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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 — Edgar Imler

Pueblo, circa 1939

Guardian de la Paz (Guardian of the Peace), David Alfaro Siqueiros — David Alfaro Siqueiros

Guardian de la Paz (Guardian of the Peace), 1945

Desocupados, José Clemente Orozco — José Clemente Orozco

Desocupados, circa 1944

Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen, Diane Arbus — Diane Arbus

Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen, 1965

untitled (two women carrying baskets on their heads), Diego Rivera — Diego Rivera

untitled (two women carrying baskets on their heads), 1956

Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, New Mexico, Timothy H. O'Sullivan — Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, New Mexico, 1873

untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine, Sebastião Salgado — Sebastião Salgado

untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine, 1986

The da Silva Family at Dawn, Gordon Parks — Gordon Parks

The da Silva Family at Dawn, 1961

Bountiful Corn Harvest, Francisco Mora — Francisco Mora

Bountiful Corn Harvest, 1951

Zapata, Diego Rivera — Diego Rivera

Zapata, 1932

Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come), Leopoldo Méndez — Leopoldo Méndez

Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come), 1945

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), Luis Alfonso Jimenez; Lawrence Lithography Workshop — Luis Alfonso Jimenez; Lawrence Lithography Workshop

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), 1999

Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat), Angel Bracho (1911–2005) — Angel Bracho (1911–2005)

Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat), circa 1940s

Eagle and Snake, Luis Alfonso Jimenez; Lawrence Lithography Workshop — Luis Alfonso Jimenez; Lawrence Lithography Workshop

Eagle and Snake, 2008

Compañias extranjeras. ¿Quién encenderá mi Chesterfield? (Foreign Companies. Who Will Light My Chesterfield?), Taller Gráfica Popular — Taller Gráfica Popular

Compañias extranjeras. ¿Quién encenderá mi Chesterfield? (Foreign Companies. Who Will Light My Chesterfield?), circa 1950

Sun Mad, Ester Hernandez (born 1944) — Ester Hernandez (born 1944)

Sun Mad, 1981

Judi Bari, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Judi Bari, 2004

Dolores Huerta, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Dolores Huerta, 2006

EZLN, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

EZLN, 2007

Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations, 2009

Oaxaca Women's Resistance, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Oaxaca Women's Resistance, 2009

Jane Jacobs, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Jane Jacobs, 2012

Amazon Army, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Amazon Army, 2014

The Pueblo Revolt, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

The Pueblo Revolt, 2015

La Tierra, Jesús Alvarez Amaya — Jesús Alvarez Amaya

La Tierra, circa 1970