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Arts and Performance

Lunchtime Lecture: Mithila Art at the SU Art Museum

April 5, 2023 at 12:15pm1:00pm EDT

Syracuse University Art Museum

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Join us for a lunchtime lecture focusing on art from the Mithila region of India with Susan Wadley, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology. Wadley will focus artwork included in the museum’s exhibition, Take Me to the Palace of Love, exploring the history of the Mithila tradition as well as changing styles and themes over the past 60 years. She will also discuss her work with female artists who explore themes of femininity, family life, societal expectations, and religion through paintings rich in color and densely packed with imagery.

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This event was published on March 16, 2023.


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