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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

October 17, 2016–October 31, 2016

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

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

Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999

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

Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999

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

Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999

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

Calpurnia, 2012

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

Bertha Mae, 2012

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

Lula Bell, 2012

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

The Beginning, 1995

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

The Hunt, 1995

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

The Chase, 1995

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

The Plunge, 1995

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

The End, 1995

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

American Gothic, Washington, D.C., 1942

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

Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York, 1963

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

Auto Maintenance, 1940s

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

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, 1943

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

Harlem Document 18, 1939

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

Dancers, New York, 1956

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

untitled suite (1 of 4 prints), 1992

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

untitled suite (1 of 4 prints), 1992

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

untitled suite (1 of 4 prints), 1992

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

untitled suite (1 of 4 prints), 1992

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

James Baldwin, 1964

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

James Baldwin, 1964

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

James Baldwin, 1964

III, Lorna Simpson (born 1960) — Lorna Simpson (born 1960)

III, 1994

Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett (1919–2012) — Elizabeth Catlett (1919–2012)

Sharecropper, 1952

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

Bookmarks in the Pages of Life, 2000

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

Festival on the Parkway, 1991

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

Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011, 2011

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

Occupying Wall Street - December 18, 2011, 2011

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

A Young Boy Plays "Tough" in the Streets of Harlem, 1963

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

St. Francis of Adelaide, 2006

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

Birmingham Alabama policemen use police dogs during civil rights demonstrations, 1962

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 (1931–2010) — 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, 1958

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

Frederick Douglass, 1951

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

Stokely Carmichael, 1967

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

"Edward A. Oquendo, co-initiator of B.A.N.D. (Blacks Against Negative Dying)", 1967

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

Race Riot, 1964

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

"In New York, a policeman attempts to remove a Negro demonstrating against racial discrimination", circa 1963

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

Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black...", circa 2001

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

At the Time of the Louisville Flood, 1937

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

Promises, Promises, 1930s

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

Blue Plate Special, 1993

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

By Parties Unknown, 1935