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Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator

February 20, 2021–May 16, 2021

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

This exhibition explores our ongoing curiosity of the human body through historic and contemporary works of art that expose the diverse ways that people have attempted to understand the human body in its many physiological, psychological, and symbolic dimensions.

Exhibition images

Works of art

藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha) — 藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha), late 1500s–early 1600s, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Gōshō Mandara (Mandala of Amitābha’s Welcoming Descent) — Gōshō Mandara (Mandala of Amitābha’s Welcoming Descent), possibly 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen, Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen, circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Chromo-Therapy, Patrick A. Nagatani — Patrick A. Nagatani

Chromo-Therapy, 1981

School Nurse, Margo Kren — Margo Kren

School Nurse, 1982

The Bonham Project (Armpits), Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project (Armpits), 1989

The Bonham Project (torso side views), Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project (torso side views), 1989

The Bonham Project (arm/chest views), Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project (arm/chest views), 1989

The Bonham Project Panel, Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project Panel, 1993

The Bonham Project, Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project, 1987

The Bonham Project, Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project, 1987

The Bonham Project, Jon O'Neal — Jon O'Neal

The Bonham Project, 1989

Nature/Medicine, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Michael Sims; Zanatta Editions — Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Michael Sims; Zanatta Editions

Nature/Medicine, 1996

untitled (Womba, version 2, RS9805), Renée Stout — Renée Stout

untitled (Womba, version 2, RS9805), 1998

Anorexia Girl, Jenny Schmid — Jenny Schmid

Anorexia Girl, 2003

As It Is, Eric Avery; Bill Lagatutta; Peregrine Press — Eric Avery; Bill Lagatutta; Peregrine Press

As It Is, 1987

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Eric Avery — Eric Avery

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2000

Anatomical Plate with Male and Female Figures, Lucas Kilian — Lucas Kilian

Anatomical Plate with Male and Female Figures, 1613

idiok mask, unrecorded Ibibio artist — unrecorded Ibibio artist

idiok mask, early-mid 1900s

agere Ifa (divination cup), unrecorded Oyo artist — unrecorded Oyo artist

agere Ifa (divination cup), early-mid 1900s

possible idiok mask, unrecorded Ibibio artist — unrecorded Ibibio artist

possible idiok mask, early 1900s–1967

Honan (badger katsina), unrecorded Hopi artist — unrecorded Hopi artist

Honan (badger katsina), late 1800s–1999

Root Chart #1, Renée Stout — Renée Stout

Root Chart #1, 2006

Fear, Elizabeth Layton — Elizabeth Layton

Fear, November 4, 1981

Genesis, Jane Bunker (born 1945) — Jane Bunker (born 1945)

Genesis, 2005

Seduction Coat, Renée Stout — Renée Stout

Seduction Coat, 2005

Raggedy Ann and Andy on the Shelf, Elizabeth Layton — Elizabeth Layton

Raggedy Ann and Andy on the Shelf, 1979

Entry - Frame, Peter G. Thompson — Peter G. Thompson

Entry - Frame, 2012

Frame, Peter G. Thompson — Peter G. Thompson

Frame, 2014

Consultation room / Surgery, Peter G. Thompson — Peter G. Thompson

Consultation room / Surgery, 2009

Repurposed billboard west of Salina, Kansas along I-70 7/13/2014 – 1:40PM, Philip Heying (born 1959) — Philip Heying (born 1959)

Repurposed billboard west of Salina, Kansas along I-70 7/13/2014 – 1:40PM, 2014

Brain Cancer Headdress for Maro, Athena Tacha — Athena Tacha

Brain Cancer Headdress for Maro, 1992

Eclipse, Gina Westergard (born 1962) — Gina Westergard (born 1962)

Eclipse, 2005

Reserving: Tuberculosis, Ruth Cuthand (born 1953) — Ruth Cuthand (born 1953)

Reserving: Tuberculosis, 2018

The Ceiling Can’t Hold Us, Dylan Mortimer (born 1979) — Dylan Mortimer (born 1979)

