Empowerment
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Empowerment
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
November 3, 2022–August 29, 2027
Gallery 405, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Empowerment explores ways that art can speak to, question, and subvert various forms of social, institutional, and individual power.
Exhibition images
Works of art

late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

late 1800s–1914

late 1900s

circa 1970

circa 1910

circa 1910

1868–1880

1940–1975

1908–1911

early-mid 1800s

circa 1968

circa 1939–1940

1994–1999

1995–1999

1992–1993

circa 1958

late 1800s–1975

1937

early 1900s

late 1900s–1979

1985–1995

1985–1995

1985–1995

1985–1995

circa 1979

1950s

1925–1990

circa 1970

late 1900s

circa 1990s

circa 1970s

mid-late 1900s

mid-late 1900s

circa 1915–1920

late 1900s

1914

cast 1894, modeled 1890

late 1800s–1914

late 1900s

1940s–1950s

1933

circa 1655

1988–1989

1930

mid-late 1900s

1959

circa 1782

Edo period (1600–1868)

circa 1971

mid 1900s

circa 1976

circa 1860

mid 1900s

mid 1900s

mid 1900s

late 1800s

mid 1800s

late 1800s–1994

circa 1963

mid-late 1900s

circa 1970

mid-late 1900s

mid 1900s

early-mid 1900s

early-mid 1900s

late 1800s–1987

1960s

1975–1985

1900s

circa 1961

circa 1970

late 1800s–1977

early 1900s

circa 1969

mid 1900s

mid-late 1900s

1988–1996

late 1800s–early 1900s

late 1800s–early 1900s

late 1800s–early 1900s

circa 1620

mid 1200s

circa 1390–1400
Events
April 22, 2023
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery
March 26, 2023
Performance
1:00–2:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery
December 14, 2023
Talk
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery
February 29, 2024
Performance
5:30–7:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
November 30, 2023
Tour
1:00–2:15PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 315 Long Ellis Gallery, 316 Simons Gallery, 317 Perkins Central Court, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Michaelis Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
October 6, 2023
Tour
11:00–11:50AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 315 Long Ellis Gallery, 316 Simons Gallery, 317 Perkins Central Court, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Michaelis Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
June 24, 2024
Activity
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 401 Loo Gallery, 405 Gallery, 406 Stewart Gallery, 407 Kress Gallery
November 19, 2023
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 407 Kress Gallery
February 13, 2024
Talk
12:30–1:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery
September 12, 2024
Social
4:00–6:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St
October 11, 2024
Activity
2:30–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery
October 17, 2024
Talk
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 409 Lee Study Center