Presentation will take place via the video conferencing app ZOOM. Please register in advance in order to access the program.
In this discussion, scholars from the National Museum of the American Indian, Asian Pacific American Center and Smithsonian American Art Museum explore how artists integrate the ancient world within their contemporary artistic practice. In so doing, their works update and create new meanings, allowing them to pass on complex and layered cultural interpretations to future generations.
Featuring:
- Michelle Delaney, PhD, Assistant Director for History and Culture, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- Healoha Johnston, Curator, Asian Pacific American Women’s Cultural History, Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center
- Claudia Zapata, Curatorial Assistant, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Part of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Series.
Smithsonian affiliation made possible by the generous support of the MassMutual Foundation.
Image: Yreina D. Cervántez, Mujer de Mucha Enagua, PA’ TI XICANA, 1999, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund, 2020.40.1, © 1999, Yreina D. Cervántez