The Ceiling Can’t Hold Us, 2018

View from the Ambulance, Dylan Mortimer (born 1979) — Dylan Mortimer (born 1979)

View from the Ambulance, 2018

The Anatomy Table, Sean Caulfield (born 1967) — Sean Caulfield (born 1967)

The Anatomy Table, 2018

Fetish (object/object/object), Merritt Johnson (born 1977) — Merritt Johnson (born 1977)

Fetish (object/object/object), 2018

Exorcising America: Mouth Exercises, Merritt Johnson (born 1977) — Merritt Johnson (born 1977)

Exorcising America: Mouth Exercises, 2016

Door between worlds (Animal), Merritt Johnson (born 1977) — Merritt Johnson (born 1977)

Door between worlds (Animal), 2018

Spinal Disc Replacement—Mr. Chalmers, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

Spinal Disc Replacement—Mr. Chalmers, 2013

Nelumbo Mastoplasty, Lotus Breast Implant Replacement Neckpiece, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

Nelumbo Mastoplasty, Lotus Breast Implant Replacement Neckpiece, 2017

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Rachel Causer (born 1970) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Rachel Causer (born 1970)

untitled, 2017

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Rachel Causer (born 1970) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Rachel Causer (born 1970)

untitled, 2017

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

untitled, 2018

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Vanessa Rolf (born 1977) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Vanessa Rolf (born 1977)

untitled, 2020

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Andrea Barrett (born 1997) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Andrea Barrett (born 1997)

untitled, 2020

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

untitled, 2017

Plate A, from Traité complet d l’anatomy de l’homme: Tome 7 (Complete Treatise of the Anatomy of Man: Volume 7), Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849); Nicolas Henri Jacob — Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849); Nicolas Henri Jacob

Plate A, from Traité complet d l’anatomy de l’homme: Tome 7 (Complete Treatise of the Anatomy of Man: Volume 7), 1832–1854

Plate D, from Traité complet d l’anatomy de l’homme: Tome 7 (Complete Treatise of the Anatomy of Man: Volume 7), Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849); Nicolas Henri Jacob — Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797–1849); Nicolas Henri Jacob

Plate D, from Traité complet d l’anatomy de l’homme: Tome 7 (Complete Treatise of the Anatomy of Man: Volume 7), 1832–1854

Tab. VIII The Skeleton, Back View, Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770) — Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)

Tab. VIII The Skeleton, Back View, reprinted 1748

Tab. III The Skeleton, Side View, Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770) — Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)

Tab. III The Skeleton, Side View, reprinted 1748

Tab. IV The Fourth Order of Muscles, Front View, Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770) — Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)

Tab. IV The Fourth Order of Muscles, Front View, reprinted 1748

Tab. II The Fourth Order of Muscles, Back View, Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770) — Jan Wandelaar (1690–1759); Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697–1770)

Tab. II The Fourth Order of Muscles, Back View, reprinted 1748

Micrographia; or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon, Robert Hooke (1635–1703) — Robert Hooke (1635–1703)

Micrographia; or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon, 1667 (second reprinting of first edition)

Tashrīḥ-i badan-i insān (Mansur’s Anatomy), Manṣūr ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf Ibn Ilyās (1380–1422) — Manṣūr ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf Ibn Ilyās (1380–1422)

Tashrīḥ-i badan-i insān (Mansur’s Anatomy), 1600s (original 1400s)

Anatomia corporum humanorum, William Cowper (circa 1666–1709) — William Cowper (circa 1666–1709)

Anatomia corporum humanorum, 1750 (original 1698)

acupuncture model (and box with calligraphic writing) — acupuncture model (and box with calligraphic writing), 1700s

De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body), Franciscus Francisci and Johannes Criegher; Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) — Franciscus Francisci and Johannes Criegher; Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564)

De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body), 1568 (original 1543)

Device 39C, Insulin Pumps, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

Device 39C, Insulin Pumps, 2019

Shoulder Replacement – Mrs. Bjerk, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

