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Looking After: Art and Care in Education Across Kansas (working title)

Kristina Walker, curator
Rachel Straughn-Navarro, curator

August 18, 2026–January 10, 2027

Galleries 315, 316, and 317 Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition will feature works from the collection that have inspired Kansas educators and contributed to enhanced learning experiences for K–12 students across the state.

Works of art

The Mummy of Frogtosis, II (Frog Mummy), David James Gilhooly (1943–2013) — David James Gilhooly (1943–2013)

The Mummy of Frogtosis, II (Frog Mummy), 1971

Orion, Marlies Behm — Marlies Behm

Orion, 2004

Crying Girl, Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) — Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997)

Crying Girl, 1963

La Pleureuse (The Mourner), Giuseppe Grandi (1843–1894) — Giuseppe Grandi (1843–1894)

La Pleureuse (The Mourner), circa 1870s

nizuri (vest) — nizuri (vest), early 1900s

Data Brain, Frank Nichols (1935–2013) — Frank Nichols (1935–2013)

Data Brain, date unknown

Flaws are Opportunities, Mark Kostabi (born 1960) — Mark Kostabi (born 1960)

Flaws are Opportunities, 1983

布袋 (Hotei with two children) — 布袋 (Hotei with two children), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Daisy Field, [west KU campus], William Alexander Griffith (1866–1940) — William Alexander Griffith (1866–1940)

Daisy Field, [west KU campus], circa 1908–1910

Heaven, Earth, Man, Jung Do-Jun (born 1948) — Jung Do-Jun (born 1948)

Heaven, Earth, Man, 2011

Kansas Harvest, Mary Huntoon (1896–1970) — Mary Huntoon (1896–1970)

Kansas Harvest, 1934

Driftless Pasture 8-1-17, Claire Pentecost (born 1956) — Claire Pentecost (born 1956)

Driftless Pasture 8-1-17, 2017

Cruel heat, my mind in a whirl, I listen to the thunder rumble, Clifton Karhu (1927–2007); Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890–1973) — Clifton Karhu (1927–2007); Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890–1973)

Cruel heat, my mind in a whirl, I listen to the thunder rumble, 1965–1967

Dustbowl Interior, Claire Pentecost (born 1956) — Claire Pentecost (born 1956)

Dustbowl Interior, 2017

Rural School in Moonlight, Mary Huntoon (1896–1970) — Mary Huntoon (1896–1970)

Rural School in Moonlight, 1934

official Kansas Day postcard, Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939) — Coy Avon Seward (1884–1939)

official Kansas Day postcard, 1911

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Nazanin Amiri Meers (born) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Nazanin Amiri Meers (born)

untitled, 2020

Landscape with Four Trees, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Landscape with Four Trees, 1920

Yuk, Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993) — Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)

Yuk, 1981

The Image of Lawrence, Ron Hinton (born 1950) — Ron Hinton (born 1950)

The Image of Lawrence, date unknown

13 Cowshed Muck County Road NM, Claire Pentecost (born 1956) — Claire Pentecost (born 1956)

13 Cowshed Muck County Road NM, 2017

Dinner Conversation with Nancy, Roger Shimomura (born 1939) — Roger Shimomura (born 1939)

Dinner Conversation with Nancy, 1983

Rainbow, Lou Bernstein (1911–2005) — Lou Bernstein (1911–2005)

Rainbow, 1969

Caring Hands, Jan Telfer (1947–2024) — Jan Telfer (1947–2024)

Caring Hands, 2002

Sky Line, Topeka, KS, Mary Huntoon (1896–1970) — Mary Huntoon (1896–1970)

Sky Line, Topeka, KS, circa 1934

Nocturnal Passage, Harvey Dinnerstein (1928–2022) — Harvey Dinnerstein (1928–2022)

Nocturnal Passage, 2009

Spectrum I quilt, Virginia Randles (1912–1996) — Virginia Randles (1912–1996)

Spectrum I quilt, 1977

okimono — okimono, date unknown

I Can't I Don't Feel Well, Cary Leibowitz (born 1963); Tribune Showprint (active since 1878) — Cary Leibowitz (born 1963); Tribune Showprint (active since 1878)

I Can't I Don't Feel Well, 2005

Blazing Star quilt, or Patchwork quilt, or Eight-Point Star quilt — Blazing Star quilt, or Patchwork quilt, or Eight-Point Star quilt, circa 1870–1900

The Pleiades, Elihu Vedder (1836–1923) — Elihu Vedder (1836–1923)

The Pleiades, circa 1885–1887

Tornado, Lori Nix (born 1969) — Lori Nix (born 1969)

Tornado, 1998

Facts of Life, Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) — Norman Rockwell (1894–1978)

Facts of Life, circa 1950

sun figure — sun figure, late 1900s

Brussels, Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023) — Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)

Brussels, 1957

Oreo Cookie Frog, David James Gilhooly (1943–2013) — David James Gilhooly (1943–2013)

