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Brosseau Center for Learning: Natural Wonder and Japanese Sculpture

Cara Nordengren, curator

April 8, 2025–May 4, 2025

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

Selections of art from the Collection for Sean Gullickson’s SPAN 442 Natural Wonder and Sherry Fowler’s HA 340/587/550 Japanese Sculpture.

Works of art

zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō — zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō, Meiji period (1868–1912)

head of a monk — head of a monk, 1800s, Edo Period (1600–1868)

をりべかくがた (oribe kakugata) oribe square dish — をりべかくがた (oribe kakugata) oribe square dish, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Tonalá owl figure — Tonalá owl figure, late 1900s–1994

jar with cover — jar with cover, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Magueyes (Agaves), Tulancingo, Mexico, Flor Garduño (born 1957) — Flor Garduño (born 1957)

Magueyes (Agaves), Tulancingo, Mexico, 1987

Pescadores de Pátzcuaro--Estado de Michoacán, Carlos Mérida (1891–1985) — Carlos Mérida (1891–1985)

Pescadores de Pátzcuaro--Estado de Michoacán, 1945

Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat), Angel Bracho (1911–2005) — Angel Bracho (1911–2005)

Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat), circa 1940s

Eagle and Snake, Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present) — Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present)

Eagle and Snake, 2008

La Mujer - Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico, Flor Garduño (born 1957) — Flor Garduño (born 1957)

La Mujer - Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1987

Tonalá horse figure, P.J. — P.J.

Tonalá horse figure, late 1900s–1994

半支迦 Hanshika (Pāñcika) — 半支迦 Hanshika (Pāñcika), 1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Chamula Landscape, Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002) — Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)

Chamula Landscape, 1972

Luz Restirada (Lengthened Light), Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002) — Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)

Luz Restirada (Lengthened Light), 1944

Arena y Pinitos (Sand and Small Pines), Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002) — Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)

Arena y Pinitos (Sand and Small Pines), 1920s

Takatori tea caddy with lid — Takatori tea caddy with lid, 1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Paisaje de Siembras (Growing Landscape), Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002) — Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)

Paisaje de Siembras (Growing Landscape), 1972–1974

Purepécha--Estado de Michoacán, Carlos Mérida (1891–1985) — Carlos Mérida (1891–1985)

Purepécha--Estado de Michoacán, 1945

Tonalá quail figure — Tonalá quail figure, late 1900s–1994

Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda) — Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda), 1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Near Saltillo, Paul Strand (1890–1976) — Paul Strand (1890–1976)

Near Saltillo, 1940

Los Sectores Espresariales y Turística están Desarrollando Desastre (The Business and Tourism Sectors are Developing Disaster), Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998); Thea Gahr — Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998); Thea Gahr

Los Sectores Espresariales y Turística están Desarrollando Desastre (The Business and Tourism Sectors are Developing Disaster), 2010

Alligator, Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006) — Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006)

Alligator, 1992

netsuke — netsuke, mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Bicycles on Sunday, Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002) — Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)

Bicycles on Sunday, 1968

Tonalá duck figure — Tonalá duck figure, late 1800s–2000

Tonalá skunk figure — Tonalá skunk figure, mid 1900s

茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl), late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Noche de Muertos bordado (Night of the Dead embroidery) — Noche de Muertos bordado (Night of the Dead embroidery), mid 1900s–1992

El Cielo y la Tierra (The Sky and the Earth), Felipe Morales (born 1959) — Felipe Morales (born 1959)

El Cielo y la Tierra (The Sky and the Earth), 1997

La Tierra, Jesús Alvarez Amaya (1925–2010) — Jesús Alvarez Amaya (1925–2010)

La Tierra, circa 1970

The Long Hidden City of the Incas - Machu Picchu, Peru, Eugene Omar Goldbeck (1892–1986) — Eugene Omar Goldbeck (1892–1986)

The Long Hidden City of the Incas - Machu Picchu, Peru, 1972