Brosseau Center for Learning: 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt | Spencer Museum of Art

Spencer Museum of Art

Info for

my portfolio logout

Exhibition

Image not available

Brosseau Center for Learning: 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt

December 14, 2021–January 16, 2022

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

A selection of works from the collection featuring all of the gifts received in the 12 Days of Christmas song.

Works of art

two girls chimney ornament — two girls chimney ornament, 1840–1850

Farm Yard, Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822–1888) — Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822–1888)

Farm Yard, mid 1800s

Milkmaid, William Lee Hankey (1869–1952) — William Lee Hankey (1869–1952)

Milkmaid, 1879–1952

Red-Winged Blackbird, Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983) — Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983)

Red-Winged Blackbird, circa 1935

presepio figure, goose — presepio figure, goose, late 1700s

bowl with chrysanthemums, Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916) — Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916)

bowl with chrysanthemums, late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

menuki (sword trim) — menuki (sword trim), date unknown

salt or pepper shaker — salt or pepper shaker, 1830–1860

Chikkei (Mountain Bamboo Partridge), Kitao Masayoshi (1764–1824) — Kitao Masayoshi (1764–1824)

Chikkei (Mountain Bamboo Partridge), 1789, Edo period (1600–1868)

medal, Robert Tait McKenzie (1867–1938) — Robert Tait McKenzie (1867–1938)

medal, 1914

salt bottle — salt bottle, circa 1880s–1900

The Eagle Dance, C. Szwedzicki (active 1929–1952); Awa Tsireh (1898–1955, active 1915–1955) — C. Szwedzicki (active 1929–1952); Awa Tsireh (1898–1955, active 1915–1955)

The Eagle Dance, 1932

Dance of the Quetzals, Carlos Mérida (1891–1985) — Carlos Mérida (1891–1985)

Dance of the Quetzals, 1930s

Dance of the Malinches, Carlos Mérida (1891–1985) — Carlos Mérida (1891–1985)

Dance of the Malinches, 1930s

Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 59, Aaron Siskind (1903–1991) — Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)

Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 59, 1956

Black Swans, Maurice R. Bebb (1891–1986) — Maurice R. Bebb (1891–1986)

Black Swans, 1952

Duet, May Gearhart (1872–1951) — May Gearhart (1872–1951)

Duet, early 1900s

serving plate, Rockingham Factory — Rockingham Factory

serving plate, date unknown

Mary Ballinger, Dairy Farmer, Cynthia Lee — Cynthia Lee

Mary Ballinger, Dairy Farmer, 1984

La Flute (The Flute), Félix Edouard Vallotton (1865–1925) — Félix Edouard Vallotton (1865–1925)

La Flute (The Flute), 1896

two girls chimney ornament — two girls chimney ornament, 1840–1850

Lone Goose, Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939) — Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939)

Lone Goose, 1937

F. Houston Martin (bookplate), Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939) — Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939)

F. Houston Martin (bookplate), 1932

Les Cygnes, Henri Charles Guérard (1846–1897) — Henri Charles Guérard (1846–1897)

Les Cygnes, 1895

untitled (dancing girls), James Van Der Zee (1886–1983) — James Van Der Zee (1886–1983)

untitled (dancing girls), 1928

cuff bracelet, unrecorded Amhara artist — unrecorded Amhara artist

cuff bracelet, late 1800s–1945

beaded coin purse, unrecorded Lakota artist — unrecorded Lakota artist

beaded coin purse, late 1800s–1993

Tonalá bird figure — Tonalá bird figure, late 1900s–1994

Tonalá bird figure — Tonalá bird figure, late 1900s–1994

skeleton with bass drum — skeleton with bass drum, 1985–1995

mermaid skeleton playing a drum — mermaid skeleton playing a drum, 1986–1996

miniature jar, Wanda Aragon (born 1948, active circa 1965–present) — Wanda Aragon (born 1948, active circa 1965–present)

miniature jar, 1995

miniature cow milking scene — miniature cow milking scene, late 1800s–1998

miniature cow milking scene — miniature cow milking scene, late 1800s–1998

figure playing drum — figure playing drum, late 1800s–1953

Woman milking a goat, Robert Sargent Austin (1895–1973) — Robert Sargent Austin (1895–1973)

Woman milking a goat, 1925

skeleton with drum set — skeleton with drum set, 1986–1996

thorn carving of a figure playing a talking drum, unrecorded Yoruba artist — unrecorded Yoruba artist

thorn carving of a figure playing a talking drum, 1979

The Fifer, Archibald Willard (1836–1918) — Archibald Willard (1836–1918)

The Fifer, circa 1875

Milkmaid tending her cows, Jan Matulka (1890–1972) — Jan Matulka (1890–1972)

Milkmaid tending her cows, circa 1923

La Poule aux Oeufs Tricolores (The Chicken with Tricolor Eggs), C. May; Yves M. Bozellac — C. May; Yves M. Bozellac

La Poule aux Oeufs Tricolores (The Chicken with Tricolor Eggs), 1914–1918

La belle fermière (Beautiful Farm Girl), Jean-Émile Laboureur (1877–1943) — Jean-Émile Laboureur (1877–1943)

La belle fermière (Beautiful Farm Girl), 1918

untitled (four marching drummers), Bernard Naudin (1876–1946) — Bernard Naudin (1876–1946)

untitled (four marching drummers), 1920

Mickey Mouse figure, Hu'-u-ca — Hu'-u-ca

Mickey Mouse figure, circa 1990s

trade card, no. 24, varied thrush — trade card, no. 24, varied thrush, late 1800s

trade card, Ariosa Coffee no. 9 — trade card, Ariosa Coffee no. 9, 1889

alligator ring, Barry Kieselstein-Cord (founded 1972) — Barry Kieselstein-Cord (founded 1972)

alligator ring, 1990s

dragon ring, Barry Kieselstein-Cord (founded 1972) — Barry Kieselstein-Cord (founded 1972)

dragon ring

caribou figure, unrecorded Native Alaskan artist — unrecorded Native Alaskan artist

caribou figure, late 1800s–1947