Debut
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview

Debut
Kris Ercums, curator
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Debut features artwork from the Spencer Museum’s collection that has never been exhibited combined with familiar works that are frequently used for research and teaching.
Works of art
Napoleon Veloso Abueva
Birth,
circa 1958
Roger Bezombes
Breton Peasant Woman,
1900s
Elizabeth Murray
Chaotic Lip,
1986
Marit Guinness Aschan
Sheherazade,
1968
Elisabetta Sirani
Muses,
1600s
Guido Reni
Female figure,
circa 1800s
Gerald Cassidy
Navajo Goat Girl,
early 1900s
Max H. Gerbier
Nude Woman on a Horse,
circa 1970
Kelly-Nzeza
L’Hypocrisie (Hypocrisy),
2012
George de Mare
Peter Schmidt
Portrait of a Mother and Daughter,
circa 1860
Giacomo di Chirico
Portrait of a Girl,
1870s
William Judson Dickerson
Seated figure with white blouse,
1950–1969
Stephens
Portrait of Charlotte Sullivan,
1940–1975
Jorge Eliás Triana
Toma Rosandić
Cecil Carstenson
Saint Joan,
late 1960s
Lucy M. Lewis
jar,
1950–1992
Dutch School
Felix Bryoche
Flowers and Butterflies,
circa 1970
Monique Larose
Pot of Pansies with Hummingbirds,
circa 1970
Wilner
Rejouir (Rejoice),
circa 1970
St. Pierre Toussaint
Alexandre Grégoire
Bowl of Fruit,
circa 1970
Damien Paul
gathering fruit,
circa 1970
Emmy Klinker
Still Life with Bottles,
early-mid 1900s
Ben Shahn
Still Life,
circa 1929
Philton Latortue
Philton Latortue
vase,
1700s–1800s
Linda Lighton
Artichoke,
2001
Wilhelm Wagenfeld; Württemberg Metal Factory
vase,
1950
Wilhelm Wagenfeld; Württemberg Metal Factory
vase,
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Jesse Howard
Mr. President, Mr. Lyndon Baines Johnson...,
early 1970s
Jesse Howard
高札 kosatsu (edict board),
1682, Edo period (1600–1868)
Victor Cartagena
Doug Shelton
Cactus/Ser,
date unknown
William T. Wiley
Only the Obvious Flaws,
date unknown
Pinchas Cohen Gan
Programmed Figures,
1980
Sanford Robinson Gifford
Andreas Mitterfellner
Al James Newbill
Abstract landscape,
1963
Dennis Miller Bunker
Larmor Harbor, France,
1884
Charles B. Rogers
Farm on a Ridge,
mid 1900s–late 1900s
Pe Nyunt Way
untitled (stilt house),
1972
George de Mare
Seacoast,
1896
Calixte Henry
three fishing boats and two fishermen on open water,
circa 1955–1985
J. Maisonneuve
man standing by a tree,
circa 1970
Sam-Ilus
Joseph Friebert
Fern Elizabeth Edie Knecht
Morning Sun Tips "Big Rock",
circa 1935
Harry Andrew Jackson
Two Champs II,
1979
unrecorded Dogon artist
equestrian figure,
late 1800s–1975
Richard M. Hollander
Western Landscape,
1978
Richard M. Hollander
table screen,
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Pietro Consagra
Jaime Oates
Taxco,
1974
Leonid Berman
Taranto,
1954
Margurite Guitou Knoop
Migarateur II,
1956–1957
Du Kun
Martin Schongauer; Circle of Master of the Martyrdoms of Saints
Flagellation of Christ,
after 1480
Francesco di Bosio Zaganelli
Madonna and Child,
circa 1500
Francesco di Bosio Zaganelli
Portrait of Ramirez-Cantillana,
late 1700s
Francesco di Bosio Zaganelli
statue of a young child,
circa 1700s
Francesco di Bosio Zaganelli
Saint Sebastian,
late 1400s–mid 1500s
Francesco di Bosio Zaganelli
Francesco di Bosio Zaganelli
Virgin of Guadalupe,
late 1800s
Ercole Ferrata
Virgin and Child,
circa 1650
Frank Fleming
Mean Smiling Frog,
1982
Frank Fleming
conical bowl,
early 1200s
Frank Fleming
Santo figure of St. Francis of Assisi,
early 1800s
Frank Fleming
standing Bodhisattva,
Edo period (1600–1868)
Frank Fleming
standing Bodhisattva,
Edo period (1600–1868)
Frank Fleming
Figure of a Demon,
early 600s CE, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
David James Gilhooly
Thinking Frog,
1986
unrecorded Bassa artist
sowei mask,
mid-late 1900s
Bunky Echo-Hawk
Homecoming,
2011
Otto Dix
self-portraits,
1914
Robert Lazzarini; Franz Collection, Inc.; Image Imports
teacup, saucer and spoon,
2003
Ed Moulthrop
bowl,
date unknown
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
Marie Laveau,
2018
Amanda de Leon
Maternidad,
1950s
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
La Pia de' Tolomei,
1868–1880
Hezekiel Ntuli
bust of a woman,
1930s–1963
Herman Rose
Red Onions and Plant,
1967
Herman Rose
Thomas Hart Benton
Alwin Arnegger
landscape (forest glade),
late 1800s–early 1900s
Hendrik Cornelisz. van Vliet
Hugo Ballin
Landscape,
early-mid 1900s
Grant Wood
Near Sundown,
1933
Grant Wood
Hunting Scene,
circa 2500 BCE, Old Kingdom (circa 2575 BCE–2150 BCE)
Walter Gay
Ranston House, Dorset,
1884
Giorgio Vasari
Christ Carrying the Cross,
circa 1562–1565
Tilman Riemenschneider
Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon,
circa 1500–1501
Tilman Riemenschneider
Holy Family with Angels,
date unknown
Tilman Riemenschneider
藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha),
late 1500s–early 1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Tilman Riemenschneider
迦諾迦伐蹉 Seated Nahan Ganakgabeolcha (Sanskrit: Kanakavatsa),
