Decade of Transformation: American Art of the 1960s | Spencer Museum of Art

Spencer Museum of Art

Info for

my portfolio logout

Exhibition

Decade of Transformation: American Art of the 1960s

Decade of Transformation: American Art of the 1960s

David Cateforis, curator

Kress Gallery and South Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Avant-garde art in the United States underwent dramatic transformations in the 910s and contributed to the cultural ferment of that turbulent decade. The counter culture of the decade is represented in works with psychedelic imagery referring to the drug subculture of the decade, imagery protesting the Vietnam War, and pieces promoting the positive ideals of the hippie culture. The exhibition and its catalogue are supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Crying Girl, Roy Lichtenstein — Roy Lichtenstein

Crying Girl, 1963

For Love, James Rosenquist — James Rosenquist

For Love, 1965

No-Nox, Roy Lichtenstein — Roy Lichtenstein

No-Nox, 1962

Suburban, Robert Rauschenberg; Universal Limited Art Editions — Robert Rauschenberg; Universal Limited Art Editions

Suburban, 1962

Ark, Zigmunds Priede; Robert Rauschenberg; Universal Limited Art Editions — Zigmunds Priede; Robert Rauschenberg; Universal Limited Art Editions

Ark, 1964

Test Stone 3 (study for Booster), Robert Rauschenberg; Gemini G.E.L. — Robert Rauschenberg; Gemini G.E.L.

Test Stone 3 (study for Booster), 1967

1, 2, 3 Outside, James Rosenquist — James Rosenquist

1, 2, 3 Outside, 1963

Campaign, James Rosenquist — James Rosenquist

Campaign, 1965

Sunrise, Roy Lichtenstein — Roy Lichtenstein

Sunrise, 1965

Pyramids, Roy Lichtenstein — Roy Lichtenstein

Pyramids, 1969

drawing of Gene Swenson, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

drawing of Gene Swenson, 1962

S & H Green Stamps, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

S & H Green Stamps, 1962

Portrait of Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

Portrait of Rauschenberg, 1962

Liz, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

Liz, 1964

Heinz Tomato Ketchup box, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

Heinz Tomato Ketchup box, 1964

Figure Before Blackness, Robert Motherwell — Robert Motherwell

Figure Before Blackness, 1960

Madrid Suite I, Robert Motherwell; Hollander's Workshop — Robert Motherwell; Hollander's Workshop

Madrid Suite I, 1966

Salute: On a Tar Roof, Grace Hartigan — Grace Hartigan

Salute: On a Tar Roof, 1961

Salute: This So-called Angel, Grace Hartigan — Grace Hartigan

Salute: This So-called Angel, 1961

Salute: The Canal to the Sky, Grace Hartigan — Grace Hartigan

Salute: The Canal to the Sky, 1961

Six Mile Bottom, Frank Stella; Gemini G.E.L. — Frank Stella; Gemini G.E.L.

Six Mile Bottom, 1970

Avicenna, Frank Stella; Gemini G.E.L. — Frank Stella; Gemini G.E.L.

Avicenna, 1970

untitled, Jules Olitski — Jules Olitski

untitled, 1970

Blue Night, Adolph Gottlieb — Adolph Gottlieb

Blue Night, 1970

Red, Black, Blue, Ellsworth Kelly — Ellsworth Kelly

Red, Black, Blue, 1962

untitled, Ellsworth Kelly; Wadsworth Atheneum — Ellsworth Kelly; Wadsworth Atheneum

untitled, 1964

untitled (stack), Donald Judd — Donald Judd

untitled (stack), 1967

Abiquiu, Carol Haerer — Carol Haerer

Abiquiu, 1968–1969

Sandwich and Soda, Roy Lichtenstein; Wadsworth Atheneum — Roy Lichtenstein; Wadsworth Atheneum

Sandwich and Soda, 1964

Mother, Peter Voulkos — Peter Voulkos

Mother, 1964

Tigibus, Bruce Beasley — Bruce Beasley

Tigibus, 1968

F-111, James Rosenquist — James Rosenquist

F-111, 1965

Makeup / Hands Up, Martha Rosler — Martha Rosler

Makeup / Hands Up, 1969–1972

Kaleidoscope effect, Peter Max — Peter Max

Kaleidoscope effect, circa 1967

poster for exhibition at the Stable Gallery, May 1966, Robert Indiana — Robert Indiana

poster for exhibition at the Stable Gallery, May 1966, 1966

Peace! Love!, Nooruddeen Durkee — Nooruddeen Durkee

Peace! Love!, mid 1900s

Blake Suite #7, Richard Joseph Anuszkiewicz — Richard Joseph Anuszkiewicz

Blake Suite #7, circa 1960s–1970s

cover for Blake Suite #7, Richard Joseph Anuszkiewicz — Richard Joseph Anuszkiewicz

cover for Blake Suite #7, circa 1960s–1970s

Louis XIV, John Clem Clarke; Hyacinthe Rigaud — John Clem Clarke; Hyacinthe Rigaud

Louis XIV, 1969

Double Slice, Ronald Wendell Davis; Gemini G.E.L. — Ronald Wendell Davis; Gemini G.E.L.

