The Image of Lawrence

Ron Hinton, artist

born 1950

The Image of Lawrence, late 1900s

Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: bronze

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 15 x 37.3 x 21.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 5 7/8 x 14 11/16 x 8 7/16 in

Credit line: Classroom Collection

Accession number: C2003.017

On display: Perkins Central Court

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Collection Cards: Land

This unique bronze sculpture has a map of Lawrence, Kansas, etched onto its surface. Lawrence was founded in 1854, although Indigenous peoples have lived on this land for generations and continue to live in the community today. Lawrence is home to Haskell Indian Nations University, a tribal college.

How is this map different from others you have seen on paper or electronically?
What is a map for and how is it helpful?
Try drawing a map of a place that is familiar to you, maybe a favorite park or a playground at school.

Looking After: Art and Care in Education Across Kansas

Each work here represents aspects of the physical land of Kansas. The red vase is made from clay sourced from the northeastern part of the state, shaped by artist and art educator Marie Benson while teaching at the University of Kansas. The bronze sculpture shows a map of Lawrence etched across its surface. If you look closely, you may find the intersection of Mississippi and 11th streets, close to where you are now. The white ceramic undulates like snow on the Flint Hills, a tallgrass prairie ecosystem growing over limestone ridges in southeast Kansas.