late 1600s–early 1700s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Tilman Riemenschneider
coin,
Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Gonzalo Ceja
Brujas y Nino,
1965
Gigino Falconi
La Casa Delle Delizie (The House of Delights),
circa 1975
Deborah Butterfield
untitled (horse),
1980
Manuel Neri
untitled (female figure),
circa 1970–1990
Tom Otterness
Murakami Takashi; Kaikai Kiki Gallery
smiling flower,
2006
Diego Giacometti
Buccellati
murex ramosus seashell,
circa 1950s
Buccellati
murex ramosus seashell,
circa 1950s
Buccellati
bursa bobo seashell,
circa 1950s
Buccellati
vajra (scepter),
late 1900s
Masuda Myōchin Munemasa
自在置物 jizai okimono (articulated crab),
mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Linda Lighton
Banana,
1994
Pablo Picasso
Bouquet à la pomme,
1956
Pablo Picasso
plate with Mt. Fuji and pine trees,
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Louis Comfort Tiffany
compote,
early 1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Victor Durand Jr.; Vineland Flint Glass Works
vase,
circa 1926–1928
Victor Durand Jr.; Vineland Flint Glass Works
bianhu (pilgrimage flask) with dancing monkey,
600–700s, early Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Yeesookyung
Translated Vase,
2009
Yeesookyung
龍寶座 long baozuo (dragon throne with foot rest),
late 1800s
unrecorded Onitsha artist
two female figures,
late 1800s–1975
Richard Smith
Dicksmithkit,
1960
Umberto Romano
Cervantes,
1967
Pierre Daura
untitled (Don Quixote),
1939–1941
Cornelis Jacominus Zitman
El Bote (The Boat),
circa 1950
Alfredo Sinclair
Indian with Pineapple,
1962
Sapin
John Talleur (1925–2001)
Storm Line,
1966
Robert Natkin
untitled,
1964
Robert Arthur Goodnough
NKL,
1992
Paw Oo Thet (called POT)
Birds,
1972
David Lensen Tjupurrula
untitled,
mid 1970s
Pablo Picasso
Hibou (Owl),
1953
Susannah Biondo-Gemmell
Drawing for Prometheus I,
2006
Robert Carston Arneson
untitled,
1975
Gillis van Tilborgh
A Picture Gallery,
1660–1670
Johann Joachim Kändler; Meissen Porcelain Factory
Der Tritonenfang (Triton Fishing),
late 1890s–early 1900s
Johann Joachim Kändler; Meissen Porcelain Factory
Isis and the infant Horus,
circa 300 BCE, Ptolemaic Kingdom, 332 BCE–30 CE
Marie-Alexandre-Lucien Coudray
Orphee,
1899
Gene Caples
Searching Man,
circa 1930
Durand Art Glass
vase,
1924–1931
Irene Bishop; Rookwood Pottery
vase,
1907
Irene Bishop; Rookwood Pottery
Irene Bishop; Rookwood Pottery
container,
200–300s, Roman Empire, 27 BCE–476 CE
Irene Bishop; Rookwood Pottery
jar,
300–400s, Roman Empire, 27 BCE–476 CE
Elie Nadelman
standing figure,
mid 1900s
Paul Teeter
scarab paperweight,
1920–1922
Roman Bronze Works
primate figure,
early 1900s
Roman Bronze Works
snuff bottle with stopper,
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Roman Bronze Works
佛手 foshou (citron), snuff bottle with stopper,
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Bi Rongjiu
snuff bottle with stopper,
1890–1920, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) to Republic of China (1911–1949)
Bi Rongjiu
horses, snuff bottle with stopper,
1850–1875, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Bi Rongjiu
birds and plum, snuff bottle with stopper,
circa 1850s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Yan Yutian
Second Spring, snuff bottle with stopper,
1895, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Yan Yutian
snuff bottle with stopper,
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Tetsugendō Naofusa
鍔 tsuba (sword guard) with geese passing the moon,
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kinai School
鍔 tsuba (sword guard),
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Hirata School
鍔 tsuba (sword guard) with wisteria,
1600, Edo period (1600–1868)
Tsu Jinpo
鍔 tsuba (sword guard) with lobster,
Edo period (1600–1868)
Ishiguro Masakatsu
鍔 tsuba (sword guard) with dragon flies,
1850s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Umetada (Okada) Zenzaemon Nobumasa
鍔 tsuba (sword handle) with 鐙 abumi (stirrups),
late 1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Ōtsuki Mitsuhiro
小柄 kozuka (knife handle) with crane,
Edo period (1600–1868)
Gōto School
小柄 kozuka (knife handle) with deer,
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Mitsunaka
縁 fuchi (hilt collar) and 頭 kashira (butt cap) with spring flowers and insects,
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Mitsunaka
Mitsunaka
Mitsunaka
瑞宝章 Zuihōshō (First Class Medal of the Order of the Sacred Treasure),
November 1, 1895, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Mitsunaka
Mitsunaka
Mitsunaka
Male Portrait Bust,
1700s
Raymond Cecil Moore
Bani Abidi
Reserved,
2006
Francesco Solimena
The Healing of Godfrey of Bouillon by Erotimus,
date unknown
Francesco Solimena
head of Buddha,
500s, Sasanian dynasty (224–651)
Francesco Solimena
votive tablet (tsa-tsa),
1700s–1800s
Francesco Solimena
苦瓜 kugua (bitter melon), snuff bottle with stopper,
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)