Iranian Kai Khusrau Crosses the Jihun, from the Shahnama of Firdausi ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper 10 1/2 in. x 7 1/16 in. ( 26.7 cm x 18 cm ) Museum Purchase
Manuel Álvarez Bravo Bicycles on Sunday (Bicicletas en domingo), from "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" gelatin silver print on paper 8 in. x 9 15/16 in. ( 20.3 cm x 25.3 cm ) Gift of Lawrence and Carol Zicklin
Heinrich Aldegrever The Labors of Hercules: The Labors of Hercules: Cerberus (one of the set of 13 p engraving on paper 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (9.4 x 6.8 cm);22 3/16 x 18 3/16 in. (56.2 x 46.04 cm) Museum Purchase
Max Pechstein Heidenstamm, from "Marsyas" drypoint and etching on paper 14 11/16 in x 10 11/16 in (37.31 cm x 27.15 cm);19 ⅜ in x 14 3/10 in (49.21 cm x 36.35 cm) Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Danny Lyon Funny Sonny packing with Zipco, Milwaukee gelatin silver print on paper 16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
Ansel Adams Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, California gelatin silver print on paper 28 in x 22 in (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm);19 1/8 in x 14 3/8 in (48.58 cm x 36.51 cm);32 1/4 in x 26 3/16 in (81.92 cm x 66.52 cm) Gift of Harry H. Lunn, Jr.
Pascal Sebah Untitled albumen print on paper 14 in x 18 7/8 in (35.56 cm x 47.94 cm);18 3/16 in x 22 3/16 in (46.2 cm x 56.36 cm) Transfer from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Josef Eberz Nächtlicher Circus woodcut on paper 12 ⅝ in x 9 ⅝ in (32.07 cm x 24.45 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm) Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
"What defines adventure, and who gets to have one? Who gets to tell of one? How do we read narratives of adventure—and evaluate them? What does this vicarious engagement and pleasure mean for the genre of adventure writing, whether as fiction or as non-fiction? And where, finally, do the lines of commitment or safety lie for either adventurer or writer or both? In this course, we shall frame our discussions around such questions as we read some of the finest adventure writing available in English. From Gwen Moffat’s introspective and outrageous climbing life to Tenzing Norgay’s balance of professional risk and safety, from Robyn Davidson’s learning and loss in her remarkable solo desert journey in Australia to Lauret Savoy’s articulation of her stakes in the North American landscape, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s enduringly popular fiction to the non-fiction of journalist Jon Krakauer, we shall range far and wide as we discuss and understand craft, allure, and responsibility."