The Art of Ancient Mexico: Gulf Coast and Central Mexico

Ditra Walsh Emphasis is on the formative/pre-classic period, 1500 B.C.-250 A.D., particularly the mysterious sculpture and ceramics of the Olmec "mother culture" and the endearing ceramic figures of Tlatilco, Tlapacoya and other central Mexico sites.

The artisans of ancient Mexico created magnificent sculpture, ceramics, murals, jewelry, carvings, pictorial manuscripts and architectural detail. They were not created as art per se, but as ritual objects or depictions, offerings, vessels and everyday items. Through these art forms, the belief systems associated with them and the spiritual force they still embody, we can reach through time and space to know the people of ancient Mexico.

Date & Time: Sun, Nov 11, 2007, 10:00am-1:00pm

Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Directions

Code: T-LH5LM01-01

Price: $40.00