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Nature in Art: Art in Nature

Nature in Art: Art in Nature

Kate Meyer, curator

https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/spencer-projects/3333

This collaboration between the Spencer Museum of Art and KU Libraries highlights art inspired by nature found in our collections. By projecting these images outdoors, the art returns to the locale that inspired its creation.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Clarenca Bradford Kimble, Tulip Tree quilt — Tulip Tree quilt

Clarenca Bradford Kimble

circa 1850–1880

Itō Sōzan (1884–?), Bird on maple branch — Bird on maple branch

Itō Sōzan

late 1910s–early 1920s, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taisho period (1912–1926)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Platycodon and Summer Grass — Platycodon and Summer Grass

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Bird on Flowering Sazanka — Bird on Flowering Sazanka

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Swallow on Crab-apple Branch — Swallow on Crab-apple Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Bird on Mallow — Bird on Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Mary M. Stayman, Leaf quilt top — Leaf quilt top

Mary M. Stayman

1923

Rose Frances Good Kretsinger (1886–1963), Paradise Garden quilt, or The Garden quilt — Paradise Garden quilt, or The Garden quilt

Rose Frances Good Kretsinger

1946

Christina Hays Malcom (1820–1878), Sunflower quilt — Sunflower quilt

Christina Hays Malcom

circa 1840–1884

Karl Kröner (1887–1972), Waldflechte (Forest Lichens) — Waldflechte (Forest Lichens)

Karl Kröner

1906

woman's robe — woman's robe

early 1900s, Republic of China (1911–1949)

Mary Ann Seeling Kile Elliot (1831–1915), Princess Feather quilt — Princess Feather quilt

Mary Ann Seeling Kile Elliot

circa 1840–1950

William Seltzer Rice (1873–1963), Bert's Iris — Bert's Iris

William Seltzer Rice

1920

Nakamura Daizaburō (1898–1947), Woman Seated by a Stream — Woman Seated by a Stream

Nakamura Daizaburō

early 1900s

Anna Atkins (1799–1871), Robinia pseudo-acacia (America) — Robinia pseudo-acacia (America)

Anna Atkins

circa 1851–1854

Tony Fitzpatrick (born 1958); Big Cat Press, Cicada — Cicada

Tony Fitzpatrick, Big Cat Press

2001

Susan Davidoff (born 1953); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Regiones Botánicas de la Tierra: Antillas No. 1 — Regiones Botánicas de la Tierra: Antillas No. 1

Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Susan Davidoff

2001

Susan Davidoff (born 1953); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Regiones Botánicas de la Tierra: Antillas No. 2 — Regiones Botánicas de la Tierra: Antillas No. 2

Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Susan Davidoff

2002

Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932), Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn — Aspidium Filix Mas. Wurmfarn

Karl Blossfeldt

circa 1926–1930

Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932), Papaver Mohn — Papaver Mohn

Karl Blossfeldt

1932

William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865), untitled (intermediate stages of bloom) — untitled (intermediate stages of bloom)

William Sharp, John Fisk Allen

1854

Ohara Shōson (1877–1945), Two birds on wisteria branch — Two birds on wisteria branch

Ohara Shōson

1920s, Taisho period (1912–1926) or Showa period (1926–1989)

embroidered tablecloth — embroidered tablecloth

late 1900s–1990

unrecorded Guna artist, mola — mola

unrecorded Guna artist

late 1900s–1994

Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013), Rabbit Eating Seaweed II — Rabbit Eating Seaweed II

Kenojuak Ashevak

1999

unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, pictorial rug with birds and flowers — pictorial rug with birds and flowers

unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist

circa 1920s

Matthew Baker (born 1953), Raven — Raven

Matthew Baker

circa 2000–2005

William Matthew Hart (1830–1908), Drawing depicting: Ducula rubricera — Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon. — Drawing depicting: Ducula rubricera — Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon.

William Matthew Hart

1888

Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902); John Gould (1804–1881), Crimson Rosella — Crimson Rosella

Henry Constantine Richter, John Gould

1848

Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902); John Gould (1804–1881), Vombatus ursinus -- Coarse-haired wombat, Common Wombat. — Vombatus ursinus -- Coarse-haired wombat, Common Wombat.

Henry Constantine Richter, John Gould

1855

William Matthew Hart (1830–1908), Hydrornis nipalensis — Hydrornis nipalensis

William Matthew Hart

mid-late 1800s

Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902); Joseph Wolf (1820–1899), Bubo scandiacus -- harfang des neiges; Snowy Owl. — Bubo scandiacus -- harfang des neiges; Snowy Owl.

Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf

1863

Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902); John Gould (1804–1881), Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) -- Western Grey Kangaroo. — Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) -- Western Grey Kangaroo.

Henry Constantine Richter, John Gould

1863

William Matthew Hart (1830–1908); John Gould (1804–1881), Actenoides hombroni -- Hombron's Kingfisher. — Actenoides hombroni -- Hombron's Kingfisher.

William Matthew Hart, John Gould

1877

Johannes Gerardus Keulemans (1842–1912); William Matthew Hart (1830–1908), Amblyornis flavifrons & Amblyornis inornatus — Amblyornis flavifrons & Amblyornis inornatus

William Matthew Hart, Johannes Gerardus Keulemans

1890s

Craig C. Freeman (active late 1900s), Dalea jamesii — Dalea jamesii

Craig C. Freeman

1989

Craig C. Freeman (active late 1900s), Rudbeckia, Black eyed Susans — Rudbeckia, Black eyed Susans

Craig C. Freeman

1991

Kondō Ariyoshi (active circa 1830–1850), untitled (sunflower and bird) — untitled (sunflower and bird)

Kondō Ariyoshi

1838

Kondō Ariyoshi (active circa 1830–1850), Autumn chrysanthemums — Autumn chrysanthemums

Kondō Ariyoshi

1888

Iwasaki Tsunemasa (1786–1842), Red bananas — Red bananas

Iwasaki Tsunemasa

1916–1922

D. D. Tyler (born 1947), untitled (drawing for cover of “Bears in the Wild”) — untitled (drawing for cover of “Bears in the Wild”)

D. D. Tyler

circa 1981

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 2 — Plate 2

E. A. Séguy

1925

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 18 — Plate 18

E. A. Séguy

1925

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 6 — Plate 6

E. A. Séguy

1925

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 20 — Plate 20

E. A. Séguy

1925

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 16 — Plate 16

E. A. Séguy

1929

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 4 — Plate 4

E. A. Séguy

1929

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 17 — Plate 17

E. A. Séguy

1929

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 19 — Plate 19

E. A. Séguy

1929

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 11 — Plate 11

E. A. Séguy

1929

E. A. Séguy (1877–1951), Plate 20 — Plate 20

E. A. Séguy

1929

Events

June 25, 2020

Activity

Nature in Art: Art in Nature

9:00–10:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art

July 2, 2020

Activity

Nature in Art: Art in Nature

9:00–10:00PM

Watson Library, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd