Brosseau Center for Learning: Altered Perspectives

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Altered Perspectives
Spencer Museum of Art Interns 2018–2019, curator
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Curated by the 2018-19 SMA interns, Altered Perspectives presents a diverse selection of objects that engage with three thematic definitions of perspective.

Works of art

Guanyin
Guanyin
Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
illuminated music manuscript leaf
illuminated music manuscript leaf
1500s
Laurie Anderson (born 1947), untitled
untitled
Laurie Anderson
circa 1980
Guerrilla Girls (active 1985–present), You're seeing less than half the picture without the vision of women artists and artists of color.
You're seeing less than half the picture without the vision of women artists and artists of color.
Guerrilla Girls
1989
Raymond Fernand Loewy (1893–1986); Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG (founded 1879); Margret Hildebrand (1917–1998), cake plate
cake plate
Raymond Fernand Loewy, Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG, Margret Hildebrand
date unknown
Raymond Fernand Loewy (1893–1986); Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG (founded 1879); Margret Hildebrand (1917–1998), cup
cup
Raymond Fernand Loewy, Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG, Margret Hildebrand
date unknown
Raymond Fernand Loewy (1893–1986); Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG (founded 1879); Margret Hildebrand (1917–1998), saucer
saucer
Raymond Fernand Loewy, Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG, Margret Hildebrand
date unknown
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), cover, Opportunity Art Folio
cover, Opportunity Art Folio
Aaron Douglas, Opportunity Magazine, Langston Hughes
1926
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), Play De Blues
Play De Blues
Aaron Douglas, Opportunity Magazine, Langston Hughes
1926
unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist, married woman's headdress
married woman's headdress
unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist
late 1800s–1967
mask
mask
mid 1900s–1966
Mamie Mitchell (1929–1993), beaded woman
beaded woman
Mamie Mitchell
mid 1900s
unrecorded Nlaka’pamux (Thompson River Salish) artist, cup and saucer
cup and saucer
unrecorded Nlaka’pamux (Thompson River Salish) artist
late 1800s–1926
unrecorded Fulani artist, calabash cover
calabash cover
unrecorded Fulani artist
1925–1990
Harvey Dinnerstein (1928–2022), Compositional Sketch for Nocturnal Passage
Compositional Sketch for Nocturnal Passage
Harvey Dinnerstein
2008
Harvey Dinnerstein (1928–2022), Man with Lantern Study for Nocturnal Passage
Man with Lantern Study for Nocturnal Passage
Harvey Dinnerstein
2008
Michael Baldwin (born 1945); Mel Ramsden (born 1944); Red Krayola; Art & Language (founded 1968), Portrait of John Wayne
Portrait of John Wayne
Red Krayola, Art & Language, Michael Baldwin, Mel Ramsden
2013
Joseph Friedrich Leopold (1668–1727), anamorphic leopard
anamorphic leopard
Joseph Friedrich Leopold
circa 1700
Joseph Friedrich Leopold (1668–1727), anamorphic horse
anamorphic horse
Joseph Friedrich Leopold
circa 1700
Margo Humphrey (born 1942); Tamarind Institute (founded 1970), The Getaway
The Getaway
Margo Humphrey, Tamarind Institute
1977
Margo Humphrey (born 1942); Tamarind Institute (founded 1970), Midnight Rendezvous/Night Kiss
Midnight Rendezvous/Night Kiss
Margo Humphrey, Tamarind Institute
1985
Virginia Beahan (born 1946); Laura McPhee (born 1958), Kaikalulu Beach, Kauiku, Maui
Kaikalulu Beach, Kauiku, Maui
Virginia Beahan, Laura McPhee
1996
Terry Adkins (1953–2014), Roost
Roost
Terry Adkins
1991
unrecorded Newe (Shoshone) artist, zippered coin purse
zippered coin purse
unrecorded Newe (Shoshone) artist
mid 1900s
Guerrilla Girls (active 1985–present), Women in America earn only 2/3 of what men do. Women artists earn only 1/3 of what men artists do.
Women in America earn only 2/3 of what men do. Women artists earn only 1/3 of what men artists do.
Guerrilla Girls
1985
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979); Opportunity Magazine; Langston Hughes (1902–1967), I Needs a Dime For Beer
I Needs a Dime For Beer
Aaron Douglas, Opportunity Magazine, Langston Hughes
1926

Events

June 8, 2019
Activity
Beautiful Oops!
1:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, 318
June 20, 2019
Talk
Up Close: Altered Perspectives
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, 318
June 30, 2019
Talk
Self Surrender (#1242)
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 20/21 Gallery, 405