Subject: Woman

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Subject: Woman
Subject: Woman
Felicia Lewandowski, curator
University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas

The exhibition attempts to illustrate, through the medium of photography, the many facets of a woman's individuality. In addition to straight photography, the exhibition contains a mixed media exhibit of gum print and wood blocky Laurence Hope, a gum bichromate by Philip Maslin and an infrared photography by Richard Matthews.

Works of art

Clarence John Laughlin (1905–1985), She Who Commands Cobwebs
Clarence John Laughlin (1905–1985), She Who Commands Cobwebs
Clarence John Laughlin (1905–1985)
She Who Commands Cobwebs
1955
Edward Steichen (1879–1973), Isadora Duncan
Edward Steichen (1879–1973), Isadora Duncan
Edward Steichen
Isadora Duncan
1913
Weegee (1899–1968), Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West"
Weegee (1899–1968), Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West"
Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West"
circa 1940
Anthony Hernandez (born 1947), untitled (Los Angeles, California)
Anthony Hernandez (born 1947), untitled (Los Angeles, California)
Anthony Hernandez
untitled (Los Angeles, California)
1971
Les Krims (born 1942), Nude with Balloon
Les Krims (born 1942), Nude with Balloon
Les Krims
Nude with Balloon
1969
Herdis Y Herman Jacobsen, Weaver's Cottage
Herdis Y Herman Jacobsen, Weaver's Cottage
Herdis Y Herman Jacobsen
Weaver's Cottage
circa 1900
W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), Tomoko and Mother in the Bath
W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), Tomoko and Mother in the Bath
W. Eugene Smith
Tomoko and Mother in the Bath
1972
Scott Hyde (1926–2021), untitled
Scott Hyde (1926–2021), untitled
Scott Hyde
untitled
1969–1971
Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934), untitled (woman bending over a child)
Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934), untitled (woman bending over a child)
Gertrude Stanton Käsebier
untitled (woman bending over a child)
1899
George Henry Seeley (1880–1955), The Burning of Rome
George Henry Seeley (1880–1955), The Burning of Rome
George Henry Seeley
The Burning of Rome
1907
Marcia K. Keegan (1938–2016), Old Show Girl in Broadway Hotel
Marcia K. Keegan (1938–2016), Old Show Girl in Broadway Hotel
Marcia K. Keegan (1938–2016)
Old Show Girl in Broadway Hotel
1970
Chester J. Michalik (born 1935), J. B. M.
Chester J. Michalik (born 1935), J. B. M.
Chester J. Michalik (born 1935)
J. B. M.
1968
Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943), Feather Boa
Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943), Feather Boa
Frederick Henry Evans
Feather Boa
circa 1890
Orval Hixon (1884–1982), Portrait of Trixie Friganza
Orval Hixon (1884–1982), Portrait of Trixie Friganza
Orval Hixon
Portrait of Trixie Friganza
1919
Orval Hixon (1884–1982), Chic (Charles) Sale
Orval Hixon (1884–1982), Chic (Charles) Sale
Orval Hixon
Chic (Charles) Sale
1918
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025), Three Amish Girls
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025), Three Amish Girls
George Andrew Tice
Three Amish Girls
1960s
Bea Nettles (born 1946), Rainy Day Heart...
Bea Nettles (born 1946), Rainy Day Heart...
Bea Nettles
Rainy Day Heart...
1971