The Object Speaks
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
The Object Speaks
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Gallery 406, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Exhibition images
Works of art
Takahiro Kondō
Ammi Phillips
Portrait of Mr. John Lawrence,
circa 1824
Ammi Phillips
Portrait of Mrs. John Lawrence,
circa 1824
Ammi Phillips
藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha),
late 1500s–early 1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Theodoor Rombouts
The Musicians,
circa 1616–1625
Theodoor Rombouts
sepulchral bust portrait of a woman,
100s CE, Roman Empire (27 BCE–476 CE)
Joseph Ducreux
Le Discret,
circa 1791
Giorgio Vasari
Christ Carrying the Cross,
circa 1562–1565
Giorgio Vasari
chasse reliquary,
mid 1200s
Studio of Domenico and Valore Casini
Maria Maddalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany,
1610–1628
Studio of Domenico and Valore Casini
Heraldic Figure with Four Coats of Arms,
circa 1536–1548
Streeter Blair
Threshing in Kansas 1900,
1954
William Beechey
Jacopo da Empoli
The Sacrifice of Isaac,
circa 1615–1620
Jacopo da Empoli
Crucifixion with Four Saints,
1400s
Circle of Tilman Riemenschneider
Bishop,
circa 1500–1510
Sassetta; Master of the Osservanza Triptych
Head of an Angel,
circa 1430–1435
Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni
Madonna and Child,
circa 1410–1415
Tom Wesselmann
Seascape (Foot),
1967
Pieter Cornelisz. van Rijck
Salome with Head of John the Baptist,
late 1500s
Max Oppenheimer (MOPP)
Der Blutende (Bleeding Man),
1910–1911
Pierre Eugène Emile Hébert
Et Toujours! Et Jamais!,
1863
Pierre Eugène Emile Hébert
Warrior Haniwa,
late 400s, Kofun period (250 CE–552 CE)
Pierre Eugène Emile Hébert
Corpus Christi (Body of Christ),
circa 1530
Harry Bertoia
untitled (sounding sculpture),
circa 1968
Master of Frankfurt Workshop
Descent from the Cross,
circa 1515–1518
Christian Boltanski
Monument Odessa,
1991
Dale Chihuly
Persian Wall,
1996
Richard Mawdsley
Alpha-Omega: Water Tower #5,
1995–1999
Wendell Castle
Hanging in the Balance,
2002
Preston Singletary
Eagle Hat,
2003
Preston Singletary
Heraldic Figure with Four Coats of Arms,
circa 1536–1548
Clementine Hunter
untitled (scenes of life),
circa 1958
Yelimane Fall
Luke Watson
totem pole,
1937
unrecorded Kotyit (Cochiti) artist
standing human figure,
circa 1880
Nampeyo of Hano
jar,
early 1900s
unrecorded Sioux artist
pair of beaded moccasins,
early-mid 1900s
unrecorded Sioux artist
Catrina figure,
1998
unrecorded Kassena artist
lidded pot,
mid 1900s
unrecorded Kassena artist
hands from Bishop,
possibly 1600s
unrecorded Kassena artist
tomb tile,
circa 200 CE, Eastern Han dynasty (25 CE–220 CE)
unrecorded Kassena artist
The Young Jesus,
circa 1825–1850
unrecorded Kassena artist
Mother and Child,
circa 1775–1800
Wu Chi-Tsung
Still Life 02 - Orchid,
2009
Bunky Echo-Hawk
Homecoming,
2011
Bernard Séjourné
Asefi (enough daughters),
1975
Bernard Séjourné
迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa),
late 1600s–early 1700s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Gabriele Münter
The Family,
circa 1910
Mouscou
Gina Adams
Homer Green
horse and rider,
1990s
Homer Green
Virgin of Guadalupe,
circa 1830
Homer Green
The Nativity,
1800s
Homer Green
The Holy Family,
circa 1800–1850
Homer Green
The Mystic Wine Press,
late 1700s–early 1800s
Homer Green
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary,
late 1500s–early 1600s
Homer Green
St. John,
circa 1825
Balilbalil
funeral corroboree: dance of visiting tribe,
1950–1965
unrecorded Bamana artist
chi wara headdress,
early-mid 1900s
Murase Taiitsu
Orchid,
mid-late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Masatoshi
香炉 koro (incense burner),
circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Masatoshi
miniature shrine,
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Andreas Michel
lobed cup with floral engravings,
circa 1620
Lilly Martin Spencer
Baby Chicks,
1886
Yeesookyung
Translated Vase,
2009
Deborah Dancy; Vermont Studio Center; Sarah Amos
untitled,
2001
unrecorded Bini artist
oba figure,
late 1800s–1975
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
Marie Laveau,
2018
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
basin with lion of Saint Mark,
circa 1580
Nampeyo of Hano
olla (jar),
circa 1890
Nampeyo of Hano
Hōkan Shaka Nyorai,
Edo period (1600–1868)
unrecorded Senufo artist
carved door,
late 1800s–1975
Luis Alfonso Jimenez
Howl,
1986
Master of Frankfurt Workshop
Scenes from the Passion,
circa 1515–1518
Events
November 13, 2016
Talk
2:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery
March 12, 2017
Talk
2:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery
March 23, 2017
Talk
10:00–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery
May 21, 2017
Talk
2:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery
October 12, 2017
Talk
10:00–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 318, Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning
October 14, 2017
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 406, John and Linda Stewart Gallery
June 24, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
July 29, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
September 23, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
December 16, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
January 29, 2019
Talk
3:30–4:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
February 23, 2019
Activity
1:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
April 28, 2019
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
August 17, 2019
Activity
1:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
August 25, 2019
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
October 27, 2019
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406