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Experience a deep dive into select artworks from Kemper Museum’s collection, presented by eight graduate students from KU

Highlights from Kemper Museum Collection: KU Graduate Seminar Presentation

Experience a deep dive into select artworks from Kemper Museum’s collection, presented by eight graduate students from the University of Kansas.

Guided by Professor David Cateforis, these students have spent the semester studying the museum’s collection as part of a KU art history seminar. Each will share a brief presentation on their research - describing the artwork, situating it within the artist’s development and body of work, and interpreting it in relevant contexts. Join us to learn new insights into select artists and works in our collection through this collaborative research project.

Marty Arnold on Fernando Botero, La Pudeur, 1981 

Soph Garrison on Charles Arnoldi, Last Thoughts, 1989 

Rebecca Lampe on Louise Bourgeois, Spider, 1996 

Angela Rouse on Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, The Architect’s Handkerchief ,1999 

Abigail Usrey on Rackstraw Downes, Mixed Use Field on Texas Coast, 1987 

Alessia Serra on Keith Jacobshagen, Dog Days (Platte Valley), 1989 

Olivia Song on Lynn Davis, Wave Rock, Hyden, Western Australia, 1991 

Cara Castaldi on Dale Chihuly, Palazzo di Loredana Balboni, 1996 

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