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University Seminar in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: 'Thinking with Things': A Symposium in Honor of Professor Esther Pasztory, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor in Pre-Columbian Art History

May 17, 2013
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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The Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology and The Columbia University Seminar on the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas invite you to 'Thinking with Things': A Symposium in Honor of Professor Esther Pasztory, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor in Pre-Columbian Art History.

Friday, May 17, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reception to follow.
501 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, New York

This event is open to the public, but please RSVP to [email protected].

Introductory Remarks

  • Holger Klein, Chair, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
  • Francesco Pellizzi, Chair, University Seminar on the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Columbia University
  • George Preston, Professor Emeritus, Department of Art History, CCNY-CUNY

Main Speakers

  • Holland Cotter, Art Critic, The New York Times
  • Cecelia Klein, Professor Emerita, Department of Art History, UCLA
  • Leonardo López Luján, Senior Researcher and Director, Templo Mayor Project, INAH
  • Joanne Pillsbury, Associate Director of Scholarly Programs, Getty Research Institute
  • Gary Urton, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

Made possible by generous gifts from a member of the seminar and from the Department of Art History and Archaeology.