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Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book

Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book

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

Display of objects from the collection in dialogue with the 2016 KU Common Book, "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Display includes the 2016 Common Work of Art, three prints by Willie Cole.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Willie Cole (born 1955), Man, Spirit, and Mask — Man, Spirit, and Mask

Willie Cole

1999

Willie Cole (born 1955), Man, Spirit, and Mask — Man, Spirit, and Mask

Willie Cole

1999

Willie Cole (born 1955), Man, Spirit, and Mask — Man, Spirit, and Mask

Willie Cole

1999

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Calpurnia — Calpurnia

Willie Cole, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

2012

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Bertha Mae — Bertha Mae

Willie Cole, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

2012

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Lula Bell — Lula Bell

Willie Cole, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

2012

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Beginning — The Beginning

Kara Walker, Landfall Press, Steve Campbell

1995

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Hunt — The Hunt

Kara Walker, Landfall Press, Steve Campbell

1995

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Chase — The Chase

Kara Walker, Landfall Press, Steve Campbell

1995

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Plunge — The Plunge

Kara Walker, Landfall Press, Steve Campbell

1995

Kara Walker (born 1969); Steve Campbell, The End — The End

Kara Walker, Steve Campbell

1995

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American Gothic, Washington, D.C. — American Gothic, Washington, D.C.

Gordon Parks

1942

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York — Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York

Gordon Parks

1963

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Auto Maintenance — Auto Maintenance

Gordon Parks

1940s

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Pilots Gambling in Ready Room — Pilots Gambling in Ready Room

Gordon Parks

1943

Aaron Siskind (1903–1991), Harlem Document 18 — Harlem Document 18

Aaron Siskind

1939

Roy DeCarava (1919–2009), Dancers, New York — Dancers, New York

Roy DeCarava

1956

Glenn Ligon (born 1960), untitled suite (1 of 4 prints) — untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)

Glenn Ligon

1992

Glenn Ligon (born 1960), untitled suite (1 of 4 prints) — untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)

Glenn Ligon

1992

Glenn Ligon (born 1960), untitled suite (1 of 4 prints) — untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)

Glenn Ligon

1992

Glenn Ligon (born 1960), untitled suite (1 of 4 prints) — untitled suite (1 of 4 prints)

Glenn Ligon

1992

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin — James Baldwin

Robert Adelman

1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin — James Baldwin

Robert Adelman

1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin — James Baldwin

Robert Adelman

1964

Lorna Simpson (born 1960), III — III

Lorna Simpson

1994

Elizabeth Catlett (1919–2012), Sharecropper — Sharecropper

Elizabeth Catlett

1952

Betye Saar (born 1926); The Limited Edition Club; Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), Bookmarks in the Pages of Life — Bookmarks in the Pages of Life

Betye Saar, The Limited Edition Club, Zora Neale Hurston

2000

Daniel S. Williams (born 1942), Festival on the Parkway — Festival on the Parkway

Daniel S. Williams

1991

Accra Shepp (born 1962), Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011 — Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011

Accra Shepp

2011

Accra Shepp (born 1962), Occupying Wall Street - December 18, 2011 — Occupying Wall Street - December 18, 2011

Accra Shepp

2011

Leonard Freed (1929–2006), A Young Boy Plays "Tough" in the Streets of Harlem — A Young Boy Plays "Tough" in the Streets of Harlem

Leonard Freed

1963

Kehinde Wiley (born 1977); Cerealart Projects LLC, St. Francis of Adelaide — St. Francis of Adelaide

Kehinde Wiley, Cerealart Projects LLC

2006

Charles Moore (1931–2010), Birmingham Alabama policemen use police dogs during civil rights demonstrations — Birmingham Alabama policemen use police dogs during civil rights demonstrations

Charles Moore

1962

Charles Moore (1931–2010), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested for loitering outside a courtroom where his friend and associate Ralph Abernathy is appearing for a trial, Montgomery, Alabama — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested for loitering outside a courtroom where his friend and associate Ralph Abernathy is appearing for a trial, Montgomery, Alabama

Charles Moore

1958

Charles White (1918–1979), Frederick Douglass — Frederick Douglass

Charles White

1951

Minoru Aoki (born 1936), Stokely Carmichael — Stokely Carmichael

Minoru Aoki

1967

Carl Fischer (1924–2023), "Edward A. Oquendo, co-initiator of B.A.N.D. (Blacks Against Negative Dying)" — "Edward A. Oquendo, co-initiator of B.A.N.D. (Blacks Against Negative Dying)"

Carl Fischer

1967

Andy Warhol (1928–1987); Wadsworth Atheneum, Race Riot — Race Riot

Andy Warhol, Wadsworth Atheneum

1964

United Press International (founded 1907); Robert L. Greger (1939–2013), "In New York, a policeman attempts to remove a Negro demonstrating against racial discrimination" — "In New York, a policeman attempts to remove a Negro demonstrating against racial discrimination"

United Press International, Robert L. Greger

circa 1963

Adrian Piper (born 1948), Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black..." — Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black..."

Adrian Piper

circa 2001

Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971), At the Time of the Louisville Flood — At the Time of the Louisville Flood

Margaret Bourke-White

1937

Joe Schwartz (1913–2013), Promises, Promises — Promises, Promises

Joe Schwartz

1930s

Alison Saar (born 1956); Vinalhaven Press (active 1985–1999), Blue Plate Special — Blue Plate Special

Alison Saar, Vinalhaven Press

1993

Hale Aspacio Woodruff (1900–1980), By Parties Unknown — By Parties Unknown

Hale Aspacio Woodruff

1935