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Exhibition

Soundings

Charles C. Eldredge, curator

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

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

Elmer Simms Campbell

circa 1961

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

Kenyon Cox

circa 1908

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

Alexander Cañedo

1950s

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

E. Lowenstein

1941

Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021), Palm — Palm

Wayne Thiebaud

1966

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

Roy Lichtenstein

1962

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

Peter G. Thompson

2014

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

Emil James Bisttram

1936

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

Diane Arbus

1965

Nude Profile

John Bernard Flannagan

circa 1936

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

David Wilcox

1970

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

Ben Somoroff

1972

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

Chesley K. Bonestell

circa 1948

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

David Ligare

1971

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

Ed Paschke

1971

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

Georgia O'Keeffe

1917

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

John Steuart Curry

1923

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

Thomas Pollack Anshutz

circa 1900

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

Will Hicok Low

1906

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

Elihu Vedder

1865

Richard Lindner (1901–1978), untitled — untitled

Richard Lindner

1956

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

Walter Stuempfig

1940s

Peter Voulkos (1924–2002), Mother — Mother

Peter Voulkos

1964

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

David James Gilhooly

1971

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

Arthur Bowen Davies

circa 1905

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

Les Krims

1969

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

William Zorach

1921

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

Anna Larkin

circa 1900–1915

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

Elie Nadelman

mid 1900s

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.” — “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

1950

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

Marsden Hartley

1923

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

Claude Buck

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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