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Exhibition

This Land

Kate Meyer, curator

Gallery 407, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This Land and Forms of Thought are two exhibitions that together explore intangible ideas. Works in This Land address nationhood, manifest destiny, westward expansion, and others related to our lives on Earth.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Winslow Homer (1836–1910), Cloud Shadows — Cloud Shadows

Winslow Homer

1890

John Noble (1874–1934), Morning in the Flint Hills — Morning in the Flint Hills

John Noble

circa 1927

United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858), pitcher — pitcher

United States Pottery Company

1853–1858

The Van Briggle Art Pottery (active 1901–2012), vase — vase

The Van Briggle Art Pottery

1919

Anna Frances Simpson (1880–1930); Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931); Newcomb Pottery (active 1895–1940), vase — vase

Anna Frances Simpson, Joseph Fortune Meyer, Newcomb Pottery

1918

Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); Amelia Browne Sprague (1870–1951), vase — vase

Rookwood Pottery, Amelia Browne Sprague

1900

Marie Levering Benson (1877–1958), vase — vase

Marie Levering Benson

circa 1910

Marjorie Faye Whitney (1903–1998), covered jar with lid — covered jar with lid

Marjorie Faye Whitney

1939

Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Kansas Wheat Scene — Kansas Wheat Scene

Thomas Hart Benton

1953

Raymond Eastwood (1898–1987), untitled (landscape with gray barns) — untitled (landscape with gray barns)

Raymond Eastwood

1957

Henry Dexter (1806–1876), Bust of Amos Adams Lawrence — Bust of Amos Adams Lawrence

Henry Dexter

circa 1871–1876

Julian Martinez (1897–1943); Maria Martinez (1887–1980), blackware olla (vase) — blackware olla (vase)

Julian Martinez, Maria Martinez

1934–1943

James Hess (active 1874–1884), View of Old North College — View of Old North College

James Hess

1875

Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley — The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley

Thomas Hart Benton

1934

Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company (active 1893–1907), Eagle — Eagle

Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company

late 1800s–1905

Stephen Lee (born 1780), sideboard — sideboard

Stephen Lee

late 1700s–early 1800s

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814–1889), Portrait of Mrs. Francis Scott Key — Portrait of Mrs. Francis Scott Key

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

1848

Joseph Badger (1708–1765), Portrait of the Rev. Ellis Gray — Portrait of the Rev. Ellis Gray

Joseph Badger

circa 1758

pitcher — pitcher

1804–1830

Uncle Tom and Eva figure — Uncle Tom and Eva figure

1852–1860s

James & Ralph Clews (active 1813–1834), soup plate — soup plate

James & Ralph Clews

1819–1834

Campbell, Jones & Company (active 1865–1886), bread plate — bread plate

Campbell, Jones & Company

1877

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888), cup plate — cup plate

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company

1839–1841

paperweight — paperweight

circa 1860–1900

Frederic Remington (1861–1909); Roman Bronze Works (founded 1899), The Bronco Buster — The Bronco Buster

Frederic Remington, Roman Bronze Works

1895, cast 1906

John Steuart Curry (1897–1946), The Code of the West — The Code of the West

John Steuart Curry

1923

Andrew Michael Dasburg (1887–1979), Taos Valley — Taos Valley

Andrew Michael Dasburg

1928

Ward Lockwood (1894–1963), Turn in the Road, Old Ledoux St. — Turn in the Road, Old Ledoux St.

Ward Lockwood

1928

Eanger Irving Couse (1866–1936), Apache Indian Camp in Taos Valley — Apache Indian Camp in Taos Valley

Eanger Irving Couse

1912

Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present), When Titans Collide — When Titans Collide

Diego Romero

1999

unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, silver dollar necklace with naja pendant — silver dollar necklace with naja pendant

unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist

1945–1980

Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880), Morning in the Adirondacks — Morning in the Adirondacks

Sanford Robinson Gifford

1867

Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Sunset on the Plains — Sunset on the Plains

Albert Bierstadt

circa 1887

Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), A Western Landscape — A Western Landscape

Albert Bierstadt

late 1860s or 1870s

Robert Swain Gifford (1840–1905), A Kansas Ranch — A Kansas Ranch

Robert Swain Gifford

1888

Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975); Elden C. Tefft (1919–2015), Indian and Explorer — Indian and Explorer

Thomas Hart Benton, Elden C. Tefft

1960

John Singleton Copley (1738–1815), Portrait of Elizabeth Copley (Mrs. Gardiner Greene) — Portrait of Elizabeth Copley (Mrs. Gardiner Greene)

John Singleton Copley

1800–1803

Joe Coleman (born 1955), The Ballad of Quantrill's Raiders — The Ballad of Quantrill's Raiders

Joe Coleman

1992

Henry Learned (1844–1895), Near Eudora, Kansas — Near Eudora, Kansas

Henry Learned

1873

Charles Walter Stetson (1858–1911), An Easter Offering — An Easter Offering

Charles Walter Stetson

1896

Elihu Vedder (1836–1923); Chelsea Tile Works, Soul of the Sunflower — Soul of the Sunflower

Elihu Vedder, Chelsea Tile Works

1882

William Merritt Chase (1849–1916), Sunset Glow — Sunset Glow

William Merritt Chase

circa 1890–1895

Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904), Jersey Meadows — Jersey Meadows

Martin Johnson Heade

1875–1880

Emma Hurd (1858–1936), crazy quilt — crazy quilt

Emma Hurd

1886

Wayne Replogle (1904–1977), Chief Tendoy on the Bannock Trail in Yellowstone — Chief Tendoy on the Bannock Trail in Yellowstone

Wayne Replogle

1930–1956

Catherine Sloan (1906–1993), Wedding Ring quilt — Wedding Ring quilt

Catherine Sloan

circa 1930–1940

Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955), Four-Patch quilt block — Four-Patch quilt block

Carrie A. Hall

early 1900s

Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957), Four Patch with Damage — Four Patch with Damage

Mary Anne Jordan

2014

Eleanor Bourassa Ziegler (1853–1937); Carrie Holland (1886–1951), Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt — Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt

Eleanor Bourassa Ziegler, Carrie Holland

1930–1931

unrecorded Kotyit (Cochiti) artist, standing human figure — standing human figure

unrecorded Kotyit (Cochiti) artist

circa 1880

Henry Salem Hubbell (1870–1949), By the Fireside — By the Fireside

Henry Salem Hubbell

1909

Ifie Espey Arnold (1870–1945); Rose Frances Good Kretsinger (1886–1963), Orchid Wreath quilt — Orchid Wreath quilt

Ifie Espey Arnold, Rose Frances Good Kretsinger

circa 1929–1945

Events

January 22, 2017

Talk

Crazy Quilt

2:00–3:30PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 407

January 28, 2017

Activity

Kansas, To the Stars!

1:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 407

July 30, 2017

Talk

Morning in the Adirondacks

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 407

October 29, 2017

Talk

The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 407

September 14, 2019

Activity

Comic Book Collage

1:00–3:30PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Samuel H. Kress Foundation Gallery, 407