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Brosseau Center for Learning: Remembrance: Reflections from the Día de Muertos

Kate Meyer, curator

October 8, 2024–November 10, 2024

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This installation primarily features Mexican and Chicanx art from the collection concerning mortality, memorial, remembrance, Día de Muertos, and the borderlands.

Works of art

papel picado (cut-paper work) — papel picado (cut-paper work), circa 1990

Calcetines de Cuadros (Checkered Socks), Francisco Toledo (1940–2019) — Francisco Toledo (1940–2019)

Calcetines de Cuadros (Checkered Socks), circa 1980

Zapata, Diego Rivera (1886–1957) — Diego Rivera (1886–1957)

Zapata, 1932

Nuestra señora de las iguanas (Our Lady of the Iguanas), Graciela Iturbide (born 1942) — Graciela Iturbide (born 1942)

Nuestra señora de las iguanas (Our Lady of the Iguanas), 1979

Mestiza--Estado de Yucatán, Carlos Mérida (1891–1985) — Carlos Mérida (1891–1985)

Mestiza--Estado de Yucatán, 1945

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001) — Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001)

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), 1999

Escape from Fantasylandia: An Illegal Alien's Survival Guide, Enrique Chagoya (born 1953) — Enrique Chagoya (born 1953)

Escape from Fantasylandia: An Illegal Alien's Survival Guide, 2011

"remember me" mug — "remember me" mug, date unknown

picture frame, Alba Matias de Victoria — Alba Matias de Victoria

picture frame, 1986–1996

Satisfies!, Tom Kiefer (born 1959) — Tom Kiefer (born 1959)

Satisfies!, 2014

Water Bottles, Tom Kiefer (born 1959) — Tom Kiefer (born 1959)

Water Bottles, 2013

Scottsdale Yaquis: Generations, Mario Martinez (born 1953); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus; Marion Karl — Mario Martinez (born 1953); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus; Marion Karl

Scottsdale Yaquis: Generations, 2001

standing skeleton figure — standing skeleton figure, 1988–1998

Homenaje a José Guadalupe Posada, Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968) — Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968)

Homenaje a José Guadalupe Posada, 1956

Papantla--Estado de Veracruz, Carlos Mérida (1891–1985) — Carlos Mérida (1891–1985)

Papantla--Estado de Veracruz, 1945

Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come), Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968) — Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968)

Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come), 1945

retablo — retablo, late 1900s–1994

miniature offering table — miniature offering table, 1985–1995

Noche de Muertos bordado (Night of the Dead embroidery) — Noche de Muertos bordado (Night of the Dead embroidery), mid 1900s–1992

Inside Cover, Tom Kiefer (born 1959) — Tom Kiefer (born 1959)

Inside Cover, 2013

Day of All Dead, Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002) — Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)

Day of All Dead, 1933

Fête des Morts, Mexico (Day of the Dead, Mexico), Édouard Boubat (1923–1999) — Édouard Boubat (1923–1999)

Fête des Morts, Mexico (Day of the Dead, Mexico), 1980

papel picado (cut-paper work) — papel picado (cut-paper work), circa 1990

Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub), José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913) — José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913)

Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub), mid 1800s–early 1900s

Gotta Catch 'Em All!, Michael Menchaca (born 1985); Overpass Projects — Michael Menchaca (born 1985); Overpass Projects

Gotta Catch 'Em All!, 2016

Catrina figure, Felipe Linares (born 1936) — Felipe Linares (born 1936)

Catrina figure, 1955–1995

miniature altar, Pablo Ayson — Pablo Ayson

miniature altar, 1996

Nuevos Testamentos, Tom Kiefer (born 1959) — Tom Kiefer (born 1959)

Nuevos Testamentos, 2013

Catrina figure — Catrina figure, 1998

Primo Tapia de la Cruz, Christopher Cardinale; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999) — Christopher Cardinale; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999)

Primo Tapia de la Cruz, 2015

Dance with Death: Baile con La Talaca, Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Segura Publishing — Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Segura Publishing

Dance with Death: Baile con La Talaca, 1984