Season of collecting women fifty and older
Statistics from Simmon s Market Research Bureau reported in American Demographics show 11 percent of women 50 plus collect porcelain figures 8 percent crystal figurines 4 percent decorative or commemorative plates and 2 percent porcelain cottages 8 percent dolls 2 percentDisney memorabilia and 2 percent antique toys. A Moritz Poll notes 45.3 percent of women own a dog or puppy versus 41 percent of men while 26.2 percent of men own cats or kittens. Also a lie detecting telephone in Turkey uses color lights to indicate truthfulness with red yellow or green signals.
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Simmons Market Research Bureau
American Demographics Magazine
Turkey
Spanking debate and infant behavior survey findings
A survey of parents with children six and under, co-sponsored by Zero to Three, shows 61 percent endorse spanking as regular punishment and 57 percent believe a six month old can be spoiled. Coordinators caution against these views and note potential harm.
Contem porary Art from Cuba Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island
The Spencer Museum hosts a major ASU organized show of 16 Cuban artists through March 18 highlighting irony and humor in works across installations paintings sculptures and prints. Curator Susan Earle notes the revolutionary ideal crumbles yet fosters creative resilience with artists like Echo Los Carpinteros Sandra Ramos Jacqueline Brito Belkis Ayon and Osvaldo Vero. The exhibit includes pieces addressing recycling confinement and escape as well as films and lectures by KU faculty and visiting artists in Lawrence Kansas.
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Castro
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Helen Foresman Spencer
Marilyn Zeitlin
Susan Earle
Spencer Museum of Art
Arizona State University Art Museum
Echo
Los Carpinteros
Sandra Ramos
Jacqueline Brito
Belkis Ayon
Rene Francisco
Osvaldo Vero
Earle
Independent Curators International
Kansas University
Kress
Helen Foresman
Anton Rosenthal
KU History Department
Luis Camnitzer
Coco Fusco
Maria Velasco
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Chachacha
Walter Clark
KU Perspectives
Tamara Falicov
Lawrence Community
Carlos Estevez
Francisco
Yero
Canada
Jan Biles
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!