Double Slice, 1971

Tool Box I, Jim Dine — Jim Dine

Tool Box I, 1966

Pale Lens, Frederick John Eversley — Frederick John Eversley

Pale Lens, 1970

The Mummy of Frogtosis, II (Frog Mummy), David James Gilhooly — David James Gilhooly

The Mummy of Frogtosis, II (Frog Mummy), 1971

Interior with Lamp and Flowers, Michael Goldberg — Michael Goldberg

Interior with Lamp and Flowers, 1966

Home Clarion, Red Grooms — Red Grooms

Home Clarion, 1964

Rome Studio, Philip Guston — Philip Guston

Rome Studio, 1971

untitled, Ralph Humphrey — Ralph Humphrey

untitled, 1965

Eternal Hexagon, Robert Indiana; Wadsworth Atheneum — Robert Indiana; Wadsworth Atheneum

Eternal Hexagon, 1964

Love, Robert Indiana — Robert Indiana

Love, 1964

Love It Or Leave It, Eugene McCarthy — Eugene McCarthy

Love It Or Leave It, 1970

Beach Scene, Malcolm Morley — Malcolm Morley

Beach Scene, 1969

untitled, Robert Motherwell; Wadsworth Atheneum — Robert Motherwell; Wadsworth Atheneum

untitled, 1964

Young Tree XXII, Louise Nevelson — Louise Nevelson

Young Tree XXII, 1971

The Race, Irving Norman — Irving Norman

The Race, 1962

Store Window: Box, Hats, Hearts, Shirt $.29, Claes Oldenburg — Claes Oldenburg

Store Window: Box, Hats, Hearts, Shirt $.29, 1973

untitled, George Earl Ortman; Wadsworth Atheneum — George Earl Ortman; Wadsworth Atheneum

untitled, 1964

Hairy Shoes, Ed Paschke; Landfall Press — Ed Paschke; Landfall Press

Hairy Shoes, 1971

untitled, Larry Poons; Wadsworth Atheneum — Larry Poons; Wadsworth Atheneum

untitled, 1964

July, Fairfield Porter — Fairfield Porter

July, 1971

untitled, Ad Reinhardt; Wadsworth Atheneum — Ad Reinhardt; Wadsworth Atheneum

untitled, 1964

Drummer, Larry Rivers — Larry Rivers

Drummer, 1960

poster with G-E circles of Confusion, James Rosenquist — James Rosenquist

poster with G-E circles of Confusion, mid 1900s

Delivery Hat, James Rosenquist — James Rosenquist

Delivery Hat, 1971

untitled, Peter Saul — Peter Saul

untitled, 1962

Business Man No. 2, Peter Saul — Peter Saul

Business Man No. 2, 1962

Girl on a Chair, George Segal — George Segal

Girl on a Chair, 1970

untitled, David Smith — David Smith

untitled, 1959–1960

Dionne Warwick, Bob Stanley — Bob Stanley

Dionne Warwick, 1965

untitled (Rabat), Frank Stella; Wadsworth Atheneum — Frank Stella; Wadsworth Atheneum

untitled (Rabat), 1964

untitled (Axum), George Sugarman — George Sugarman

untitled (Axum), 1963–1964

Around the Cake, Wayne Thiebaud — Wayne Thiebaud

Around the Cake, 1962

Black and White Suckers, Wayne Thiebaud — Wayne Thiebaud

Black and White Suckers, 1971

Flowers, Andy Warhol — Andy Warhol

Flowers, 1964

drawing for "The Great American Nude #50", Tom Wesselmann — Tom Wesselmann

drawing for "The Great American Nude #50", 1963

J Print, H. C. Westermann — H. C. Westermann

J Print, 1972

Seascape (Foot), Tom Wesselmann — Tom Wesselmann

Seascape (Foot), 1967

Diary for a Monday Morning, William T. Wiley — William T. Wiley

Diary for a Monday Morning, 1966 and 1971

untitled, John Willenbecher — John Willenbecher

untitled, 1963

Figure with Flowers, Paul John Wonner — Paul John Wonner

Figure with Flowers, 1961

Events

January 28, 1999

Screening

Painters Painting

7:00–9:00PM

309 Auditorium

January 30, 1999

Screening

American Graffiti

2:00–4:00PM

309 Auditorium

February 6, 1999

Screening

Goldfinger

2:00–4:00PM

309 Auditorium

February 13, 1999

Screening

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

2:00–4:00PM

309 Auditorium

February 20, 1999

Screening

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2:00–4:00PM

309 Auditorium

February 27, 1999

Screening

Blow Up

2:00–4:00PM

309 Auditorium

March 6, 1999

Screening

Easy Rider

2:00–4:00PM

309 Auditorium