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Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson

Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson

Kate Meyer, curator

March 21, 2020–November 24, 2020

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

This exhibition features a portfolio of prints by contemporary artist Matthew Day Jackson, who reimagines images of birds discovered by John James Audubon amidst apocalyptic settings.

Exhibition images

Works of art

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, 2015–2016

And swallows circling with their shimmering sound, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

And swallows circling with their shimmering sound, 2015–2016

And frogs in the pools, singing at night, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

And frogs in the pools, singing at night, 2015–2016

And wild plum trees in tremulous white, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

And wild plum trees in tremulous white, 2015–2016

Robins will wear their feathery fire, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

Robins will wear their feathery fire, 2015–2016

Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire, 2015–2016

And not one will know of the war, not one, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

And not one will know of the war, not one, 2015–2016

Will care at last when it is done, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

Will care at last when it is done, 2015–2016

Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, 2015–2016

And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, 2015–2016

If mankind perished utterly, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

If mankind perished utterly, 2015–2016

colophon, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

colophon, 2015–2016

Would scarcely know that we were gone, Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts — Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions; Christopher T. Creyts

Would scarcely know that we were gone, 2015–2016

Cardinal Grosbeak, Fringilla cardinalis [Cardinalis cardinalis], John James Audubon; John T. Bowen — John James Audubon; John T. Bowen

Cardinal Grosbeak, Fringilla cardinalis [Cardinalis cardinalis], 1840–1844

Carolina Parrot, Psittacus carolinensis [Conuropsis carolinensis], John James Audubon; John T. Bowen — John James Audubon; John T. Bowen

Carolina Parrot, Psittacus carolinensis [Conuropsis carolinensis], 1840–1844

Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, John James Audubon; John T. Bowen — John James Audubon; John T. Bowen

Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, 1840–1844

Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) skin, unknown maker — unknown maker

Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) skin, collected 12 March 1893

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) skin, unknown maker — unknown maker

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) skin, collected 1 June 2018

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) skin, unknown maker — unknown maker

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) skin, collected 25 April 1964

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus), unknown maker — unknown maker

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

Summer or Wood Duck, Anas sponsa [Aix sponsa], John James Audubon; Roe Lockwood & Son; Julius Bien — John James Audubon; Roe Lockwood & Son; Julius Bien

Summer or Wood Duck, Anas sponsa [Aix sponsa], 1860

American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, John James Audubon; John T. Bowen — John James Audubon; John T. Bowen

American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, 1840–1844

Events

September 17, 2020

Talk

Info Session for Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds

4:30–5:30PM

To join, register for the Zoom link at https://kansas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcuCupzkjHNNiCenBOcin7UGhiClbMgnV

May 21, 2021

Screening

There Will Come Soft Rains

1:30–1:45PM

Join us on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/spencerart/posts/4279313662120054

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)