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Exhibition

Soundings

Charles C. Eldredge, curator

September 15, 2018–December 16, 2018

Gallery 404, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Soundings—developed by guest curator Charles C. Eldredge—illuminated objects from the Spencer Museum’s collection that depict the exceptional strength and depth of the Museum’s collection of American art.

Exhibition images

Works of art

"My Personal Tastes Vary from Those of the Curators", Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971) — Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971)

"My Personal Tastes Vary from Those of the Curators", circa 1961

nude study of Rectitude, Kenyon Cox (1856–1919) — Kenyon Cox (1856–1919)

nude study of Rectitude, circa 1908

Male Nude with Mannequin, Alexander Cañedo (1902–1978) — Alexander Cañedo (1902–1978)

Male Nude with Mannequin, 1950s

"At Last–The Flivver House", E. Lowenstein — E. Lowenstein

"At Last–The Flivver House", 1941

Palm, Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021) — Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021)

Palm, 1966

No-Nox, Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) — Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997)

No-Nox, 1962

Frame, Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025) — Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025)

Frame, 2014

Cosmic Web, Emil James Bisttram (1895–1976) — Emil James Bisttram (1895–1976)

Cosmic Web, 1936

Mae West, Diane Arbus (1923–1971) — Diane Arbus (1923–1971)

Mae West, 1965

John Bernard Flannagan (1895–1942)

Nude Profile, circa 1936

Ol' Man Rivers, David Wilcox (born 1943) — David Wilcox (born 1943)

Ol' Man Rivers, 1970

Richard M. Nixon's Chinese Feast, Ben Somoroff (1915–1984) — Ben Somoroff (1915–1984)

Richard M. Nixon's Chinese Feast, 1972

Esquire in New Orleans, Chesley K. Bonestell (1888–1986) — Chesley K. Bonestell (1888–1986)

Esquire in New Orleans, circa 1948

Sand Drawing #9, David Ligare (born 1945) — David Ligare (born 1945)

Sand Drawing #9, 1971

Hairy Shoes #1, Ed Paschke (1939–2004) — Ed Paschke (1939–2004)

Hairy Shoes #1, 1971

Pink and Green Mountains, No. 1, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) — Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986)

Pink and Green Mountains, No. 1, 1917

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

The Code of the West, 1923

Portrait of David Wilson Jordan as a Dutchman, Thomas Pollack Anshutz (1851–1912) — Thomas Pollack Anshutz (1851–1912)

Portrait of David Wilson Jordan as a Dutchman, circa 1900

The Healing Touch, Will Hicok Low (1853–1932) — Will Hicok Low (1853–1932)

The Healing Touch, 1906

Study for "The Lost Mind", Elihu Vedder (1836–1923) — Elihu Vedder (1836–1923)

Study for "The Lost Mind", 1865

untitled, Richard Lindner (1901–1978) — Richard Lindner (1901–1978)

untitled, 1956

The Bathers, Walter Stuempfig (1914–1970) — Walter Stuempfig (1914–1970)

The Bathers, 1940s

Mother, Peter Voulkos (1924–2002) — Peter Voulkos (1924–2002)

Mother, 1964

The Mummy of Frogtosis, II (Frog Mummy), David James Gilhooly (1943–2013) — David James Gilhooly (1943–2013)

The Mummy of Frogtosis, II (Frog Mummy), 1971

Leda and the Dioscuri, Arthur Bowen Davies (1862–1928) — Arthur Bowen Davies (1862–1928)

Leda and the Dioscuri, circa 1905

Nude with Balloon, Les Krims (born 1942) — Les Krims (born 1942)

Nude with Balloon, 1969

Dahlov; Figure of a Child with Clenched Fists, William Zorach (1887–1966) — William Zorach (1887–1966)

Dahlov; Figure of a Child with Clenched Fists, 1921

Standing Woman, Anna Larkin (1855–1939) — Anna Larkin (1855–1939)

Standing Woman, circa 1900–1915

standing figure, Elie Nadelman (1882–1946) — Elie Nadelman (1882–1946)

standing figure, mid 1900s

“The children laughed at the way everyone’s hair stood on end. The stewardess explained that this was caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.”, Chesley K. Bonestell (1888–1986) — Chesley K. Bonestell (1888–1986)

“The children laughed at the way everyone’s hair stood on end. The stewardess explained that this was caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.”, 1950

Apples on Table, Marsden Hartley (1877–1943) — Marsden Hartley (1877–1943)

Apples on Table, 1923

The Conqueror Worm, Claude Buck (1890–1974) — Claude Buck (1890–1974)

The Conqueror Worm, 1920

Events

October 5, 2018

Talk

Soundings

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404

October 11, 2018

Talk

Seeing Soundings

10:15–11:15AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404

November 9, 2018

Talk

Homecoming: Five Decades of American Art Studies at the University of Kansas

2:15–2:45PM

404

November 9, 2018

Conference

Homecoming: Five Decades of American Art Studies at the University of Kansas, Session I

3:30–5:00PM

Kansas Union, Alderson Auditorium, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd

November 10, 2018

Conference

Homecoming: Five Decades of American Art Studies at the University of Kansas, Sessions II-V

8:30AM–5:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Room 211

November 17, 2018

Activity

Playful Clay Sarcophagus

1:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404

Resources

Documents

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