7:30 pm - Wednesday, October 18

Talk: Polychrome Art and the Parthenon

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla

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The Athenaeum is excited to present Katherine Schwab, PhD, an expert in the authentic aesthetics and representations of ancient Greek sculpture. In her lecture, she will explore the evidence for color on ancient Greek sculpture and the use of both new and old technologies to aid our understanding of their original polychromatic appearance. Schwab is a professor of art history and visual culture in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Fairfield University in Connecticut. She is also Director of the Classical Studies Program, Curator of the Plaster Cast Collection for the art museum and Founding Director of the Arts Institute at Fairfield.

Admission/Cost: $5 - $20

Location:
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1008 Wall Street
San Diego, CA

Wednesday, October 18 - 7:30 PM