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Brosseau Center for Learning: Teaching from the Collection

Sherry Fowler, curator
Emma Scioli, curator
Paul Stock, curator
Kate Meyer, curator

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Selections from the collection to serve classes in Asian Art History, Classics, Environmental Studies, and Sociology.

Works of art

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Bobby Cortez; Blake Riley, Dolores Huerta — Dolores Huerta

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Bobby Cortez, Blake Riley

2006

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), girl and boy with printed game board and Pekinese dog — girl and boy with printed game board and Pekinese dog

Keisai Eisen

1826, Edo period (1600–1868)

Jean Bérain (1640–1711), untitled — untitled

Jean Bérain

1600s

Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025), untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine — untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine

Sebastião Salgado

1986

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Nicolas Lampert (born 1969), Judi Bari — Judi Bari

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Nicolas Lampert

2004

Taller Gráfica Popular; Arturo García Bustos (1926–2017), Compañias extranjeras. ¿Quién encenderá mi Chesterfield? (Foreign Companies. Who Will Light My Chesterfield?) — Compañias extranjeras. ¿Quién encenderá mi Chesterfield? (Foreign Companies. Who Will Light My Chesterfield?)

Taller Gráfica Popular, Arturo García Bustos

circa 1950

Ester Hernandez (born 1944), Sun Mad — Sun Mad

Ester Hernandez

1981

Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) — Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)

1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Aoki Shukuya (1737–after 1806), The Orchid Pavilion Gathering — The Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Aoki Shukuya

Edo Period (1600–1868)

Bodhisattva, Kannon Bosatsu — Bodhisattva, Kannon Bosatsu

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

seated Buddha in padmasana (lotus position) — seated Buddha in padmasana (lotus position)

circa 800s, Tang Dynasty (618–907)

Kichizan Minchō (1351 or 1352–1431), Tōfukuji Nehanzō (Parinirvana image from Tōfukuji temple in Kyoto) — Tōfukuji Nehanzō (Parinirvana image from Tōfukuji temple in Kyoto)

Kichizan Minchō

late Edo period (1600–1868) to early Meiji period (1868–1912)

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Diana, New York — Diana, New York

Elliott Erwitt

1949

votive tablet (tsa-tsa) — votive tablet (tsa-tsa)

1700s–1800s

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), greedy old woman opens box of demons (The Greedy Hag) — greedy old woman opens box of demons (The Greedy Hag)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1865, Edo period (1600–1868)

Aoki Mokubei (1767–1833), Landscape in the Mi manner — Landscape in the Mi manner

Aoki Mokubei

late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Mazatl; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998), Nuestras Raices, Nuestras Herramientas, Nuestra Liberación — Nuestras Raices, Nuestras Herramientas, Nuestra Liberación

Josh MacPhee, Mazatl, Justseeds Artists' Cooperative

2010

Fūgai Ekun (1568–1654), Daruma crossing the river — Daruma crossing the river

Fūgai Ekun

late 1500s–early 1600s, Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1600–1868)

Gabriel Salmon (active 1504–1542), Hercules and the Nemean Lion — Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Gabriel Salmon

circa 1528

Chris Stain (born 1972); Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998), Farm Workers Are Society's Canaries — Farm Workers Are Society's Canaries

Josh MacPhee, Chris Stain, Justseeds Artists' Cooperative

2010

zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō — zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783–1856), Bamboo and Chrysanthemums — Bamboo and Chrysanthemums

Yamamoto Baiitsu

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Gōshō Mandara (Mandala of Amitābha’s Welcoming Descent) — Gōshō Mandara (Mandala of Amitābha’s Welcoming Descent)

possibly 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #47 Fudō Waterfall at Ōji — #47 Fudō Waterfall at Ōji

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857, 9th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda) — Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda)

1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Buddha and Disciples — Buddha and Disciples

circa 200s CE, Kushan dynasty

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Meredith Stern (born 1976); Justseeds Artists' Cooperative (founded 1998), Taking Care of the Earth is Taking Care of Ourselves — Taking Care of the Earth is Taking Care of Ourselves

Josh MacPhee, Meredith Stern, Justseeds Artists' Cooperative

2010

Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725–1770), Ayasato smoking a pipe — Ayasato smoking a pipe

Suzuki Harunobu

1770, Edo period (1600–1868)