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Brosseau Center for Learning: Art and Fermentation

February 19, 2019–March 10, 2019

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

"Art and Fermentation" selected in conjunction with Sandor Katz’s Residency as an Interdisciplinary Scholar with the Hall Center for the Humanities and the 2019 Read Across Lawrence selection, Sourdough by Robin Sloan.

Works of art

ewer — ewer, Song dynasty (960–1279)

wine cup — wine cup, early 1700s, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

bowl — bowl, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

libation cup — libation cup, late 1600s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

cheese dome, unknown maker — unknown maker

cheese dome, late 1800s

wine strainer, B. M. Chester — B. M. Chester

wine strainer, 1824–1825

wine bowl with lid and pedestal — wine bowl with lid and pedestal, 1800s

wine glass — wine glass, early 1850s

cathedral-shaped pickle bottle — cathedral-shaped pickle bottle, circa 1870

Satyr, Two Baby Satyrs and a Woman, Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present) — Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present)

Satyr, Two Baby Satyrs and a Woman, 1800s

Edinburgh Ale, David Octavius Hill (1802–1870); Robert Adamson (1821–1848); Jessie Bertram — David Octavius Hill (1802–1870); Robert Adamson (1821–1848); Jessie Bertram

Edinburgh Ale, circa 1845

Beer Street, William Hogarth (1697–1764) — William Hogarth (1697–1764)

Beer Street, 1751

Paris Market, Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938) — Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938)

Paris Market, 1983

Company D, Troup II Pig Roast, Fort Riley, Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922) — Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)

Company D, Troup II Pig Roast, Fort Riley, 1905

A Concrete Monument to Wine, Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971) — Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971)

A Concrete Monument to Wine, 1938

butter knife, Württemberg Metal Factory (founded 1853) — Württemberg Metal Factory (founded 1853)

butter knife, circa 1905

untitled (Royal Camembert labels) — untitled (Royal Camembert labels), late 1800s–early 1900s

wine glass — wine glass, early 1850s

Fair, Tbilisi, Paul Harbaugh; Boris Ignatovich (1899–1976) — Paul Harbaugh; Boris Ignatovich (1899–1976)

Fair, Tbilisi, 1932

isiketho (beer skimmer), unrecorded Ndebele artist — unrecorded Ndebele artist

isiketho (beer skimmer), late 1800s–1908

bouksa (basket with lid), Fatna Hamdan Awad — Fatna Hamdan Awad

bouksa (basket with lid), 1983–1984

lidded drinking gourd, unrecorded Maasai artist — unrecorded Maasai artist

lidded drinking gourd, early 1900s–1968

two women making bread, Orville John Green (1872–1938) — Orville John Green (1872–1938)

two women making bread, 1896–1918

government agents with confiscated liquor, Orville John Green (1872–1938) — Orville John Green (1872–1938)

government agents with confiscated liquor, 1916

figure of a man baking bread — figure of a man baking bread, late 1800s–1998

beer pot, unrecorded Zulu artist — unrecorded Zulu artist

beer pot, 1925–1990

bottle, unrecorded Azande artist — unrecorded Azande artist

bottle, 1925–1990

covered nkgwana (beer fermenting container) with “Ribs of the Giraffe” motif, unrecorded Yeye artist; unrecorded Mbukushu artist — unrecorded Yeye artist; unrecorded Mbukushu artist

covered nkgwana (beer fermenting container) with “Ribs of the Giraffe” motif, circa 1970s

Cuis-tot, tu dors, les rats mangent ton fromage (Cook early, sleep, the rats eat your cheese), Louis Lefèvre — Louis Lefèvre

Cuis-tot, tu dors, les rats mangent ton fromage (Cook early, sleep, the rats eat your cheese), 1914–1918

Events

February 28, 2019

Talk

Book Discussion and Tour: Sourdough

5:30–6:45PM

Spencer Museum of Art