Shoulder Replacement – Mrs. Bjerk, 2013

Cardiovascular Complex, Heart and Vein Implant, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

Cardiovascular Complex, Heart and Vein Implant, 2017

x-ray image of Shoulder Replacement – Mrs. Bjerk, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

x-ray image of Shoulder Replacement – Mrs. Bjerk, date unknown

x-ray image of Spinal Disc Replacement – Mr. Chalmers, Holland Houdek (born 1985) — Holland Houdek (born 1985)

x-ray image of Spinal Disc Replacement – Mr. Chalmers, date unknown

Listening to music (Schubert's "Serenade"), 1880, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Listening to music (Schubert's "Serenade"), 1880, 2017

Umbilical cord, first gasp, cutting of cord, 1886, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Umbilical cord, first gasp, cutting of cord, 1886, 2017

10 year old boy, 1886, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

10 year old boy, 1886, 2017

Smelling lavender, 1896, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Smelling lavender, 1896, 2017

Full meal with wine, 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Full meal with wine, 1874, 2017

Under influence of hiccups, 1886, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Under influence of hiccups, 1886, 2017

Palpitations (panic attack), 1902, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Palpitations (panic attack), 1902, 2017

Name softly called while sleeping, 1877, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Name softly called while sleeping, 1877, 2017

Faith, 1913, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Faith, 1913, 2017

Religious guilt, 1878, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Religious guilt, 1878, 2017

irregular pulse from a man, 62, whose work entailed severe bodily labor, 1902, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

irregular pulse from a man, 62, whose work entailed severe bodily labor, 1902, 2017

Sadness from listening to a sung melody, (Le Vallon) Gounod, 1896, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Sadness from listening to a sung melody, (Le Vallon) Gounod, 1896, 2017

Flatline (dying of stomach cancer), 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Flatline (dying of stomach cancer), 1870, 2017

Before and during emotion, 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Before and during emotion, 1870, 2017

8 months pregnant, 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

8 months pregnant, 1870, 2017

Young girl, 15, heart palpitations, 1886, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Young girl, 15, heart palpitations, 1886, 2017

Being shamed/scolded (you behave like a child; you ruin everything for me.), 1876, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Being shamed/scolded (you behave like a child; you ruin everything for me.), 1876, 2017

Exhausted by misery and undernourished; rest and being fed, 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Exhausted by misery and undernourished; rest and being fed, 1870, 2017

Experiment with cannabis (sudden freedom from an unusual feeling, beginning to feel an indefinable sensation of comfort), 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Experiment with cannabis (sudden freedom from an unusual feeling, beginning to feel an indefinable sensation of comfort), 1874, 2017

Holding breath while listening to tuning fork, 1880, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Holding breath while listening to tuning fork, 1880, 2017

Before and after a draught of hot milk, 1878, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Before and after a draught of hot milk, 1878, 2017

Arising from sleep, 1876, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Arising from sleep, 1876, 2017

Early senility, 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Early senility, 1870, 2017

Small sized female, 28, 1886, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Small sized female, 28, 1886, 2017

After exciting news a change occurs, almost like that due to fainting, 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

After exciting news a change occurs, almost like that due to fainting, 1870, 2017

3 months old, sleeping, 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

3 months old, sleeping, 1874, 2017

Blowing whistle in ear, 1880, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Blowing whistle in ear, 1880, 2017

After exercise and residence in the country, 1867, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

After exercise and residence in the country, 1867, 2017

Smoking a strong cigar, 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Smoking a strong cigar, 1874, 2017

Perfect mental repose, 1879, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Perfect mental repose, 1879, 2017

Snoring, 1876, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Snoring, 1876, 2017

Anger, 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Anger, 1874, 2017

Fear, 1912, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Fear, 1912, 2017

Twenty-four hours before death (pneumonia), 1883, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Twenty-four hours before death (pneumonia), 1883, 2017

