New Date!
Ji Mary Seo of Harvard University explores artistic traditions of the ancient Americas, from highly sophisticated weaving, carving, and metallurgical practices to notions of material preciousness in the pre-Hispanic world. This talk, which accompanies the exhibition The Body Adorned: Artistry and Legacy of the Ancient Americas, examines artworks from both the Andes and Mesoamerica and considers the pre-Hispanic values these objects make evident through their construction and materiality.
Presented by Ji Mary Seo is a PhD student in the History of Art and Architecture Department at Harvard University
Image: Four-cornered hat, AD 700-900, Wari culture, Peru, camelid and cotton, 11.4 x 47.5 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (47.1096).
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If you plan to attend in person at the Museums, tickets are available on the day of the lecture in the Welcome Center.
Members: FREE
Springfield residents: FREE
Nonmembers: $4
To attend via ZOOM, please register in advance.
Free admission to the Museums a la Carte lectures for all museum members made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the #SHARP program.
