Michael C. Carlos Museum

TONIGHT @ 7:30! Catch up with our conservators on Zoom! Mellon Advanced Conservation Fellow Katilyn Wright will share observations from her examination, analysis, and treatment of ancient silver objects from the Greek and Roman collection. Chief Conservator Renée Stein will describe her plans to prepare a Dan Poro mask for installation. Undergraduate art history major Anna Connolly will talk about her treatment of a Middle Kingdom model of a cow from the Senusret Collection. https://emory.zoom.us/we/register/WN_rNnYq5UsQo-QBQNRQ1DwTQ

On Sunday, November 8 at 2 PM, the Carlos Museum presents a live reading of Mary Kathryn Nagle's powerful play Sovereignty. Sovereignty unfolds over two parallel timelines, examining the intersections of personal and political truths, historic and contemporary struggles. In present-day Oklahoma, a young Cherokee lawyer, Sarah Ridge Polson, and her colleague Jim Ross defend the inherent jurisdiction of Cherokee Nation in the US Supreme Court when a non-Indian defendant challen...ges the Nation’s authority to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators of domestic violence. Their collaboration is juxtaposed with scenes from 1835 when Cherokee Nation was 800 miles to the east in the southern Appalachians. That year, Sarah’s and Jim’s ancestors, historic Cherokee rivals, were bitterly divided over a proposed treaty with the administration of Andrew Jackson, the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the nation’s removal to Oklahoma on the infamous Trail of Tears. Sovereignty was originally commissioned by the Arena Stage’s Women’s Voices Power Play Cycle. This live reading reunites director Molly Smith with members of the original cast. After the play, Mary Kathryn Nagle will be joined by Sarah Deer (Creek), Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Kansas, for discussion and Q&A. This program is made possible through the generous financial support of Georgia Humanities Council and in collaboration with the Decatur Book Festival. Proceeds from the reading will support opportunities for Native American students at the Carlos Museum. Register for this performance at https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to help us continue to increase accessibility to all the Carlos Museum has to offer. Your gift will support resources for online viewing, the development of new learning experiences for students and teachers, and interactive programs with curators and guest scholars. https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1705/giving/index.aspx

If you haven't yet had the chance, today is a great day to watch our video about the ancient roots of our government! https://carlos.emory.edu/roots-government

Check out the program our friends in the Center for Ethics are hosting this afternoon!

Is the semester starting to take its toll? Or just 2020 generally? As the end of @emoryuniversity’s semester approaches and the assignments pile up, we’d like to remind you that even great heroes like Herakles needed a break. Herakles was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman called Alcmene. According to myth, Zeus’s wife Hera drove Herakles mad as punishment for her husband’s infidelity, causing Herakles to kill his own wife and children. To atone for this great sin, Her...akles was forced to complete twelve challenging physical labors that pushed him to breaking point. This statuette depicts an exhausted Herakles resting after his eleventh task, defeating a fierce dragon to steal golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides. It replicates a famous bronze statue by the 4th-century BC Greek sculptor Lysippos, and originally showed the hero leaning on his club and clutching three golden applesthe literal fruits of his laborbehind his back. Post by Christopher Askew, @arthistoryemory graduate student #carlosmuseum #emory #emoryarts #objectoftheweek #greekandroman #romanart #greekart #greekmyth #hero #takeabreak @laneygradschool . Statuette of Weary Herakles. Roman, 1st to 2nd century CE. Terracotta. Carlos Collection of Ancient Art. 1995.002. See more

When the founders of the United States were considering what system of government they wanted, they took inspiration from the classical models of democratic Athens and republican Rome. Get back to the basics with this video, in which Curator of Greek and Roman Art Ruth Allen discusses what we can learn about government and citizenship in two works of art in the Carlos Museum's collection. https://carlos.emory.edu/roots-government

