Dreams and Portals

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Dreams and Portals
Susan Earle, curator
Kris Ercums, curator
June 21, 2008–September 8, 2008
Central Court, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The summer display in the Central Court features selections from the permanent collection, including works that evoke dreams and ideas of place, near and far.

The works range in media from painting and watercolor to collage and drawing. Some will transport you to other places, such as the lyrical Blue Door (La Porte Bleue) by French artist Pierre Lesieur. Reflecting the artist’s travels to North Africa, this painting evokes the sea or an open door in a way that suggests a dream. Other highlights include photo-realist paintings, a newly acquired abstraction by Jim Leedy, and a spirited work based on the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, made in 2001 by Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) in collaboration with children from Salina, Kansas.

Come let your mind wander and see what dreams you might recall, or what new perspective you might gain.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Interior with Lamp and Flowers, Michael Goldberg (1924–2007)
Michael Goldberg (1924–2007)
The Bathers, Walter Stuempfig (1914–1970)
Walter Stuempfig (1914–1970)
The Bathers, 1940s
Foam Chrome II, Gary Pruner (born 1940)
Gary Pruner (born 1940)
Feeding Time, William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
William T. Wiley (1937–2021)
Feeding Time, 1979
The Conqueror Worm, Claude Buck (1890–1974)
Claude Buck (1890–1974)
Schlitz, Beverly Grable (circa 1952–circa 1982)
Beverly Grable (circa 1952–circa 1982)
Schlitz, circa 1974
Painting and Drawing, Walter Stuempfig (1914–1970)
Walter Stuempfig (1914–1970)
Painting and Drawing, circa 1950
Two Views (Land), James Gross (born 1950)
James Gross (born 1950)
Composition for I-75, Sam Gilliam (1933–2022)
Sam Gilliam (1933–2022)
A Bower in the Arsacides, Frank Stella (1936–2024); Tyler Graphics Ltd. (active 1974–2000)
Frank Stella (1936–2024); Tyler Graphics Ltd. (active 1974–2000)
Oracle of '76, Robert Berkeley Green (1909–2007)
Robert Berkeley Green (1909–2007)
Oracle of '76, 1976?
A Midsummer Night's Dream XVII (after William Shakespeare), Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) (active 1982–2017)
Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) (active 1982–2017)
Belen, Gerald E. Lubensky (1945–2025)
Gerald E. Lubensky (1945–2025)
Belen, 2001
untitled (abstraction), Jim Leedy (1930–2021)
Jim Leedy (1930–2021)
Garden Chronicles, Letting the Spirit Out, George A. Bogart (1933–2005)
George A. Bogart (1933–2005)
Totem Tanz, Reginald Herard (1956–1999)
Reginald Herard (1956–1999)
Totem Tanz, 1993
HOTTS 51395, Larry Schulte (born 1949)
Larry Schulte (born 1949)
HOTTS 51395, 1995
Seascape (Winter Sea Prose), 吉田千鶴子 Chizuko Yoshida (1924–2017)
吉田千鶴子 Chizuko Yoshida (1924–2017)
Les Grandes Eclipse, John E. Buck (born 1946); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)
John E. Buck (born 1946); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004)
Home Clarion, Red Grooms (born 1937)
Red Grooms (born 1937)
Home Clarion, 1964
Series VII, No. 3, Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025)
Peter G. Thompson (1939–2025)
Series VII, No. 3, 1981–1982
3 Models/Mylar, Jerry Duane Ott (born 1947)
Jerry Duane Ott (born 1947)

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