Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection

Exhibition

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Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection
Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection
Elissa Anderson, curator
October 13, 2001–February 3, 2002
North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Drawn from the Spencer Museum of Art's collection, this installation consists of photographs made since the nineteenth century depicting Chrisitan spaces and devotional practices in Europe and North America. These photographs show how individuals and communities interact with religion. They might be understood as ethnographic reportage and comments on the changing manifestations of religion in modern society.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Harlem Street: II, 422-424 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott (1898–1991)
Berenice Abbott (1898–1991)
Christmas at Hinky Dinky, Lincoln, Nebraska, James Alinder (1941–2023)
James Alinder (1941–2023)
Day of All Dead, Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
The Visit, Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902–2002)
The Visit, circa 1979
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947)
Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947)
Wells Cathedral, Stairs to Chapter House II, Dick Arentz (born 1935)
Dick Arentz (born 1935)
Fête des Morts, Mexico (Day of the Dead, Mexico), Édouard Boubat (1923–1999)
Édouard Boubat (1923–1999)
St. Bartholomew's Church, Nicolette Bromberg (born 1950)
Nicolette Bromberg (born 1950)
St. Peter's Square - Rome, Geri della Rocca de Candal (born 1942)
Geri della Rocca de Candal (born 1942)
Creitz Farm, Adrian, Texas, Paula Chamlee (born 1944)
Paula Chamlee (born 1944)
Church, Sprott, Alabama, William Christenberry (1936–2016)
William Christenberry (1936–2016)
Seville, Clocher de la Cathedrale (La Giralda), #7 [Seville, Bell Tower of the Cathedral (La Giralda), #7], Louis De Clercq (1836–1901)
Louis De Clercq (1836–1901)
Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Jack Delano (1914–1997)
Jack Delano (1914–1997)
Prairie Wedding, Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021)
Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021)
Confessional, Czestochowa, Poland, Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
North Porch, Wells Cathedral, Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943)
Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943)
North Porch, Wells Cathedral, late 1800s–early 1900s
York Minster: In Sure and Certain Hope, Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943)
Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943)
Roadside Church in Tennessee, Walker Evans (1903–1975)
Walker Evans (1903–1975)
Negro Church, South Carolina, Walker Evans (1903–1975)
Walker Evans (1903–1975)
Topless Wedding in Los Angeles; reception followed, Lee Friedlander (born 1934)
Lee Friedlander (born 1934)
Prophet Royal Robertson's Signs. Baldwin, Louisiana., Earl Iversen (born 1943)
Earl Iversen (born 1943)
Rudolph Grotto. Rudolph, Wisconsin., Earl Iversen (born 1943)
Earl Iversen (born 1943)
Hand of the Madonna, Feet of the Child, Clarence Kennedy (1892–1972)
Clarence Kennedy (1892–1972)
Portal de Notre Dame de Reims, Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours (1807–1873)
Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours (1807–1873)
The Head of Blessed Oliver Plunkett, Ireland, Alen MacWeeney (born 1939)
Alen MacWeeney (born 1939)
La Chapelle, Gustave Marissiaux (1872–1929)
Gustave Marissiaux (1872–1929)
La Chapelle, 1907
Church Near Milford, Nebraska, Wright Morris (1910–1998)
Wright Morris (1910–1998)
Miraculous Photo, Patrick A. Nagatani (1945–2017)
Patrick A. Nagatani (1945–2017)
Apparition in the Hood, Rubén Ortiz Torres (born 1964)
Rubén Ortiz Torres (born 1964)
untitled (Ronald Reagan on TV), Bill Owens (born 1938)
Bill Owens (born 1938)
San Miguel, a church near Mexican border, 1967-69, Papago; services at San Miguel, Marion Palfi (1907–1978)
Marion Palfi (1907–1978)
Corazon I (Winged man with heart) (Heart I), Luis González Palma (born 1957)
Luis González Palma (born 1957)
Wedding, France, Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Chiesa San Marco dalla Locchetta (Church of San Marco from the Locchetta), Paolo Salviati (1818–1894)
Paolo Salviati (1818–1894)
Reverend Ike, Neil Selkirk (born 1947)
Neil Selkirk (born 1947)
Reverend Ike, 1973
Madonna and Child II, Andres Serrano (born 1950)
Andres Serrano (born 1950)
Strawberry Picker's Child, Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio, Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Graveyard, Art Sinsabaugh (1924–1983)
Art Sinsabaugh (1924–1983)
Graveyard, circa 1964
Harlem Document 20, Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)
Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)
Harlem Document 30, Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)
Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)
Harlem Document 30, circa 1935
untitled, W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978)
W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978)
untitled, 1955–1956
untitled (Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick), John Stanton (1799–1888)
John Stanton (1799–1888)
Fox River, Gaspé, Paul Strand (1890–1976); Richard Benson (born 1943)
Paul Strand (1890–1976); Richard Benson (born 1943)
Cristo with Thorns, Huexotla, Paul Strand (1890–1976)
Paul Strand (1890–1976)
Cristo, Thacochoaya, Oaxaca, Paul Strand (1890–1976)
Paul Strand (1890–1976)
Old Amish Men, George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
Old Amish Men, 1960s
Christmas Eve, George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
Cain House and Methodist Church, George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
George Andrew Tice (1938–2025)
Near Valentine, Nebraska, David Wing (born 1947)
David Wing (born 1947)
The Porter's Tree, Geoffrey L. Winningham (born 1943)
Geoffrey L. Winningham (born 1943)
untitled, Joel Peter Witkin (born 1939)
Joel Peter Witkin (born 1939)
untitled, 1987
Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky, Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990)
Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990)