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Brosseau Center for Learning: Hot as Hell

Cara Nordengren, curator
Kate Meyer, curator

July 15, 2025–September 7, 2025

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This installation celebrates flame, devilry, and all things hot.

Works of art

Soaking Pits, Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913–2008) — Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913–2008)

Soaking Pits, 1946

The Fall of the Rebel Angels, Jean Mignon (active 1535–1555) — Jean Mignon (active 1535–1555)

The Fall of the Rebel Angels, circa 1545–1555

Variant of Pouring molten steel into ingot molds, Andreas Feininger (1906–1999) — Andreas Feininger (1906–1999)

Variant of Pouring molten steel into ingot molds, circa 1945–1955

skeleton figure, Adrian Xuana — Adrian Xuana

skeleton figure, 1986–1996

Chasing the Sun, Zhao Yannian (1924–2014) — Zhao Yannian (1924–2014)

Chasing the Sun, 1992

Ignis (Fire), Maarten de Vos (1532–1603); Nicolaes de Bruyn (1571–1656); Assuerus van Londerseel — Maarten de Vos (1532–1603); Nicolaes de Bruyn (1571–1656); Assuerus van Londerseel

Ignis (Fire), late 1500s

Smoke Drawing, Rockne Krebs (1938–2011) — Rockne Krebs (1938–2011)

Smoke Drawing, 1973

Prairie Fire, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946) — John Steuart Curry (1897–1946)

Prairie Fire, 1940

Un Eldorado aux Enfers (An 'Eldorado Café' in Hell), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903) — Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)

Un Eldorado aux Enfers (An 'Eldorado Café' in Hell), 1868

Le Tribunal de Satan (Satan's Tribunal), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903) — Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)

Le Tribunal de Satan (Satan's Tribunal), 1863

Plate A4, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585) — Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)

Plate A4, 1568

Motorcyclist Riding Through Flames, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Motorcyclist Riding Through Flames, mid-late 1900s

Volcano 54, Aaron Siskind (1903–1991) — Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)

Volcano 54, 1980

L'Enfer (Hell), Jacques Callot (1592–1635); Bernardino Poccetti (1548–1612) — Jacques Callot (1592–1635); Bernardino Poccetti (1548–1612)

L'Enfer (Hell), 1612

Fire, Fire, Jan Telfer (1947–2024) — Jan Telfer (1947–2024)

Fire, Fire, 2004

devil hand puppet, Hazelle, Inc. — Hazelle, Inc.

devil hand puppet, 1960s–1970s

Forest Fire VII, Donald Holden (1931–2017) — Donald Holden (1931–2017)

Forest Fire VII, 1992

Plate A2, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585) — Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)

Plate A2, 1568

Le Jugement Dernier (The Last Judgement), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903) — Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)

Le Jugement Dernier (The Last Judgement), 1860

Various Small Fires and Milk, Edward Ruscha (born 1937) — Edward Ruscha (born 1937)

Various Small Fires and Milk, 1964

Blast Furnace, Boris Ignatovich (1899–1976) — Boris Ignatovich (1899–1976)

Blast Furnace, 1927

devil figure, Adrian Xuana — Adrian Xuana

devil figure, 1986–1996

Satan Semant l'Ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tares of Evil), Félicien Joseph Victor Rops (1833–1898) — Félicien Joseph Victor Rops (1833–1898)

Satan Semant l'Ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tares of Evil), mid-late 1800s

Volcano 67, Aaron Siskind (1903–1991) — Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)

Volcano 67, 1980

Grass Fire, Paul Hambleton Landacre (1893–1963) — Paul Hambleton Landacre (1893–1963)

Grass Fire, 1928

Title page (Ignis), Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585) — Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)

Title page (Ignis), 1568

Pouvoirs de Satan (Satan's Powers), Adolphe Block (1829–1903); Pierre Adolphe Hennetier (1828–1888) — Adolphe Block (1829–1903); Pierre Adolphe Hennetier (1828–1888)

Pouvoirs de Satan (Satan's Powers), 1859–1860

Plate A5, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585) — Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)

Plate A5, 1568

La Torture en Enfer (Torture in Hell), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903) — Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)

La Torture en Enfer (Torture in Hell), 1873

Theatre de Satan (Satan's Theater), Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903) — Louis Alfred Habert (1824–1893); Adolphe Block (1829–1903)

Theatre de Satan (Satan's Theater), 1868

Plate A3, Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585) — Jost Amman (1539–1591); Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507 or 1508–1585)

Plate A3, 1568

"I don't mind it really...I'm only here to gather material for a book", Rowland Wilson (1930–2005) — Rowland Wilson (1930–2005)

"I don't mind it really...I'm only here to gather material for a book", circa 1960

Bullet through Flame, Schlieren Photograph, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

Bullet through Flame, Schlieren Photograph, 1973

Little Hot Diablo, Tony Fitzpatrick (1958–2025); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004) — Tony Fitzpatrick (1958–2025); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)

Little Hot Diablo, 1992