Robinson Park 1929, Lawrence, Kansas

Dave Loewenstein, artist

born 1966

Robinson Park 1929, Lawrence, Kansas, 2024

Portfolio/Series title: Erratics

Where object was made: Kansas, United States

Material/technique: spray paint; stenciling; bristol board

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 55.88 x 76.2 cm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 76.2 x 91.44 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Barbara Benton Wescoe Fund

Accession number: 2025.0013.05

On display: Marshall Balcony

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In’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock

Glacial erratics are often significantly different from the rocks naturally found in the areas they have been pushed to by glaciers. Humans are drawn to them because they appear out of place in their environments. This artwork, inspired by a photo from a 1929 newspaper article in the Kansas City Star, depicts a massive red quartzite boulder being transported to Lawrence. Indigenous people also admired these unusual stones, and Kaw people built a relationship with this specific rock, who they call Grandfather Rock, Sacred Red Rock, and In’zhúje’waxóbe.