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2013 Common Work of Art

Conversation XV: Dust

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Departure of the Joads by Thomas Hart Benton

In conjunction with KU’s selection of The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan as its Common Book for the 2013–2014 academic year, the Spencer Museum of Art has selected a series of objects that chronicle the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, its aftermath, and memory.