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Brosseau Center for Learning: Decolonizing the Museum

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

This installation was guest-curated by students in Jeanne Vaccaro's MUSE 780 Decolonizing the Museum.

Works of art

Mary Cassatt (1844–1926), The Barefooted Child — The Barefooted Child

Mary Cassatt

circa 1896–1897

Hiro (1930–2021), Martin Luther King Funeral — Martin Luther King Funeral

Hiro

1968

Sebastião Salgado (born 1944), untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine — untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine

Sebastião Salgado

1986

Enrique Chagoya (born 1953); Michael Krueger (born 1967); KU Fine Art Department, Pocahontas Gets a New Passport — Pocahontas Gets a New Passport

Enrique Chagoya, Michael Krueger, KU Fine Art Department

2000

Pierre Daura (1896–1976), untitled (Louise) — untitled (Louise)

Pierre Daura

circa 1930

Eric Avery (born 1948), Spansexuality — Spansexuality

Eric Avery

1997

Melissa Bob (born 1982), Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being - Then and Now — Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being - Then and Now

Melissa Bob

2004

Jeneese Hilton (born 1942), 1808-1806 to 2004 (via GW Bush) (From Sea to Polluted Sea) — 1808-1806 to 2004 (via GW Bush) (From Sea to Polluted Sea)

Jeneese Hilton

2004

Jason Elliot Clark (born 1967), Jefferson’s Saints Surveying the Real Estate — Jefferson’s Saints Surveying the Real Estate

Jason Elliot Clark

2004

cuff bracelet — cuff bracelet

late 1800s–mid 1900s

unrecorded Native Alaskan artist, pair of miniature mukluks (boots) — pair of miniature mukluks (boots)

unrecorded Native Alaskan artist

late 1800s–1948

Hubert Koonuk (1911–1994), baleen basket with lid — baleen basket with lid

Hubert Koonuk

circa 1972

Herbert Ben Sr. (born 1950/1951), Navajo creation story — Navajo creation story

Herbert Ben Sr.

1974

Qiu Anxiong (born 1972), Ting Du 廷独 — Ting Du 廷独

Qiu Anxiong

2008

Jean-Paul Mika (born 1980), Les personalités qui ont marqué l’histoire de la RDC (The Personalities who have Shaped the History of the DRC [Democratic Republic of Congo]) — Les personalités qui ont marqué l’histoire de la RDC (The Personalities who have Shaped the History of the DRC [Democratic Republic of Congo])

Jean-Paul Mika

2010

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew (born 1964), Daughter/Daughter — Daughter/Daughter

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew

2008–2009

Calcutta Art Studio (founded 1878), Kali — Kali

Calcutta Art Studio

circa 1890

Ester Hernandez (born 1944), Sun Mad — Sun Mad

Ester Hernandez

1981

Aaron Samsel; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); The Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality (active 2002–present); Parcell Press (active 2003–present), Sacred Ground — Sacred Ground

Josh MacPhee, Aaron Samsel, The Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, Parcell Press

2011

Sam Kerson (born 1946); Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999), The Underground Railroad — The Underground Railroad

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Sam Kerson

2012

Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present); Landfall Press (active 2004–present), Apocalypto — Apocalypto

Diego Romero, Landfall Press

2011