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Brosseau Center for Learning: Protest

Kate Meyer, curator

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

César Mazola Alvarez (born 1939), untitled (The Cuban Revolution is Self-Determined) — untitled (The Cuban Revolution is Self-Determined)

César Mazola Alvarez

1961

Marion Palfi (1907–1978), Chicago, 1964, School boycott ("Man dreams of himself as a human being then turns and kills his dream." Lillian Smith.) — Chicago, 1964, School boycott ("Man dreams of himself as a human being then turns and kills his dream." Lillian Smith.)

Marion Palfi

1964

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Eagle and Snake II — Eagle and Snake II

Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Lawrence Lithography Workshop

2008

Lesbia Vent Dumois (born 1932), untitled (Condemnation of the Oppression of the People) — untitled (Condemnation of the Oppression of the People)

Lesbia Vent Dumois

1961

Marion Palfi (1907–1978), Greenwood, Mississippi, 1963 — Greenwood, Mississippi, 1963

Marion Palfi

1963

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Jesus Barraza (born 1976), Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations — Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Jesus Barraza

2009

Elmer Simms Campbell (1906–1971), "I think there should be more of US in this school!" — "I think there should be more of US in this school!"

Elmer Simms Campbell

mid 1900s

Rich Black (born 1974), Occupy Oakland — Occupy Oakland

Rich Black

2012

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

John Langdon

2012

Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956), May Day Demonstration on Myasnitskaya Street — May Day Demonstration on Myasnitskaya Street

Alexander Rodchenko

1932

Marion Palfi (1907–1978), Los Angeles, 1946-49, An anti-Klan meeting — Los Angeles, 1946-49, An anti-Klan meeting

Marion Palfi

1946–1949

Joshua Kahn Russell; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999), The Occupation of Ford Hall — The Occupation of Ford Hall

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Joshua Kahn Russell

2006

Dan Wynn (1919–1995), “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.” — “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

1971

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Jennifer Cartwright, ADAPT — ADAPT

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Jennifer Cartwright

2006

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

Sanjay Suchak

2020

Marion Palfi (1907–1978), Washington, D.C., 1963, March on Washington — Washington, D.C., 1963, March on Washington

Marion Palfi

1963

Michael Krueger (born 1967), Site of Contestation — Site of Contestation

Michael Krueger

2004

Chelsea Poit; Roger Peet; Katherine Ball (born 1983), Bail Out the Students — Bail Out the Students

Roger Peet, Katherine Ball, Chelsea Poit

2012

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

Alfredo Sosabravo

1961

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

John Emerson

2012

Katrina Silander Clark; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999), Audre Lorde — Audre Lorde

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Katrina Silander Clark

2013

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

Charles Moore

1962

W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), untitled — untitled

W. Eugene Smith

1958–1959

Colectivo Cordyceps (founded 2007), Fight Back World Wide — Fight Back World Wide

Colectivo Cordyceps

2012

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Courtney Dailey; ACT UP Philadelphia (active 1987–present), Act Up Philadelphia — Act Up Philadelphia

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Courtney Dailey, 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