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Brosseau Center for Learning: Mining the Gap

Rachel Trusty, curator

May 3, 2022–May 22, 2022

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

This installation includes works from the Spencer Museum of Art permanent collection that bridge the gap between queer and feminist theories.

Works of art

untitled, Judy Dater (born 1941) — Judy Dater (born 1941)

untitled, 1970

Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West", Weegee (1899–1968) — Weegee (1899–1968)

Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West", circa 1940

Night Point, Sonja Sekula (1918–1963) — Sonja Sekula (1918–1963)

Night Point, 1954

Nightless, Sonja Sekula (1918–1963) — Sonja Sekula (1918–1963)

Nightless, 1951

Transsexual, Diane Arbus (1923–1971) — Diane Arbus (1923–1971)

Transsexual, 1967

"The Masculinization of the American Woman", Carl Fischer (1924–2023); George Lois (1931–2022) — Carl Fischer (1924–2023); George Lois (1931–2022)

"The Masculinization of the American Woman", circa 1965

Mae West, Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947) — Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947)

Mae West, 1965

Charles Atlas, Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947) — Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947)

Charles Atlas, 1969

Transvestite and Paddy Wagon, New York, Weegee (1899–1968) — Weegee (1899–1968)

Transvestite and Paddy Wagon, New York, circa 1940

Wife of the Painter Peter Abelen, Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964) — Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964)

Wife of the Painter Peter Abelen, 1926

untitled (self-portrait), Claude Cahun (1894–1954) — Claude Cahun (1894–1954)

untitled (self-portrait), circa 1927

Vanishing Act, Kara Walker (born 1969) — Kara Walker (born 1969)

Vanishing Act, 1997

Dyke Deck, Catherine Opie (born 1961) — Catherine Opie (born 1961)

Dyke Deck, 1996

Parallax, Karen Chance — Karen Chance

Parallax, 1987

It Doesn't Matter #1-3, Adrian Piper (born 1948) — Adrian Piper (born 1948)

It Doesn't Matter #1-3, 1975

In a Parisian Café, Maud Hunt Squire (1873–1955) — Maud Hunt Squire (1873–1955)

In a Parisian Café, 1912

For William Burroughs with Love and Admiration, Keith Haring (1958–1990) — Keith Haring (1958–1990)

For William Burroughs with Love and Admiration, 1987

Shunga, Gillyin Gatto — Gillyin Gatto

Shunga, 2004

Shemale, Philip W. Smith (born 1952) — Philip W. Smith (born 1952)

Shemale, 2004

Spansexuality, Eric Avery (born 1948) — Eric Avery (born 1948)

Spansexuality, 1997

Bridge of Phantom, Tsuboi Asuka (1932–2022) — Tsuboi Asuka (1932–2022)

Bridge of Phantom, 2006

portrait of Cyprian Beach (1891-1951), Edward Weston (1886–1958) — Edward Weston (1886–1958)

portrait of Cyprian Beach (1891-1951), circa 1926–1928

Into the Darkness, Judy Chicago (born 1939); Landfall Press (active 2004–present) — Judy Chicago (born 1939); Landfall Press (active 2004–present)

Into the Darkness, 2008

The Return of the Butterfly, Judy Chicago (born 1939); Landfall Press (active 2004–present) — Judy Chicago (born 1939); Landfall Press (active 2004–present)

The Return of the Butterfly, 2008