Makers and Markets: Native American Arts of the Southwest, The William R. Wright Collection

The Peabody Museum presents its twentieth Lecture and Luncheon Series. The format this year will consist of three lecture-luncheons, a discussion of the Wright Collection preceding the opening of this exhibit, and an early evening lecture. Luncheons will be served in the Hall of the North American Indian at 12 noon, and lectures will be held from 1-2 p.m. in classroom 14A, first floor, Peabody Museum.

Lecture-luncheons: members $25, non-members $30. November 18 and December 9 lectures and exhibit opening free.

For further information call (617) 495-2269

Behind-the-Scenes Tours, Gallery Talks, and Pottery Demonstrations will be announced for Spring 1999.

October 7, 12-2 p.m.
Thanks to the Clay Lady: community tradition and individual expression in the Wright collection of Pueblo pottery
Dr. Patricia Capone, Curatorial Associate, Peabody Museum

October 21, 12-2 p.m.
The Beauty and Lore of North American Basketry
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh, Asst. Professor of Anthropology, University of Rhode Island

November 4, 12-2 p.m.
The Children of Spider Woman: Navajo and Hopi Weavers and their Art
Richard W. Lang, Archaeological Consultant, Retrospective Studies

November 18, 4 p.m
Makers and Markets: Native American Arts of the Southwest
Opening Lecture. Mudhead Rattles, Dinosaur Rugs, and Ceremonial Baskets: innovation and tradition in the Southwestern art of the Wright collection
Dr. Patricia Capone and Dr. Penelope Drooker, exhibit co-curators, Peabody Museum
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.

Exhibit Opening, 5 p.m.
Peabody Museum, 3rd floor gallery

December 9, 5:15 p.m.
The Development and Sustenance of Indian Art Markets in the Southwest
Dr. Bruce Bernstein, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Space is limited. Please call (617) 495-2269 for information on how to register.

 

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