Pulse of man, 6 feet tall, 1870, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Pulse of man, 6 feet tall, 1870, 2017

Mother giving birth, fetal heartbeats (twins) in utero, 1898, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Mother giving birth, fetal heartbeats (twins) in utero, 1898, 2017

Female, 24, exhaustion with excitement, pulse leaping, 1867, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Female, 24, exhaustion with excitement, pulse leaping, 1867, 2017

Threatening a little girl, 10, to go to dentist, 1896, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Threatening a little girl, 10, to go to dentist, 1896, 2017

Riding Bike, 1906, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Riding Bike, 1906, 2017

Emotion of fear from shouting of the word "snakes,"1896, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Emotion of fear from shouting of the word "snakes,"1896, 2017

Taking involuntary deep breath while solving multiplication problem, 1879, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Taking involuntary deep breath while solving multiplication problem, 1879, 2017

Young lady, 28, much debilitated by prolonged mental work, the entertainment of company, and the cares of a large household, 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Young lady, 28, much debilitated by prolonged mental work, the entertainment of company, and the cares of a large household, 1874, 2017

Eating Chocolate 1912, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Eating Chocolate 1912, 2017

Happy, 1912, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Happy, 1912, 2017

Ear lightly touched with feather while sleeping, 1877, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Ear lightly touched with feather while sleeping, 1877, 2017

Young boy, dreaming, 1877, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Young boy, dreaming, 1877, 2017

A hard drinker, quite recently a sufferer of sunstroke, 1874, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

A hard drinker, quite recently a sufferer of sunstroke, 1874, 2017

Heart disease, 1854, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Heart disease, 1854, 2017

Quickened irregular pulse due to sudden failure of the heart, 1902, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Quickened irregular pulse due to sudden failure of the heart, 1902, 2017

Der Tod als Erwurger - Erster Auftritt der Cholera auf einem Maskenball in Paris 1831 (Death the Strangler - The first outbreak of cholera at a masked ball in Paris 1831), Alfred Rethel — Alfred Rethel

Der Tod als Erwurger - Erster Auftritt der Cholera auf einem Maskenball in Paris 1831 (Death the Strangler - The first outbreak of cholera at a masked ball in Paris 1831), 1851

Short Cut, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Short Cut, 2020

Echo, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Echo, 2020

In/Out, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

In/Out, 2020

Verberations, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Verberations, 2020

Sparrows Sing to an Indifferent Sea, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Sparrows Sing to an Indifferent Sea, 2019

Methuselah in Her Cradle, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

Methuselah in Her Cradle, 2019

Cours de Zoonomie considérée dans ses rapports avec les Arts de l'Homme 1re Partie, Horace Vernet (1789–1863) — Horace Vernet (1789–1863)

Cours de Zoonomie considérée dans ses rapports avec les Arts de l'Homme 1re Partie, 1820

Mae West, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

Mae West, 1965

Charles Atlas, Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk — Diane Arbus; Neil Selkirk

Charles Atlas, 1969

Operating Room, Fort Riley, Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922) — Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)

Operating Room, Fort Riley, 1906

untitled (Jerome, Arizona), Leland D. Rice — Leland D. Rice

untitled (Jerome, Arizona), 1977

Caricature of the Laocoön represented as a Monkey in a Landscape, Nicoló Boldrini; Titian — Nicoló Boldrini; Titian

Caricature of the Laocoön represented as a Monkey in a Landscape, 1500s

Les ventouses (Suction Cups), Olga Bing — Olga Bing

Les ventouses (Suction Cups), 1917

Le goûter (Taste It), Olga Bing — Olga Bing

Le goûter (Taste It), 1917

Pansement difficile (Difficult Dressing), Olga Bing — Olga Bing

Pansement difficile (Difficult Dressing), 1917

Examen d'une plaie (Inspecting a Wound), Olga Bing — Olga Bing

Examen d'une plaie (Inspecting a Wound), 1917

The Magic Gate, Elizabeth Layton — Elizabeth Layton

The Magic Gate, 1987

Woman's Suffrage, Elizabeth Layton — Elizabeth Layton

Woman's Suffrage, 1977

untitled, Elizabeth Layton — Elizabeth Layton

untitled, August 1984

Heart and Mind, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Heart and Mind, 2020

