Brosseau Center for Learning: Populist Art in the Americas

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Populist Art in the Americas
January 28, 2020–February 16, 2020
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

These examples of populist art (art by the Mexican muralists, Mexican popular prints, and art from or related to the Celebrate People’s History project) have been selected for a collaborative program connecting Olathe North High School students, KU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Spencer Museum of Art, and will be on view through February 16th.

Works of art

Pueblo, Edgar Imler (1898–1973)
Edgar Imler (1898–1973)
Pueblo, circa 1939
Guardian de la Paz (Guardian of the Peace), David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
Desocupados, José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949)
José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949)
Desocupados, circa 1944
Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen, Diane Arbus (1923–1971)
Diane Arbus (1923–1971)
untitled (two women carrying baskets on their heads), Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, New Mexico, Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882)
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882)
untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine, Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025)
Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025)
The da Silva Family at Dawn, Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Bountiful Corn Harvest, Francisco Mora (1922–2002)
Francisco Mora (1922–2002)
Zapata, Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Zapata, 1932
Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come), Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968)
Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968)
El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001)
Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001)
Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat), Angel Bracho (1911–2005)
Angel Bracho (1911–2005)
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)
Compañias extranjeras. ¿Quién encenderá mi Chesterfield? (Foreign Companies. Who Will Light My Chesterfield?), Taller Gráfica Popular; Arturo García Bustos (1926–2017)
Taller Gráfica Popular; Arturo García Bustos (1926–2017)
Sun Mad, Ester Hernandez (born 1944)
Ester Hernandez (born 1944)
Sun Mad, 1981
Judi Bari, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Nicolas Lampert (born 1969)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Nicolas Lampert (born 1969)
Judi Bari, 2004
Dolores Huerta, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Bobby Cortez; Blake Riley
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Bobby Cortez; Blake Riley
EZLN, Kate Luscher; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999)
Kate Luscher; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999)
EZLN, 2007
Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Jesus Barraza (born 1976)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Jesus Barraza (born 1976)
Oaxaca Women's Resistance, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Tim Simons; Barucha Calamity Peller
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Tim Simons; Barucha Calamity Peller
Jane Jacobs, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Sabrina Jones (born 1960)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Sabrina Jones (born 1960)
Jane Jacobs, 2012
Amazon Army, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Dave Loewenstein (born 1966); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Dave Loewenstein (born 1966); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999)
Amazon Army, 2014
The Pueblo Revolt, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Dylan Miner (born 1976)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Dylan Miner (born 1976)
La Tierra, Jesús Alvarez Amaya (1925–2010)
Jesús Alvarez Amaya (1925–2010)
La Tierra, circa 1970