Brosseau Center for Learning: Mining the Gap

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Mining the Gap
Rachel Trusty, curator
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

Judy Dater (born 1941), untitled
untitled
Judy Dater
1970
Weegee (1899–1968), Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West"
Norma-"The Poor Man's Mae West"
Weegee
circa 1940
Sonja Sekula (1918–1963), Night Point
Night Point
Sonja Sekula
1954
Sonja Sekula (1918–1963), Nightless
Nightless
Sonja Sekula
1951
Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Transsexual
Transsexual
Diane Arbus
1967
Carl Fischer (1924–2023); George Lois (1931–2022), "The Masculinization of the American Woman"
"The Masculinization of the American Woman"
Carl Fischer, George Lois
circa 1965
Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Mae West
Mae West
Diane Arbus, Neil Selkirk
1965
Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947), Charles Atlas
Charles Atlas
Diane Arbus, Neil Selkirk
1969
Weegee (1899–1968), Transvestite and Paddy Wagon, New York
Transvestite and Paddy Wagon, New York
Weegee
circa 1940
Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964), Wife of the Painter Peter Abelen
Wife of the Painter Peter Abelen
August Sander, Gunther Sander
1926
Claude Cahun (1894–1954), untitled (self-portrait)
untitled (self-portrait)
Claude Cahun
circa 1927
Kara Walker (born 1969), Vanishing Act
Vanishing Act
Kara Walker
1997
Catherine Opie (born 1961), Dyke Deck
Dyke Deck
Catherine Opie
1996
Karen Chance, Parallax
Parallax
Karen Chance
1987
Adrian Piper (born 1948), It Doesn't Matter #1-3
It Doesn't Matter #1-3
Adrian Piper
1975
Maud Hunt Squire (1873–1955), In a Parisian Café
In a Parisian Café
Maud Hunt Squire
1912
Keith Haring (1958–1990), For William Burroughs with Love and Admiration
For William Burroughs with Love and Admiration
Keith Haring
1987
Gillyin Gatto, Shunga
Shunga
Gillyin Gatto
2004
Philip W. Smith (born 1952), Shemale
Shemale
Philip W. Smith
2004
Eric Avery (born 1948), Spansexuality
Spansexuality
Eric Avery
1997
坪井明日香 Tsuboi Asuka (born 1932–2022), Bridge of Phantom
Bridge of Phantom
坪井明日香 Tsuboi Asuka
2006
Edward Weston (1886–1958), portrait of Cyprian Beach (1891-1951)
portrait of Cyprian Beach (1891-1951)
Edward Weston
circa 1926–1928
Judy Chicago (born 1939); Landfall Press (active 2004–present), Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness
Judy Chicago, Landfall Press
2008
Judy Chicago (born 1939); Landfall Press (active 2004–present), The Return of the Butterfly
The Return of the Butterfly
Judy Chicago, Landfall Press
2008