Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas
Exhibition installation

Stop Look Listen

An installation by Janet Davidson-Hues & Maria Velasco

August 30, 2007 – May 31, 2008 | Parking Lot 91 and Spencer Museum of Art
Salome by Paul Manship

The Spencer Museum of Art has MP3 players available with the audio pieces for this exhibition. Due to the limited number, we encourage patrons to download and sync to their personal players if possible.


Paul Manship United States, 1885-1966
Salome, circa 1915
bronze, marble
18 1/4 x 12 x 10 1/4 in
(46.4 x 30.5 x 26 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper through Enid Crosby Foundation, 1990.0025

  • Salome
    Voices and interviews:
    Maria Velasco, KU Department of Art; Philippe Barriere, KU School of Architecture; Mohamed El-Hodiri, KU Department of Economics; Robert Hickerson, Spencer Museum of Art
    Text:
    Excerpts from Salome, by Oscar Wilde; Woman and Puppet, by Pierre Louys; Herodiade, by Stephane Mallarme; Herodias, by Gustave Flaubert; Ode to Salomy, by Mohamed El-Hodiri
    Music:
    Janet Davidson-Hues