Brosseau Center for Learning: A Humane Society? Considerations of Care in the More than Human World

Exhibition

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Brosseau Center for Learning: A Humane Society? Considerations of Care in the More than Human World
Cara Nordengren, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
October 7, 2025–November 2, 2025
Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Selections for KU American Studies, Sociology, and Spanish courses.

Works of art

Gotta Catch 'Em All!, Michael Menchaca (born 1985); Overpass Projects
Michael Menchaca (born 1985); Overpass Projects
Sun Mad, Ester Hernandez (born 1944)
Ester Hernandez (born 1944)
Sun Mad, 1981
War, Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991)
Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991)
War, 1959
Nuestras Raices, Nuestras Herramientas, Nuestra Liberación, Mazatl; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998)
Mazatl; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998)
Water Bottles, Tom Kiefer (born 1959)
Tom Kiefer (born 1959)
Guardian de la Paz (Guardian of the Peace), David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
Los Perros durmiendo ladran (Sleeping Dogs Bark), Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
Future Library (certificate), Katie Paterson (born 1981)
Katie Paterson (born 1981)
Tonalá parrot figure
Tonalá parrot figure, late 1800s–1953
wall hanging
wall hanging, late 1900s–1994
Modo con que los antiguos Españoles cazaban los toros á caballo en el campo (How the Original Spanish Hunted Bulls on Horseback in the Wild), Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
dog figure
dog figure, late 1900s
La Mujer - Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico, Flor Garduño (born 1957)
Flor Garduño (born 1957)
llama figure
llama figure, late 1800s–1965
donkey figure
donkey figure, circa 1942
Farm Workers Are Society's Canaries, Chris Stain (born 1972); Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998)
Chris Stain (born 1972); Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998)
Zapata, Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Zapata, 1932
Howl, Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006)
Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006)
Howl, 1977
vessel with spout and dog figure
crank toy depicting a cock fight with skeletons and moving parts
Taking Care of the Earth is Taking Care of Ourselves, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Meredith Stern (born 1976); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998)
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Meredith Stern (born 1976); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998)
Puerto Rico, Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
Puerto Rico, 1957
El esforzado Rendon picando un toro, de cuya suerte murió en la plaza de Madrid (The Forceful Rendon Stabs a Bull with the Pique, from Which Pass He Died in the Ring at Madrid), Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
dog figure
dog figure, late 1900s
rooster figure
rooster figure, late 1900s–1994
Nuestra señora de las iguanas (Our Lady of the Iguanas), Graciela Iturbide (born 1942)
Graciela Iturbide (born 1942)
papel picado (cut-paper work)
El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001)
Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001)
Tonalá cat figure
Tonalá cat figure, mid 1900s
Plant an Urban Farm Garden/Planta un Huerto Urbano, Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998); Alejandra Delfin
Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998); Alejandra Delfin