Curator Talk: African Master Carvers

Lecture

Saturday, March 25, 2017, 11:00 a.m.

Location: 010 Focus Gallery
Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery

*Male figure*, c. 1870–1910. Carved by the Bangwa artist Ateu Atsa (1840–1910). Cameroon, chiefdom of Fontem. Wood, pigment; h. 92.1 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1987.62.

About The Event

Saturday, March 25, 2017
11:00 a.m.

Meet in the Focus Gallery

Join Constantine Petridis, former curator of African art, as he leads a tour of the new exhibition African Master Carvers: Known & Famous. On view March 25 through July 16, this exhibition explores the lives and works of a select group of master carvers who enjoyed recognition and sometimes even fame during their lifetime.

Free, no reservations required.