Four internationally renowned scholars on Ottoman art and culture-Professor Walter B Denny, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Louise Mackie, Curator of Textiles, Cleveland Museum of Art.
Massumeh Farhad, Chief Curator & Curator of Islamic Art, Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Julian Raby, Director of the Freer and Sackler galleries-come together in conjunction with the exhibition "Style and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey."
They discuss a range of insightful subjects, from silk production in the Ottoman court to the role of Ottoman fashion and costume in Italian opera.
Opera will start on Saturday, Dec 10.
1:30-1:40 Welcoming Remarks Massumeh Farhad, Chief Curator & Curator of Islamic Art, Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1:40-2:20 Logos and “Logos”: Ottoman Style in Word Image Julian Raby, Director of the Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
2:20-2:30 Audience Discussion
2:30-3:10 Dressing the Sultan- The Italian Connection Louise Mackie, Curator of Textiles and Islamic Art, Cleveland Museum of Art
3:10-3:20 Audience Discussion
3:20-3:40 Break
3:40-4:20 Outside the Empire: The Impact of Ottoman Textiles in Europe Walter Denny, Professor of Islamic Art, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
4:20-4:30 Audience Discussion
4:30-4:45 Concluding Remarks
Venue:Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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