When:
Friday, March 6, 2015
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM CT
Where: 1800 Sherman Avenue, suite 4430, Evanston, IL 60201 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: free
Contact:
Mel Keiser
Group: Department of Art History
Category: Academic
The title of the lecture is "Luxury's Labors: kashmir in the South Asian Textile Trade with Europe".
Liza Oliver is the Jane and Morgan Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow for the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and an alumnus. "Luxury's and Labor" will consider the symbolic and commondity value of Kashmir textiles across Indian and European markets. With primary focus on the 19th century, it will also examine how Kashmiri trade with Europe altered the social standing and labor practices of Indian textiles artisans. Reception will follow.