlds VI)
Vassily Kandinsky
1922
André Kertész (1884–1985), Distorted Nude #40
Distorted Nude #40
André Kertész
1933
Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Froehliches Osterfest (Happy Easter)
Froehliches Osterfest (Happy Easter)
Oskar Kokoschka
circa 1906–1908
Fernand Léger (1881–1955), La racine noire (The Black Root)
La racine noire (The Black Root)
Fernand Léger
1948
Jacques Lipchitz (1891–1973), Head, Hair and Hands
Head, Hair and Hands
Jacques Lipchitz
1933
André Masson (1896–1987), Un Coupe sur une feuille (Couple on a Leaf)
Un Coupe sur une feuille (Couple on a Leaf)
André Masson
1954
Henri Matisse (1869–1954), Teeny
Teeny
Henri Matisse
1938
Joán Miró (1893–1983), Personages
Personages
Joán Miró
1947
Joán Miró (1893–1983), La Mesure du Temps
La Mesure du Temps
Joán Miró
mid 1900s
László Moholy-Nagy (1894–1946), untitled
untitled
László Moholy-Nagy
1921
Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Brug aan de Middenweg (Bridge on the Middenweg)
Brug aan de Middenweg (Bridge on the Middenweg)
Piet Mondrian
circa 1898–1899
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Sculptor and Model Viewing a Statue
Sculptor and Model Viewing a Statue
Pablo Picasso
1933
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Le cheval (The Horse)
Le cheval (The Horse)
Pablo Picasso
1941–1942
Man Ray (1890–1976), Double Portrait of Valentine Hugo as Queen of Diamonds
Double Portrait of Valentine Hugo as Queen of Diamonds
Man Ray
1935
Oskar Schlemmer (1888–1943), Figure Facing Left
Figure Facing Left
Oskar Schlemmer
1923
Alain Bosquet (1919–1998), cover
cover
Alain Bosquet
1959
Max Ernst (1891–1976); Benjamin Peret, La Brebis Galante
La Brebis Galante
Max Ernst, Benjamin Peret
1949

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