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Brosseau Center for Learning: Protest

Kate Meyer, curator

February 13, 2024–March 10, 2024

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

Works from the collection related to acts of protest, selected to complement the class, Protest Art with B.L.A.C.K. Lawrence.

Works of art

untitled (The Cuban Revolution is Self-Determined), César Mazola Alvarez — César Mazola Alvarez

untitled (The Cuban Revolution is Self-Determined), 1961

Chicago, 1964, School boycott ("Man dreams of himself as a human being then turns and kills his dream." Lillian Smith.), Marion Palfi — Marion Palfi

Chicago, 1964, School boycott ("Man dreams of himself as a human being then turns and kills his dream." Lillian Smith.), 1964

Eagle and Snake II, Luis Alfonso Jimenez; Lawrence Lithography Workshop — Luis Alfonso Jimenez; Lawrence Lithography Workshop

Eagle and Snake II, 2008

untitled (Condemnation of the Oppression of the People), Lesbia Vent Dumois — Lesbia Vent Dumois

untitled (Condemnation of the Oppression of the People), 1961

Greenwood, Mississippi, 1963, Marion Palfi — Marion Palfi

Greenwood, Mississippi, 1963, 1963

Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations, Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Jesus Barraza — Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Jesus Barraza

Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations, 2009

"I think there should be more of US in this school!", Elmer Simms Campbell — Elmer Simms Campbell

"I think there should be more of US in this school!", mid 1900s

Occupy Oakland, Rich Black — Rich Black

Occupy Oakland, 2012

America is Broke, John Langdon — John Langdon

America is Broke, 2012

May Day Demonstration on Myasnitskaya Street, Alexander Rodchenko — Alexander Rodchenko

May Day Demonstration on Myasnitskaya Street, 1932

Los Angeles, 1946-49, An anti-Klan meeting, Marion Palfi — Marion Palfi

Los Angeles, 1946-49, An anti-Klan meeting, 1946–1949

The Occupation of Ford Hall, Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Joshua Kahn Russell — Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Joshua Kahn Russell

The Occupation of Ford Hall, 2006

“Body and Soul: Gloria Steinem and her partner, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, demonstrate the style that has thrilled audiences on the Women’s Liberation lecture circuit.”, Dan Wynn — Dan Wynn

“Body and Soul: Gloria Steinem and her partner, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, demonstrate the style that has thrilled audiences on the Women’s Liberation lecture circuit.”, 1971

ADAPT, Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Jennifer Cartwright — Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Jennifer Cartwright

ADAPT, 2006

Robert E. Lee Monument Overhead, Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2020, Sanjay Suchak — Sanjay Suchak

Robert E. Lee Monument Overhead, Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2020, 2020

Washington, D.C., 1963, March on Washington, Marion Palfi — Marion Palfi

Washington, D.C., 1963, March on Washington, 1963

Site of Contestation, Michael Krueger — Michael Krueger

Site of Contestation, 2004

Bail Out the Students, Roger Peet; Katherine Ball; Chelsea Poit — Roger Peet; Katherine Ball; Chelsea Poit

Bail Out the Students, 2012

untitled (Proclamation of the Duty of All People to Fight for Their Rights), Alfredo Sosabravo — Alfredo Sosabravo

untitled (Proclamation of the Duty of All People to Fight for Their Rights), 1961

Lenape Occupied, John Emerson — John Emerson

Lenape Occupied, 2012

Audre Lorde, Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Katrina Silander Clark — Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Katrina Silander Clark

Audre Lorde, 2013

Birmingham Alabama policemen use police dogs during civil rights demonstrations, Charles Moore — Charles Moore

Birmingham Alabama policemen use police dogs during civil rights demonstrations, 1962

untitled, W. Eugene Smith — W. Eugene Smith

untitled, 1958–1959

Fight Back World Wide, Colectivo Cordyceps — Colectivo Cordyceps

Fight Back World Wide, 2012

Act Up Philadelphia, Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Courtney Dailey; ACT UP Philadelphia — Josh MacPhee; Stumptown Printers; Courtney Dailey; ACT UP Philadelphia

Act Up Philadelphia, 2007

Events

March 6, 2024

Workshop

Protest Art with B.L.A.C.K. Lawrence

2:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art