Oreo Cookie Frog

Meadowlark, Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983) — Margaret Evelyn Whittemore (1897–1983)

Meadowlark, circa 1935

Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition, Xu Bing (born 1955) — Xu Bing (born 1955)

Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition, 1994–1996

This, Candace Hicks (born 1980) — Candace Hicks (born 1980)

This, 2010

The Journey of Youth, George Wesley Bellows (1882–1925) — George Wesley Bellows (1882–1925)

The Journey of Youth, 1923–1924

The Wait, Norman Akers (born 1958) — Norman Akers (born 1958)

The Wait, 2010

three tiles — three tiles, late 1400s, Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)

Departure of the Joads, Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975) — Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975)

Departure of the Joads, 1939

#18 Hogback Mountain Prairie Ridge, Claire Pentecost (born 1956) — Claire Pentecost (born 1956)

#18 Hogback Mountain Prairie Ridge, 2017

miniature cart — miniature cart, late 1900s

inu hariko (dog) figure — inu hariko (dog) figure, late 1900s

Omocha junikagetsu omamori to engimono (Twelve months of toys:
Protective talismans and good luck charms), Kyosen Kawasaki (1877–1942) — Kyosen Kawasaki (1877–1942)

Omocha junikagetsu omamori to engimono (Twelve months of toys: Protective talismans and good luck charms), 1926, Taisho period (1912–1926)

Alliance, Vija Celmins (born 1938); Gemini G.E.L. (founded 1966); Doris Simmelink; Ken Farley — Vija Celmins (born 1938); Gemini G.E.L. (founded 1966); Doris Simmelink; Ken Farley

Alliance, 1983

Beach Parade, Australian Style, Jan Telfer (1947–2024) — Jan Telfer (1947–2024)

Beach Parade, Australian Style, 2003

untitled (dog wearing boots), William Wegman (born 1943) — William Wegman (born 1943)

untitled (dog wearing boots), 1988

Censorship, Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993) — Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)

Censorship, 1989

maneki neko (cat that brings money) on pillow — maneki neko (cat that brings money) on pillow, late 1900s

vase, Marie Levering Benson (1877–1958) — Marie Levering Benson (1877–1958)

vase, circa 1910

netsuke — netsuke, 1800s

Roses 'n Things, Janice Atkins (1947–2019) — Janice Atkins (1947–2019)

Roses 'n Things, 1988

Get Up You Lazy Bum, Cary Leibowitz (born 1963); Tribune Showprint (active since 1878) — Cary Leibowitz (born 1963); Tribune Showprint (active since 1878)

Get Up You Lazy Bum, 2005

Now I Can Read!, Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993) — Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)

Now I Can Read!, 1992

Big and Small, East and West, Bea Gold (born 1927) — Bea Gold (born 1927)

Big and Small, East and West, 2001

pair of star-shaped cuff links, Ed Wiener (1918–1991) — Ed Wiener (1918–1991)

pair of star-shaped cuff links, 1950

Antarctic Surveyor II - Tracking Solar and Lunar Transitions, Nathalie Miebach (born 1972) — Nathalie Miebach (born 1972)

Antarctic Surveyor II - Tracking Solar and Lunar Transitions, 2008

puppy vase, Jeff Koons (born 1955); Art of this Century, New York (active 1996–2006) — Jeff Koons (born 1955); Art of this Century, New York (active 1996–2006)

puppy vase, 1998

brooch, Georg Jensen A/S (founded 1904); Henning Koppel (1918–1981) — Georg Jensen A/S (founded 1904); Henning Koppel (1918–1981)

brooch, 1948

High Bridge by Night, Hasegawa Takejirō (1853–1938); Kobayashi Eijirō — Hasegawa Takejirō (1853–1938); Kobayashi Eijirō

High Bridge by Night, 1915–1920, Taisho period (1912–1926)

Night Rider, Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (1912–1989) — Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (1912–1989)

Night Rider, circa 1940s

Cottonwood Trees, Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021) — Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021)

Cottonwood Trees, 1976

pendant, Georg Jensen A/S (founded 1904); Henning Koppel (1918–1981) — Georg Jensen A/S (founded 1904); Henning Koppel (1918–1981)

pendant, 1940s–1950s

Topeka High, Mary Huntoon (1896–1970) — Mary Huntoon (1896–1970)

Topeka High, 1937

Chief on Horse, unrecorded Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist — unrecorded Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist

Chief on Horse, 1890s

Painted Box Turtle, Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021) — Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021)

Painted Box Turtle, 1970s

Traditional Sailboat, David Bull (born 1951); Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) — David Bull (born 1951); Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)

Traditional Sailboat, 2001

Horse, Colt, and Prairie Dogs, Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (1912–1989) — Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (1912–1989)

Horse, Colt, and Prairie Dogs, circa 1940s

When Titans Collide, Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present) — Diego Romero (born 1964, active circa 1986–present)

When Titans Collide, 1999

Painting Laughter, Kojima Rōtetsu (1793–1852) — Kojima Rōtetsu (1793–1852)

Painting Laughter, 1800s