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Brosseau Center for Learning: Populist Art in the Americas

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

These examples of populist art (art by the Mexican muralists, Mexican popular prints, and art from or related to the Celebrate People’s History project) have been selected for a collaborative program connecting Olathe North High School students, KU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Spencer Museum of Art, and will be on view through February 16th.

Works of art

Edgar Imler (1898–1973), Pueblo — Pueblo

Edgar Imler

circa 1939

David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974), Guardian de la Paz (Guardian of the Peace) — Guardian de la Paz (Guardian of the Peace)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

1945

José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), Desocupados — Desocupados

José Clemente Orozco

circa 1944

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen — Sociologist Jane Jacobs, with her son, Ned, fifteen

Diane Arbus

1965

Diego Rivera (1886–1957), untitled (two women carrying baskets on their heads) — untitled (two women carrying baskets on their heads)

Diego Rivera

1956

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882), Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, New Mexico — Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, New Mexico

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1873

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

Sebastião Salgado

1986

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), The da Silva Family at Dawn — The da Silva Family at Dawn

Gordon Parks

1961

Francisco Mora (1922–2002), Bountiful Corn Harvest — Bountiful Corn Harvest

Francisco Mora

1951

Diego Rivera (1886–1957), Zapata — Zapata

Diego Rivera

1932

Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1968), Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come) — Lo que no debe venir (That Which Must Not Come)

Leopoldo Méndez

1945

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001), El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) — El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd)

Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Lawrence Lithography Workshop

1999

Angel Bracho (1911–2005), Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat) — Mano con espiga (Hand with Head of Wheat)

Angel Bracho

circa 1940s

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Eagle and Snake — Eagle and Snake

Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Lawrence Lithography Workshop

2008

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

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

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Nicolas Lampert

2004

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

Kate Luscher; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999), EZLN — EZLN

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Kate Luscher

2007

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Jesus Barraza (born 1976), Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations — Youth-Led Resistance to Immigration Raids and Deportations

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Jesus Barraza

2009

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Tim Simons; Barucha Calamity Peller, Oaxaca Women's Resistance — Oaxaca Women's Resistance

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Tim Simons, Barucha Calamity Peller

2009

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Sabrina Jones (born 1960), Jane Jacobs — Jane Jacobs

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Sabrina Jones

2012

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Dave Loewenstein (born 1966); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999), Amazon Army — Amazon Army

Josh MacPhee, Dave Loewenstein, Stumptown Printers

2014

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Dylan Miner (born 1976), The Pueblo Revolt — The Pueblo Revolt

Josh MacPhee, Stumptown Printers, Dylan Miner

2015

Jesús Alvarez Amaya (1925–2010), La Tierra — La Tierra

Jesús Alvarez Amaya

circa 1970