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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 (born 1939) — César Mazola Alvarez (born 1939)

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 (born 1932) — Lesbia Vent Dumois (born 1932)

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 — Josh MacPhee

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 (born 1974) — Rich Black (born 1974)

Occupy Oakland, 2012

America is Broke, John Langdon (born 1946) — John Langdon (born 1946)

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 — Josh MacPhee

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 — Josh MacPhee

ADAPT, 2006

Robert E. Lee Monument Overhead, Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2020, Sanjay Suchak (born 1984) — Sanjay Suchak (born 1984)

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

Impending Future Bus, Randy Regier (born 1964) — Randy Regier (born 1964)

Impending Future Bus, 2004

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, Chelsea Poit; Roger Peet; Katherine Ball (born 1983) — Chelsea Poit; Roger Peet; Katherine Ball (born 1983)

Bail Out the Students, 2012

untitled (Proclamation of the Duty of All People to Fight for Their Rights), Alfredo Sosabravo (born 1930) — Alfredo Sosabravo (born 1930)

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

Lenape Occupied, John Emerson (born 1973) — John Emerson (born 1973)

Lenape Occupied, 2012

Audre Lorde, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

Audre Lorde, 2013

Birmingham Alabama policemen use police dogs during civil rights demonstrations, Charles Moore (1931–2010) — Charles Moore (1931–2010)

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 (founded 2007) — Colectivo Cordyceps (founded 2007)

Fight Back World Wide, 2012

Act Up Philadelphia, Josh MacPhee — Josh MacPhee

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