First pulse, 1854, Dario Robleto (born 1972) — Dario Robleto (born 1972)

First pulse, 1854, 2017

Pelt, Ingrid Bachmann (born 1958) — Ingrid Bachmann (born 1958)

Pelt, 2012

Plea, Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957); Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Plea, 2020

Open Heart, Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957); Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Mary Anne Jordan (born 1957); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Open Heart, 2020

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

untitled, 2020

Eye Heart Kidneys, Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel (born 1988); Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel (born 1988); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Eye Heart Kidneys, 2020

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

untitled, 2020

Organ Donation Operation, Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel (born 1988); Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel (born 1988); Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

Organ Donation Operation, 2020

Death and the Lady, Sebald Beham — Sebald Beham

Death and the Lady, 1541

Child Taken by Mermaid, Melania Mazinyani — Melania Mazinyani

Child Taken by Mermaid, 1988–1996

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Juan José Castaño-Márquez (born 1987) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Juan José Castaño-Márquez (born 1987)

untitled, 2020

untitled, Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Juan José Castaño-Márquez (born 1987) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957); Juan José Castaño-Márquez (born 1987)

untitled, 2020

Embrace, Ingrid Bachmann (born 1958) — Ingrid Bachmann (born 1958)

Embrace, 2021

L'Infirmière (The Nurse), Hermann-Paul — Hermann-Paul

L'Infirmière (The Nurse), 1914–1918

Virus #1, Sean Caulfield (born 1967) — Sean Caulfield (born 1967)

Virus #1, 2018

Virus #2, Sean Caulfield (born 1967) — Sean Caulfield (born 1967)

Virus #2, 2018

Virus #3, Sean Caulfield (born 1967) — Sean Caulfield (born 1967)

Virus #3, 2018

How We Touch One Another, Andrew Carnie (born 1957) — Andrew Carnie (born 1957)

How We Touch One Another, 2020

Image not available — unrecorded Bondei, Kwere, or Makonde artist

medicine gourd, 1925–1990

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February 5, 2021

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Building a Culture of Health and Wellness

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March 1, 2021

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Minding the Body: Systems of Self

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March 2, 2021

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A Conversation with Artists Ingrid Bachmann and Sean Caulfield

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March 16, 2021

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Covering Sarah: An Artist’s Perspective on Recovering Herstory

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March 23, 2021

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A Conversation with Artists Holland Houdek and Gina Westergard

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April 6, 2021

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A Conversation with Poet Huascar Medina and Artist Dario Robleto

11:00AM–12:00PM

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April 23, 2021

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Days of Creativity

1:00–5:00PM

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April 24, 2021

Activity

Days of Creativity

1:00–5:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art

April 26, 2021

Talk

Tending to the Body

4:00–5:00PM

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April 27, 2021

Performance

"Snow Angel" and "As One"

7:30–10:00PM

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April 29, 2021

Talk

Community Conversation: Healing the Body Through Art and Opera

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April 30, 2021

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Days of Creativity

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Spencer Museum of Art

May 1, 2021

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A Conversation with Artists Andrew Carnie, Juan José Castaño-Márquez, Mary Anne Jordan, Nazanin Amiri Meers, and Sydney Pursel

11:00AM–12:15PM

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May 1, 2021

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Days of Creativity

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Spencer Museum of Art

May 6, 2021

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Art & Well-being

11:00AM–12:00PM

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May 7, 2021

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Days of Creativity

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May 8, 2021

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Days of Creativity

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May 14, 2021

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Days of Creativity

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May 15, 2021

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Days of Creativity

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November 4, 2021

Talk

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

10:15–11:00AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Brosseau Learning Center, 318

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