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Staging Kansas: Works from the Collection

Staging Kansas: Works from the Collection

Charles C. Eldredge, curator
students, curator

May 7, 1994–July 24, 1994

North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This selection examines the various ways in which artists of several generations have responded to the elaborate spectacle that is Kansas, the landscape and its people. Works by 29 artists are included.

Exhibition images

Works of art

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

vase, circa 1909–1914

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

vase, circa 1910

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

vase, circa 1910

Threshing in Kansas 1900, Streeter Blair (1888–1966) — Streeter Blair (1888–1966)

Threshing in Kansas 1900, 1954

Still Life in a Landscape, Albert Bloch (1882–1961) — Albert Bloch (1882–1961)

Still Life in a Landscape, 1954

The Politician, Ruth Harris Bohan (1891–1981) — Ruth Harris Bohan (1891–1981)

The Politician, 1900s

vase, Dora Bryant (circa 1883–1964) — Dora Bryant (circa 1883–1964)

vase, circa 1915

Convention in Wichita, Thomas Coleman (1935–1971) — Thomas Coleman (1935–1971)

Convention in Wichita, circa 1960s

Tri-County Fair, William Phelps Cunningham (1903–1980) — William Phelps Cunningham (1903–1980)

Tri-County Fair, mid 1900s

Willows, William Phelps Cunningham (1903–1980) — William Phelps Cunningham (1903–1980)

Willows, mid 1900s

Design for Stage Set, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946) — John Steuart Curry (1897–1946)

Design for Stage Set, 1941–1942

Storm Cloud, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946) — John Steuart Curry (1897–1946)

Storm Cloud, 1941–1942

John Brown, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000) — John Steuart Curry (1897–1946); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000)

John Brown, 1939

Our Good Earth, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000) — John Steuart Curry (1897–1946); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000)

Our Good Earth, 1942

Mother's Horseshoe Geranium, Ernest Hubert Deines (1894–1967) — Ernest Hubert Deines (1894–1967)

Mother's Horseshoe Geranium, 1942

Joy on the Kaw Valley Loam, Ernest Hubert Deines (1894–1967) — Ernest Hubert Deines (1894–1967)

Joy on the Kaw Valley Loam, 1946

Portrait of Mlle. Eugenie H. Galloo, George de Mare (1863–1907) — George de Mare (1863–1907)

Portrait of Mlle. Eugenie H. Galloo, 1904

Between Kearney and Salina, June 13, 1990, Terry Evans (born 1944) — Terry Evans (born 1944)

Between Kearney and Salina, June 13, 1990, 1990

Newsboy, John Philip Falter (1910–1982) — John Philip Falter (1910–1982)

Newsboy, 1951

Rebekah (Soft Wind), Bernard Emerson Frazier (1906–1976) — Bernard Emerson Frazier (1906–1976)

Rebekah (Soft Wind), 1936

Field Hand, Arthur William Hall (1889–1981) — Arthur William Hall (1889–1981)

Field Hand, 1937

Kansas Farm in Winter, Arthur William Hall (1889–1981) — Arthur William Hall (1889–1981)

Kansas Farm in Winter, 1900s

Barn and Yucca, Clara Anna Hatton (1901–1991) — Clara Anna Hatton (1901–1991)

Barn and Yucca, 1935

8th Street, Kansas City, MO, Mary Huntoon (1896–1970) — Mary Huntoon (1896–1970)

8th Street, Kansas City, MO, 1929

Woods near the Kaw, Rosemary Ketcham (1882–1940) — Rosemary Ketcham (1882–1940)

Woods near the Kaw, 1900s

Woman with Mirror, Thomas Klaverkamp (1942–1986) — Thomas Klaverkamp (1942–1986)

Woman with Mirror, mid-late 1900s

preliminary sketch for Wichita, Kansas Post Office, Ward Lockwood (1894–1963) — Ward Lockwood (1894–1963)

preliminary sketch for Wichita, Kansas Post Office, early 1900s

Dust Storm, Herschel Logan (1901–1987) — Herschel Logan (1901–1987)

Dust Storm, 1938

Lawrence Massacre, Mural design for Fort Scott Kansas, Ethel Magafan (1916–1993) — Ethel Magafan (1916–1993)

Lawrence Massacre, Mural design for Fort Scott Kansas, 1937

Lawrence Massacre, Mural design for the Fort Scott Post Office, Ethel Magafan (1916–1993) — Ethel Magafan (1916–1993)

Lawrence Massacre, Mural design for the Fort Scott Post Office, 1937

The Kaw at Lawrence, F. O. Marvin (1852–1915) — F. O. Marvin (1852–1915)

The Kaw at Lawrence, 1889

Santa Fe Freight Depot near Lawrence, F. O. Marvin (1852–1915) — F. O. Marvin (1852–1915)

Santa Fe Freight Depot near Lawrence, 1889

U.S. 40, Karl Mattern (1892–1969) — Karl Mattern (1892–1969)

U.S. 40, 1931

Washington Street, Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922) — Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)

Washington Street, 1921

Twilight on the Plains, Charles B. Rogers (1911–1987) — Charles B. Rogers (1911–1987)

Twilight on the Plains, 1933–1934

Last of the Stoics, Charles B. Rogers (1911–1987) — Charles B. Rogers (1911–1987)

Last of the Stoics, mid-late 1900s

Wild Horse Creek, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Wild Horse Creek, 1948

Grass/Winter Wheat Near Greensburg, KS, Larry Schwarm (born 1944) — Larry Schwarm (born 1944)

Grass/Winter Wheat Near Greensburg, KS, 1988

vase, Paul Teeter (active 1920s) — Paul Teeter (active 1920s)

vase, 1906–1910

Bridge over Wakarusa River, Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983) — Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983)

Bridge over Wakarusa River, 1930s