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Exhibition

Forms of Thought

Forms of Thought

Kris Ercums, curator

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

Forms of Thought and This Land are two exhibitions that together explore intangible ideas. Works in Forms of Thought capture various artists’ attempts to depict transcendent, sacred, and religious ideas.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), La Pia de' Tolomei — La Pia de' Tolomei

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1868–1880

Bernardo Zenale (circa 1464–1526), Madonna and Saints — Madonna and Saints

Bernardo Zenale

circa 1495

Neri di Bicci (1418–1492), Saint Bartholomew and Saint James the Great — Saint Bartholomew and Saint James the Great

Neri di Bicci

1460–1470

Cola dell'Amatrice (1489–1559), Four Prophets of the Old Testament: Jonah, Jeremiah, Zachariah, and Elijah — Four Prophets of the Old Testament: Jonah, Jeremiah, Zachariah, and Elijah

Cola dell'Amatrice

circa 1516

Johann Christian Thomas Winck (1738–1797), Moses and the Brazen Serpent — Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Johann Christian Thomas Winck

mid-late 1700s

Johann Christian Thomas Winck (1738–1797), Moses Striking Water from the Rocks — Moses Striking Water from the Rocks

Johann Christian Thomas Winck

mid-late 1700s

Jacopo Palma il Giovane (circa 1548–1628), Christ in Gethsemane — Christ in Gethsemane

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

circa 1590–1605

Francesco Bassano II (1549–1592), The Capture of Christ — The Capture of Christ

Francesco Bassano II

circa 1575–1580

Martin Johann Schmidt (1718–1801), Crucifixion — Crucifixion

Martin Johann Schmidt

1795

Orazio Fontana (circa 1510–1571), pilgrim bottle — pilgrim bottle

Orazio Fontana

mid 1500s

Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), chalice — chalice

Beatrice Wood

1982

François Du Quesnoy (circa 1594–1643); Alessandro Algardi (1598–1654), Flagellation of Christ — Flagellation of Christ

François Du Quesnoy, Alessandro Algardi

early 1600s

Tilman Riemenschneider (circa 1460–1531), Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon — Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon

Tilman Riemenschneider

circa 1500–1501

Benjamin West (1738–1820), The Inspiration of the Prophet Isaiah — The Inspiration of the Prophet Isaiah

Benjamin West

1782

profile portrait of a woman

Stoldo di Gino Lorenzi

mid 1500s

김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung (born 1935), covered vessel — covered vessel

김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung

2004

Stella Tafoya Chavarria (born 1939, active 1955–?); Pablita Tafoya Chavarria (1914–1979, active 1930–1979), jar with Avanyu design — jar with Avanyu design

Stella Tafoya Chavarria, Pablita Tafoya Chavarria

mid 1900s

unrecorded Tohono O'odham (Papago) artist, very small plate — very small plate

unrecorded Tohono O'odham (Papago) artist

mid 1900s

vase or water jar — vase or water jar

mid 1900s

William Andrew Pacheco (born 1975, active circa 1985–present), Dinosaur storage jar — Dinosaur storage jar

William Andrew Pacheco

2000

Michael Cullen Todd (born 1935), Or-Deal — Or-Deal

Michael Cullen Todd

mid-late 1900s

cup stand — cup stand

early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

bowl — bowl

宋朝 Song dynasty (960–1279)

Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009), Untitled 31587 — Untitled 31587

Ruth Duckworth

1987

Johann Baptist Hagenauer (1732–1810), The Glory of St. Sigismund — The Glory of St. Sigismund

Johann Baptist Hagenauer

1754

a monk (possibly Saint Romuald) — a monk (possibly Saint Romuald)

late 1400s–early 1500s

Perseus and Andromeda — Perseus and Andromeda

circa 1775

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

early-mid 1900s

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Ondo artist

late 1800s–1975

unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Oyo artist

circa 1950

unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Yoruba artist

mid 1900s

unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Yoruba artist

mid 1900s

unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Yoruba artist

late 1800s–1969

unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Yoruba artist

late 1800s–1969

unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Yoruba artist

late 1800s–1969

unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure) — ere ibeji (twin figure)

unrecorded Yoruba artist

late 1800s–1993

Jean-Baptiste LePrince (1734–1781), Anacreon — Anacreon

Jean-Baptiste LePrince

1767

Carol Haerer (1933–2002), Abiquiu — Abiquiu

Carol Haerer

1968–1969

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847–1919), untitled (landscape) — untitled (landscape)

Ralph Albert Blakelock

1880s–1890s

Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), Soleil Couchant, Marine — Soleil Couchant, Marine

Gustave Courbet

1865 or 1869

U Sunok (1958–2023), The Moon — The Moon

U Sunok

2006–2011

Sueharu Fukami (born 1947), 天空II Tenkū II (Heaven II) — 天空II Tenkū II (Heaven II)

Sueharu Fukami

1980–1992

Frederick John Eversley (1941–2025), Pale Lens — Pale Lens

Frederick John Eversley

1970

Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai) — Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)

circa 1400s, Muromachi period (1338–1573)

Harry Bertoia (1915–1978), Square Frame — Square Frame

Harry Bertoia

circa 1950

Harry Bertoia (1915–1978), Yellow and Red — Yellow and Red

Harry Bertoia

1958

Alexander Calder (1898–1976), maquette for Fourth Financial Center, Wichita, KS — maquette for Fourth Financial Center, Wichita, KS

Alexander Calder

circa 1973

Luca Giordano (1634–1705), David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem — David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem

Luca Giordano

circa 1692–1702

Lola Fernández (born 1926), Takarasuka — Takarasuka

Lola Fernández

1962

Maria Martinez (1887–1980); Popovi Da (1923–1971), jar with feather design — jar with feather design

Maria Martinez, Popovi Da

1964

cup — cup

early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Robert Indiana (1928–2018), FUN — FUN

Robert Indiana

1961

Buddha seated on lotus base — Buddha seated on lotus base

900–1100, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)

Du Kun (born 1981), 電音禪境 (Zen Temple of Techno) — 電音禪境 (Zen Temple of Techno)

Du Kun

2017

Events

November 19, 2017

Talk

Amida Buddha (Amitābha)

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 407

April 8, 2018

Talk

Zen Temple of Techno

2:00–3:00PM

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

September 13, 2018

Talk

Watching Water in Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers

10:15–11:15AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

April 11, 2019

Talk

Zen Temple of Techno

10:15–11:15AM

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

April 25, 2019

Talk

Picturing the Dead in Ancient Palmyra

10:15–11:15AM

Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406

November 24, 2019

Talk

Nigerian ere ibeji (twin figures)

2:00–3:00PM

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

January 18, 2020

Activity

Playing with Patterns

1:00–3:30PM

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