Brosseau Center for Learning: Countdown

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Countdown
Kate Meyer, curator
September 9, 2025–October 5, 2025
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Count down as we start a new semester with art devised as groupings of ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and a solo one.

Works of art

de Smaak, Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
de Smaak, late 1600s–early 1700s
Mechanical Orchid Triptych, Vanda Coerulea aka Blue Vanda, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Yabase no Kihan (Returning Sails at Yabase), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Yabase no Kihan (Returning Sails at Yabase), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Karasaki no Yan (Night Rain on Karasaki Pine), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Karasaki no Yan (Night Rain on Karasaki Pine), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Premier péril (First peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
One of four illustrations to Het Medalie-Kabinet of Jacob de Wilde, Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
t'Gezicht, Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
t'Gezicht, late 1600s–early 1700s
Deuxième péril (Second peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
t'Gevoel, Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
t'Gevoel, late 1600s–early 1700s
Wakarusa Valley (Suite of Six), Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Awazu no seiran (Clear Weather after Storm at Awazu), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Awazu no seiran (Clear Weather after Storm at Awazu), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Papageno, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
Papageno, 2004
One of four illustrations to Het Medalie-Kabinet of Jacob de Wilde, Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Sixième péril (Sixth peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
The Moon, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
The Moon, 2004
Cockney Rhyming Slang, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
One of four illustrations to Het Medalie-Kabinet of Jacob de Wilde, Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Hira no bosetsu (Evening Snow on Mt. Hira), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Hira no bosetsu (Evening Snow on Mt. Hira), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Birth of a Bubble, A Drama of Surface Tension in Ten Scenes, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)
Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)
Lonestar Runoff (Suite of Six), Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
t'Gehoor, Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
t'Gehoor, late 1600s–early 1700s
Seta no Yusho (Evening Glow at Seta), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Seta no Yusho (Evening Glow at Seta), mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Shuck's Farm (Suite of Six), Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Cinquième péril (Fifth peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Mii no Bansho (Evening Bell at Mii Temple), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Mii no Bansho (Evening Bell at Mii Temple), 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katada no Rekugan (Descending Geese at Katata), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Katada no Rekugan (Descending Geese at Katata), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Price's Farm (Suite of Six), Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Troisième péril (Third peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
de Reuck, Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
Jacob Gole (1660–1737)
de Reuck, late 1600s–early 1700s
The Orbit, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
The Orbit, 2004
Mechanical Orchid Triptych, Cypripedium Acaule aka Lady Slipper, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Septième péril (Seventh peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Ottawa Creek (Suite of Six), Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Sarastro School of Athens, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
Strong's Field (Suite of Six), Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Robert N. Sudlow (1920–2010)
Falcon and Dove, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
Ishiyama no Shūgitsu (Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Ishiyama no Shūgitsu (Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
1.4, Terrell James (born 1955)
Terrell James (born 1955)
1.4, 2007
Double D's, Glen Baldridge (born 1977)
Glen Baldridge (born 1977)
Double D's, 2009
Quatrième péril (Fourth peril), Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012); Librairie Les Pas Perdus, Paris; Atelier Desjobert (founded 1923); Maurice Gantner; Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909–1991)
Wild Beast, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
Wild Beast, 2004
Stage Set, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)
Stage Set, 2004
One of four illustrations to Het Medalie-Kabinet of Jacob de Wilde, Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Adriaan Schoonebeek (circa 1658–1714); Cornelis Visscher (1628 or 1629–1658)
Mechanical Orchid Triptych, Psychopsis Papilio aka Butterfly Orchid, Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Justin Amrhein (born 1979)
Light to Lens, William Kentridge (born 1955)
William Kentridge (born 1955)