Echoes of Human Migration in the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Echoes of Human Migration in the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art
All galleries, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

In collaboration with the Migration International Conference: Interdisciplinary Exploration of Human Migration

Works of art

fibula
fibula
fibula
circa 500
dolphin
dolphin
dolphin
300s–mid 400s, late Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE) or Early Christian (100–500 CE)
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
Bactrian camel (tomb figure)
800s, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)
Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)
Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)
circa 1400s, Muromachi period (1338–1573)
Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995), Aka no kabe (Red Wall)
Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995), Aka no kabe (Red Wall)
Hodaka Yoshida
Aka no kabe (Red Wall)
1992
Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), The Steerage
Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), The Steerage
Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage
1907
Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Departure of the Joads
Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Departure of the Joads
Thomas Hart Benton
Departure of the Joads
1939
unrecorded Kongo artist, carved ivory tusk
unrecorded Kongo artist, carved ivory tusk
unrecorded Kongo artist
carved ivory tusk
circa 1900
Fannie Nampeyo (1900 or 1904–1987, active 1920–1987), small jar with migration pattern
Fannie Nampeyo (1900 or 1904–1987, active 1920–1987), small jar with migration pattern
Fannie Nampeyo
small jar with migration pattern
early 1900s–1975
unrecorded Cheyenne, Ka’igwu (Kiowa), or Numunuu (Comanche) artist, parfleche
unrecorded Cheyenne, Ka’igwu (Kiowa), or Numunuu (Comanche) artist, parfleche
unrecorded Cheyenne, Ka’igwu (Kiowa), or Numunuu (Comanche) artist
parfleche
circa 1920
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Sunset on the Plains
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Sunset on the Plains
Albert Bierstadt
Sunset on the Plains
circa 1887
Grant Wood (1891–1942), Near Sundown
Grant Wood (1891–1942), Near Sundown
Grant Wood
Near Sundown
1933
Harvey Dinnerstein (1928–2022), untitled (mob attacking school bus, Lamar, South Carolina)
Harvey Dinnerstein (1928–2022), untitled (mob attacking school bus, Lamar, South Carolina)
Harvey Dinnerstein
untitled (mob attacking school bus, Lamar, South Carolina)
circa 1972
Alfredo Jaar (born 1956), Muxima
Alfredo Jaar (born 1956), Muxima
Alfredo Jaar
Muxima
2005
Richard von Below (1879–1925), Flüchtlinge aus Stallupönen (Refugees from Stallupönen)
Richard von Below (1879–1925), Flüchtlinge aus Stallupönen (Refugees from Stallupönen)
Richard von Below (1879–1925)
Flüchtlinge aus Stallupönen (Refugees from Stallupönen)
1914
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Waldtalbrücke (Forest Viaduct)
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Waldtalbrücke (Forest Viaduct)
Franz Hein
Waldtalbrücke (Forest Viaduct)
1918
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Herbststurm (Autumn Storm)
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Herbststurm (Autumn Storm)
Franz Hein
Herbststurm (Autumn Storm)
1918
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Ruine Lützelhardt (Lützelhardt Ruins)
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Ruine Lützelhardt (Lützelhardt Ruins)
Franz Hein
Ruine Lützelhardt (Lützelhardt Ruins)
1918
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Ruine Wasigenstein (Wasigenstein Ruins)
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Ruine Wasigenstein (Wasigenstein Ruins)
Franz Hein
Ruine Wasigenstein (Wasigenstein Ruins)
1918
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Ruine Schönek (Schönek Ruins)
Franz Hein (1863–1927), Ruine Schönek (Schönek Ruins)
Franz Hein
Ruine Schönek (Schönek Ruins)
1918

Events

March 1–March 2, 2010
Conference
Why Humans Migrate
8:00AM–8:00PM
The Commons, Spooner Hall, 1340 Jayhawk Blvd