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Brosseau Center for Learning: Immigrants

Kate Meyer, curator

July 18, 2017–August 13, 2017

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

These selections are on view in conjunction with the July 21st
K-12 Educator Workshop,
Return to Sender: Exploring US Immigration Policy in the K-12 Classroom, hosted by the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies in partnership with the Spencer Museum of Art.

Works of art

Employment Office, Jolan Gross Bettelheim (1900–1972) — Jolan Gross Bettelheim (1900–1972)

Employment Office, 1937

Niagara Falls, Albert Abramovitz (1879–1963) — Albert Abramovitz (1879–1963)

Niagara Falls, 1938

Landscape at Wild Horse Creek, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Landscape at Wild Horse Creek, 1925

Abraham Lincoln medal, Victor Brenner (1871–1924) — Victor Brenner (1871–1924)

Abraham Lincoln medal, circa 1907

Tailing the Steer, Joseph Jacinto Mora (1876–1947) — Joseph Jacinto Mora (1876–1947)

Tailing the Steer, 1930

Red Barn, Abraham Walkowitz (1878–1965) — Abraham Walkowitz (1878–1965)

Red Barn, 1909

Los Angeles, 1946-49, An anti-Klan meeting, Marion Palfi (1907–1978) — Marion Palfi (1907–1978)

Los Angeles, 1946-49, An anti-Klan meeting, 1946–1949

New York, 1956-58 (This woman received $30.00 per month in Social Security benefits. She paid from it her rent and utilities. One dollar was left over on which she lived. She was seeking old age...), Marion Palfi (1907–1978) — Marion Palfi (1907–1978)

New York, 1956-58 (This woman received $30.00 per month in Social Security benefits. She paid from it her rent and utilities. One dollar was left over on which she lived. She was seeking old age...), 1956–1958

New York Victory (The Part of the Administration that Feels Very Much Indorsed), Thomas Nast (1840–1902) — Thomas Nast (1840–1902)

New York Victory (The Part of the Administration that Feels Very Much Indorsed), circa 1876

Laborer at Rest, Max Kalish (1891–1945) — Max Kalish (1891–1945)

Laborer at Rest, circa 1925

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

Stokely Carmichael, 1967

untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas (1896–1982) — Alberto Vargas (1896–1982)

untitled (gatefold), circa 1944

Pennsylvania Dutch & Adidas, Santa Cruz, Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023) — Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)

Pennsylvania Dutch & Adidas, Santa Cruz, 1970

Rockefeller Center, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) — Edward Steichen (1879–1973)

Rockefeller Center, 1935–1938

Coney Island Beach, 4 p.m., July 21, 1940, Weegee (1899–1968) — Weegee (1899–1968)

Coney Island Beach, 4 p.m., July 21, 1940, 1940

Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Jack Delano (1914–1997) — Jack Delano (1914–1997)

Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 1940

Politician, Republican Convention, Robert Frank (1924–2019) — Robert Frank (1924–2019)

Politician, Republican Convention, 1956

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Alliance, 1983

New York (Brooklyn Bridge), Louis Lozowick (1892–1973) — Louis Lozowick (1892–1973)

New York (Brooklyn Bridge), 1923

A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm, Ben Shahn (1898–1969) — Ben Shahn (1898–1969)

A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm, 1939

Grain, Frank Cassara (1913–2017) — Frank Cassara (1913–2017)

Grain, 1939

Monument Valley, Yoshida Tōshi (1911–1995) — Yoshida Tōshi (1911–1995)

Monument Valley, 1971, Showa period (1926–1989)

Graceland, Tennessee, Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990) — Tseng Kwong Chi (1950–1990)

Graceland, Tennessee, 1979

untitled, Lidya Buzio (1948–2014) — Lidya Buzio (1948–2014)

untitled, 1983

The Hip Hop Project (2), Nikki S. Lee (born 1970) — Nikki S. Lee (born 1970)

The Hip Hop Project (2), 2001

St. Mary's Mission, Kansas, Pottowatamie Indian School, Alexander Gardner (1821–1882) — Alexander Gardner (1821–1882)

St. Mary's Mission, Kansas, Pottowatamie Indian School, 1867

Grand Canyon of Arizona, Thomas Moran (1837–1926) — Thomas Moran (1837–1926)

Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1912

Century of the Common Man, Hugo Gellert (1892–1985) — Hugo Gellert (1892–1985)

Century of the Common Man, 1943

Whiteman/Indian, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964) — Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964)

Whiteman/Indian, 2008–2009

Evening at Carl Inn, Obata Chiura (1885–1975); Takimazawa — Obata Chiura (1885–1975); Takimazawa

Evening at Carl Inn, 1930

untitled (One Dollar Do We Dream Under), Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961) — Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961)

untitled (One Dollar Do We Dream Under), 2015

One Dollar from Honest Money, Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011) — Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011)

One Dollar from Honest Money, 2015

Five Dollars from Honest Money, Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011) — Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011)

Five Dollars from Honest Money, 2015

Ten Dollars from Honest Money, Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011) — Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011)

Ten Dollars from Honest Money, 2015

Twenty Dollars from Honest Money, Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011) — Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011)

Twenty Dollars from Honest Money, 2015

Fifty Dollars from Honest Money, Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011) — Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011)

Fifty Dollars from Honest Money, 2015

One Hundred Dollars from Honest Money, Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011) — Ganzeer (born 1982); Booklyn, Inc. (founded 1999); Wasp Print (founded 2011)

One Hundred Dollars from Honest Money, 2015