Return to Dragon Mountain with Jonathan Spence
from:Indianapolis Museum Of Art category:Arts and Entertainment posted:October 8th, 2008Recognized as
one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilization from the 16th
century to the present, Yale University professor Jonathan Spence has
written extensively on the role of history in shaping modern China.
Spence’s most recent book Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late
Ming Man, chronicles the life of Zhang Dai, a Chinese historian whose
life became intertwined with the Ming Dynasty. Join Spence for a
conversation on the connections between life and art in the Ming
Dynasty.
Related exhibition: Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty
All talks at the IMA are ASL interpreted.
Date and Timings:
Saturday, Oct 25 and 1:00 pm.
Cost: Free.
Location:
Indianapolis Museum Of Art(DeBoest Lecture Hall),
4000 Michigan Road,
Indianapolis, IN 46208.
