Mail from Home

July 14, 2026–September 13, 2026

Jack & Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning

Painting of an old woman wrapped in a shall waiting by her mailbox as a mailman drives up in an old-fashioned car
A rectangular block of wood addressed like a letter and covered in postage stamps

This summer, our Brosseau Learning Center features art exploring the mail, art that has been mailed, or art that is designed to be mailed. This includes works from the collection that resemble letters, envelopes, or stamps, as well as mail art by H.C. Westermann.

A rectangular block of wood addressed like a letter and covered in postage stamps
A rectangular block of wood addressed like a letter and covered in postage stamps
H. C. Westermann
For Richard from Cliff
1977
A handwritten letter with colorful illustrations of an anchor, plane, and a dragon
A handwritten letter with colorful illustrations of an anchor, plane, and a dragon
H. C. Westermann
Puff the Magic
1966
Black and white photo of a man leaning against a mailbox in front of a building with a sign that reads "Holcomb, Kansas"
Black and white photo of a man leaning against a mailbox in front of a building with a sign that reads "Holcomb, Kansas"
Richard Avedon
untitled (Truman Capote..mail box..Holcomb, KS)
1960
Print of a pale reddish envelope with a dark vertical stripe on the left and a small illustration of a constellation on the right
Print of a pale reddish envelope with a dark vertical stripe on the left and a small illustration of a constellation on the right
Marie Watt , Crow's Shadow Press , Marie Watt , Crow's Shadow Press
Letter Ghosts
2003
A uniformed mailman carrying a satchel holds his hat as he walks against a snowy wind toward a mailbox on a front porch
A uniformed mailman carrying a satchel holds his hat as he walks against a snowy wind toward a mailbox on a front porch
David Mink
untitled
circa 1948