Dartmouth Events

CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTIONS: "Pigment of Imagination"

Nate Dominy, professor of anthropology at Dartmouth, and Andrew Zipkin, research scientist at Eurofins EAG Laboratories, will discuss the exhibition "Pigment of Imagination."

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Hood Museum of Art
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Conferences, Exhibitions

Nate Dominy, professor of anthropology at Dartmouth, and Andrew Zipkin, research scientist at Eurofins EAG Laboratories, will discuss Pigment of Imagination, an exhibition focused on the use of ochre by artists from African, Australia, Oceania, and North and South America, including its dual role as a practical and symbolic medium of cultural expression and knowledge.

Image: Maker once known, Nazca, Peru, Bowl with Band of Hummingbirds, 250–350 CE, terracotta with black, white, lavender, orange, red and ochre slip. Gift of Frederick E. and Constance M. Landmann; 987.48.26886.

For more information, contact:
Sharon Reed

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.