Post-Partum Document explores motherhood values and gender
Conceptual artist Mary Kelly begins in 1973 a feminist study of mother child dynamics through the Post-Partum Document project. It traces how institutions shape a mother's self worth from social judgement to parental care, highlighting control by schools and the formed mother child bond.
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Mary Kelly
Kelly
Post-Partum Document Part VI at Spencer Museum
Conceptual artwork by Mary Kelly on display through December 27 at Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art Kansas University campus. Special program includes a lecture on Mary Kelly by curator Stefanie Olson at 2 p.m. November 8 in the museum auditorium.
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Helen Foresman
Spencer Museum of Art
Kansas University
Stefanie Olson
Kelly’s Post Partum Document Part VI at KU Spencer Museum
The 1979 completion year marked two unique photographic sets by Kelly. Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art acquired the black and white prints for Part VI, titled Pre-writing alphabet exergue and diary, on display at the Kansas University campus. Curator Stefanie Olson notes Kelly used slate tablets to trace a mother and son writing journey as he started school, with 18 states split into three registers to show three perspectives.
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Stefanie Olson
Kansas University
Mary Kelly
Helen Foresman
Spencer Museum of Art
Olson
Kelly
KU Symphony to perform student works and Vaughan Williams
The Kansas University Symphony Orchestra led by Brian Priestman and Jeremy Lauder will present a program of KU student compositions plus Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 8 in D minor at 7 30 p m on November 8 in the Lied Center. Works include Waterborne Aires by Todd Hershberger Irish Wedding Dances by Stuart O Neill Two Pieces for Orchestra by Sabin Levi and The Girl in the Mirror by Daniel R Barnard. Tickets available at Lied Center Murphy Hall and Student Union boxes.
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