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Exhibition

This Land

Kate Meyer, curator

March 18, 2014–April 12, 2015

Gallery 407, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This Land and Forms of Thought are two exhibitions that together explore intangible ideas. Works in This Land address nationhood, manifest destiny, westward expansion, and others related to our lives on Earth.

Exhibition images

Works of art

An Easter Offering, Charles Walter Stetson (1858–1911) — Charles Walter Stetson (1858–1911)

An Easter Offering, 1896

Soul of the Sunflower, Elihu Vedder (1836–1923); Chelsea Tile Works — Elihu Vedder (1836–1923); Chelsea Tile Works

Soul of the Sunflower, 1882

Sunset Glow, William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) — William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)

Sunset Glow, circa 1890–1895

Jersey Meadows, Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904) — Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904)

Jersey Meadows, 1875–1880

Cloud Shadows, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) — Winslow Homer (1836–1910)

Cloud Shadows, 1890

Morning in the Flint Hills, John Noble (1874–1934) — John Noble (1874–1934)

Morning in the Flint Hills, circa 1927

pitcher, United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858) — United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858)

pitcher, 1853–1858

vase, The Van Briggle Art Pottery (active 1901–2012) — The Van Briggle Art Pottery (active 1901–2012)

vase, 1919

vase, Anna Frances Simpson (1880–1930); Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931); Newcomb Pottery (active 1895–1940) — Anna Frances Simpson (1880–1930); Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931); Newcomb Pottery (active 1895–1940)

vase, 1918

vase, Marie Levering Benson (1877–1958) — Marie Levering Benson (1877–1958)

vase, circa 1910

covered jar with lid, Marjorie Faye Whitney (1903–1998) — Marjorie Faye Whitney (1903–1998)

covered jar with lid, 1939

Kansas Wheat Scene, Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975) — Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975)

Kansas Wheat Scene, 1953

untitled (landscape with gray barns), Raymond Eastwood (1898–1987) — Raymond Eastwood (1898–1987)

untitled (landscape with gray barns), 1957

Bust of Amos Adams Lawrence, Henry Dexter (1806–1876) — Henry Dexter (1806–1876)

Bust of Amos Adams Lawrence, circa 1871–1876

View of Old North College, James Hess (active 1874–1884) — James Hess (active 1874–1884)

View of Old North College, 1875

The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley, Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975) — Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975)

The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley, 1934

Eagle, Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company (active 1893–1907) — Hoerman Brothers Manufacturing Company (active 1893–1907)

Eagle, late 1800s–1905

sideboard, Stephen Lee (born 1780) — Stephen Lee (born 1780)

sideboard, late 1700s–early 1800s

Portrait of Mrs. Francis Scott Key, Miner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814–1889) — Miner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814–1889)

Portrait of Mrs. Francis Scott Key, 1848

Portrait of the Rev. Ellis Gray, Joseph Badger (1708–1765) — Joseph Badger (1708–1765)

Portrait of the Rev. Ellis Gray, circa 1758

George Washington Bi-Centennial quilt, Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955) — Carrie A. Hall (1866–1955)

George Washington Bi-Centennial quilt, 1932

untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas (1896–1982) — Alberto Vargas (1896–1982)

untitled (gatefold), circa 1942

pitcher — pitcher, 1804–1830

Uncle Tom and Eva figure — Uncle Tom and Eva figure, 1852–1860s

soup plate, James & Ralph Clews (active 1813–1834) — James & Ralph Clews (active 1813–1834)

soup plate, 1819–1834

bread plate, Campbell, Jones & Company (active 1865–1886) — Campbell, Jones & Company (active 1865–1886)

bread plate, 1877

cup plate, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888) — Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)

cup plate, 1839–1841

paperweight — paperweight, circa 1860–1900

The Bronco Buster, Frederic Remington (1861–1909); Roman Bronze Works (founded 1899) — Frederic Remington (1861–1909); Roman Bronze Works (founded 1899)

The Bronco Buster, 1895, cast 1906

The Code of the West, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946) — John Steuart Curry (1897–1946)

The Code of the West, 1923

Taos Valley, Andrew Michael Dasburg (1887–1979) — Andrew Michael Dasburg (1887–1979)

Taos Valley, 1928

Turn in the Road, Old Ledoux St., Ward Lockwood (1894–1963) — Ward Lockwood (1894–1963)

Turn in the Road, Old Ledoux St., 1928

Apache Indian Camp in Taos Valley, Eanger Irving Couse (1866–1936) — Eanger Irving Couse (1866–1936)

Apache Indian Camp in Taos Valley, 1912

When Titans Collide, Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present) — Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present)

When Titans Collide, 1999

silver dollar necklace with naja pendant, unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist — unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist

silver dollar necklace with naja pendant, 1945–1980

Morning in the Adirondacks, Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880) — Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880)

Morning in the Adirondacks, 1867

Sunset on the Plains, Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) — Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902)

Sunset on the Plains, circa 1887

A Western Landscape, Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) — Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902)

A Western Landscape, late 1860s or 1870s

A Kansas Ranch, Robert Swain Gifford (1840–1905) — Robert Swain Gifford (1840–1905)

A Kansas Ranch, 1888

Indian and Explorer, Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975); Elden C. Tefft (1919–2015) — Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975); Elden C. Tefft (1919–2015)

Indian and Explorer, 1960

The Ballad of Quantrill's Raiders, Joe Coleman (born 1955) — Joe Coleman (born 1955)

The Ballad of Quantrill's Raiders, 1992

Near Eudora, Kansas, Henry Learned (1844–1895) — Henry Learned (1844–1895)

Near Eudora, Kansas, 1873

vase, Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); Amelia Browne Sprague (1870–1951) — Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); Amelia Browne Sprague (1870–1951)

vase, 1900

blackware olla (vase), Julian Martinez (1897–1943); Maria Martinez (1887–1980) — Julian Martinez (1897–1943); Maria Martinez (1887–1980)

blackware olla (vase), 1934–1943

Miss C. Parsons as "The Lady of the Lake", Thomas Sully (1783–1872) — Thomas Sully (1783–1872)

Miss C. Parsons as "The Lady of the Lake", 1812

Portrait of Elizabeth Copley (Mrs. Gardiner Greene), John Singleton Copley (1738–1815) — John Singleton Copley (1738–1815)

Portrait of Elizabeth Copley (Mrs. Gardiner Greene), 1800–1803

The Three Children of Myron Lawrence — The Three Children of Myron Lawrence, late 1830s–1840s

Events

June 21, 2014

Activity

In the Open Air

10:30–11:30AM

July 5, 2014

Activity

This American Land

10:00AM–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 6, 2014

Activity

This American Land

12:00–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 12, 2014

Activity

This American Land

10:00AM–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 13, 2014

Activity

This American Land

12:00–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 19, 2014

Activity

This American Land

10:00AM–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 20, 2014

Activity

This American Land

12:00–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 26, 2014

Activity

This American Land

10:00AM–4:00PM

Gallery 407

July 27, 2014

Activity

This American Land

12:00–4:00PM

Gallery 407