Calendar of Events: September 2010
Current Exhibitions
Tierra, Libertad y no Re-Eleccion! Photography from the Mexican RevolutionThrough Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Season Four of Seasons of Beauty: Yoshitoshi's Thirty-two Aspects of Daily LifeThrough Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Lecture: The Ninth Painting: A Case Study of Trans-Himalayan Art
Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 pm
John Johnston, Coates-Cowden-Brown Curator of Asian Art. Auditorium. Free.
John Johnston presents an illustrated exploration of the interconnectivity of Buddhist kingdoms and cultures in the Himalayan region. In addition, Mr. Johnston will also present images of a rare and unpublished set of nine Tibetan paintings, the only known complete set of this type including the long lost "Ninth Painting," that he found in Bhutan.
Image:
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Tibet, 19th century
mineral colors on cotton
Temple Collection, Chukka, Bhutan