Brosseau Center for Learning: Indigenous Art of the Americas

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Indigenous Art of the Americas
August 16, 2022–September 11, 2022
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The works on display here were selected for the 2022 annual meeting of the American Society for Ethnohistory, September 7-10th. These works represent just a small cross section of the geographic and temporal breadth of the Spencer Museum of Art’s collection of Indigenous arts from the Americas.

Works of art

vase with Avanyu design, Julian Martinez (1897–1943); Maria Martinez (1887–1980)
Julian Martinez (1897–1943); Maria Martinez (1887–1980)
female doll, unrecorded Kalaallit (Greenland Inuit) artist
unrecorded Kalaallit (Greenland Inuit) artist
female doll, 1800s
small jar with migration pattern, Fannie Nampeyo (1900 or 1904–1987, active 1920–1987)
Fannie Nampeyo (1900 or 1904–1987, active 1920–1987)
small jar with migration pattern, early 1900s–1975
basket, unrecorded Cowichan artist
unrecorded Cowichan artist
basket, late 1800s–1926
Tonalá owl figure
Tonalá owl figure, late 1800s–1953
florero (flower vase), Amea Enriquez
Amea Enriquez
florero (flower vase), Amea Enriquez
Amea Enriquez
backstrap for tensioning loom, Gladys Montes Espinoza
Gladys Montes Espinoza
Rabbit Eating Seaweed II, Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013)
Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013)
Warrior Mouse Hero and hawk katsina style carving, Joey David (born 1971)
Joey David (born 1971)
Ul'nigid' (Strong), Rhiannon Skye Tafoya (born 1989); Women's Studio Workshop (founded 1974)
Rhiannon Skye Tafoya (born 1989); Women's Studio Workshop (founded 1974)
basket with bird motif, Marisol Teucama (active late 1900s–early 2000s)
Marisol Teucama (active late 1900s–early 2000s)
basket with bird motif, 1980–1999
male doll, unrecorded Kalaallit (Greenland Inuit) artist
unrecorded Kalaallit (Greenland Inuit) artist
male doll, 1800s
pair of beaded moccasins, unrecorded Cheyenne artist
unrecorded Cheyenne artist
beaded headband, unrecorded Potawatomi artist
unrecorded Potawatomi artist
beaded headband, early 1930s
Pueb Fiction, Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present); Black Rock Editions, LLC (founded 2019)
Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present); Black Rock Editions, LLC (founded 2019)
Pueb Fiction, 2020