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Brosseau Center for Learning: Evergreen

Cara Nordengren, curator
Liz Pfeiffer, curator
Hana North, curator

December 2, 2025–January 25, 2026

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

Selections from the collection that are green of hue and/or constant and true.

Works of art

Bay Leaf quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

Bay Leaf quilt block, early 1900s

flask — flask, circa 1700s, Qajar period (1795–1925)

Winter Pines, Charles Jac Young (1880–1940) — Charles Jac Young (1880–1940)

Winter Pines, 1938

Two Pines, Clarence Arnold Hotvedt (1900–1991) — Clarence Arnold Hotvedt (1900–1991)

Two Pines, circa 1930

pedestal bowl, Shichibei (circa 1840–1860) — Shichibei (circa 1840–1860)

pedestal bowl, Edo period (1600–1868)

Hozannah quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

Hozannah quilt block, early 1900s

I-91, Massachusetts, Larry Stark (born 1940) — Larry Stark (born 1940)

I-91, Massachusetts, 1971

brush rest with rocks, plants, and pine trees — brush rest with rocks, plants, and pine trees, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Scotch Pines, Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983) — Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983)

Scotch Pines, 1930s

pine tree and bridge, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

pine tree and bridge, circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Lover's Knot quilt block, or Lover's Links quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

Lover's Knot quilt block, or Lover's Links quilt block, early 1900s

Triple Irish Chain quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

Triple Irish Chain quilt block, early 1900s

Big bamboo pattern, Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro — Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro

Big bamboo pattern, date unknown

Pine Tree or Temperance Tree quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

Pine Tree or Temperance Tree quilt block, early 1900s

Double Bough, William Morris (1834–1896) — William Morris (1834–1896)

Double Bough, 1890

Giant Cedars, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Giant Cedars, 1922

Big young pine trees pattern, Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro — Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro

Big young pine trees pattern, 1917

Bamboo Wood, Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) — Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)

Bamboo Wood, 1939, Showa period (1926–1989)

vase — vase, late 1800s

Assorted treasures pattern, Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro — Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro

Assorted treasures pattern, 1840s

barber bottle — barber bottle, 1880–1900

Lewis & Clark Back to the Earth, Dwight W. Billedeaux (born 1947) — Dwight W. Billedeaux (born 1947)

Lewis & Clark Back to the Earth, 2004

pitcher — pitcher, circa 1880s

untitled, Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943) — Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943)

untitled, late 1800s–early 1900s

Athletes, Elmer Tomasch (1914–1977) — Elmer Tomasch (1914–1977)

Athletes, 1971

Tower by pond — Tower by pond, 1910s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

small jar with lid — small jar with lid, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Tall Pine Tree quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

Tall Pine Tree quilt block, circa 1930

String Quilt quilt block, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

String Quilt quilt block, early 1900s

Green Reflections in Stream Moqui Creek, Glen Canyon, Utah, Eliot Furness Porter (1901–1990) — Eliot Furness Porter (1901–1990)

Green Reflections in Stream Moqui Creek, Glen Canyon, Utah, 1962

Spruce Trees: The River, Eliot Furness Porter (1901–1990) — Eliot Furness Porter (1901–1990)

Spruce Trees: The River, 1963

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Gordon Bushaw (born 1947); Mark Klett (born 1952) — Gordon Bushaw (born 1947); Mark Klett (born 1952)

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1978

snuff bottle with stopper — snuff bottle with stopper, date unknown

Formica Structure, Rockne Krebs (1938–2011) — Rockne Krebs (1938–2011)

Formica Structure, 1965

Young pine tree in circle pattern, Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro — Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro

Young pine tree in circle pattern, 1790s

untitled (laurel tree), Ito Wako (born 1945) — Ito Wako (born 1945)

untitled (laurel tree), date unknown

120th Landscape, Honda Kazuhisa (born 1948) — Honda Kazuhisa (born 1948)

120th Landscape, 1980, Showa period (1926–1989)