For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the Indigenous artists from throughout the Americas who made the pieces we care for in the Carlos Museum. We do not know the names of the artists who made the ancient items. But for more recent items, we do know their names, because many artists signed the works, frequently on the bottom of the vessel. Seeing their signatures alongside the vessels’ painted and sculpted forms allows us to connect with these incredible artists both through ...the artistry of their pieces and through their individual signaturesusually unseen when the vessels are presented upright. Maria and Julian Martinez, from San Ildefonso Pueblo, are renowned for having created pottery with black on black designs rendered through the manipulation of textures of the slip painting. Frederica Antonio, from Acoma Pueblo, created this ceramic jar with intricate patterns recalling basketry design. Samuel Manymules, a Diné (Navajo) potter, crafted this sculptural jar whose monochrome reddish-brown painted surface features darker fire clouds that happen by chance in the kiln, such that the artist and the fire are co-creators of the work. #carlosmuseum #emory #emoryarts #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay2020 #Indigenous #fredericaantonio #samuelmanymules #artoftheamericas . Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1887-1980), Julian Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1879-1943). Black-on-Black Vessel with Feather Motifs. Southwestern United States, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1934-1943. Ceramic. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm). Gift of Elizabeth Collier Wardle. 1994.006.002. . Frederica Antonio (Acoma, born 1968). Olla with Meander Basketry Designs. Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo, late 20th-early 21st Century. Ceramic. 7 x 6 in. (17.8 x 15.2 cm). Gift of Walter S. Melion and John M. Clum. 2017.35.11 . Samuel Manymules (Diné [Navajo], born 1963). Vessel with Fire Clouding. Southwestern United States, Arizona, late 20th Century. Ceramic. 11 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (28.6 x 31.8 cm). Gift of Walter S. Melion and John M. Clum. 2017.35.61.

Today we honor our veterans. Thank you for your service! . Michael Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959). Husband in Uniform with his Wife and Three Daughters against a Striped Background, 1940. Silver gelatin print. Gift of Sarit Rozycki and Robert Cromwell.

Who's ready for a behind-the-scenes peek at our next exhibition? Our exhibition designers have been busy preparing for Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam Through Time and Place! Working closely with Elizabeth Hornor, Ingram Senior Director of Education and site curator for this exhibition, the team has familiarized themselves with the artwork, organized it by sections, and laid it out in a gallery model. Next, supporting elements from temporary walls to pedestals were noted for... construction and details were double checked for accuracy. After the exhibition design was finalized, the production of casework began. Currently Dave Armistead, Master Carpenter (pictured), is in the process of assembling casework in the museum shop. Given the scale of this exhibition, maintaining the organization of numerous display components is a monumental challenge!

Virtual School Tours = free or reduced $ in November! Awakening students' interest in heiroglyphs = priceless! Click the #linkinbio to learn more about bringing the Carlos Museum to your classroom or pod! ... #carlosmuseum #emory #emoryart #arteducation See more

Due to the fact that clay is such an accessible medium for creating, ceramic objects can be found in every gallery at the Carlos. In this edition of Conservator's Closet, graduate intern Elena Bowen shares tips for handling and caring for ceramic objects and explains how the materials and processes used to create them lead to condition issues: https://carlos.emory.edu/ceramics

Students in an @emorymedschool anatomy class visited this week to practice drawing gestures. Instead of drawing from 2D photos, they recreated the poses of works like @manjee’s Maa Kali in our Transcendent Deities of India exhibition. These drawings were the completion of a lesson on value, which is important medically in terms of reading scans. They loved it, and so did we!... #carlosmuseum #emory #emoryarts #emorymedicine #anatomy See more

We miss having students in our galleries, and we're excited to offer virtual field trips that allow students to visit them safely with our museum educators! Visual arts learning in schools, museums, and within communities is so important for students of all ages, and a visual arts education can help strengthen critical thinking skills, increase empathy, foster creativity, and so much more. In recognition of National Arts in Education Week, make the arts a part of you...r students’ everyday experience! Interested in scheduling a Carlos Museum Virtual Field Trip for your students? https://carlos.emory.edu/virtualschooltours Want to stay in the loop about supporting arts education? https://www.americansforthearts.org//celebrate-national-ar #carlosmuseum #emory #emoryarts #carlosfromhome #museumfromhome #virtualtour #arteducation #weloveatl #atlart #VisualArtsEd #NAEA #ArtsinEducationWeek

As classes begin this fall, students face unprecedented obstacles on their journey to completing the academic year. Tests, papers, presentations, and other monsters stand in their way. In times like these, we turn to the ancient world to see how the people of the past dealt with the trials and tribulations of life. The ancient Greeks sought guidance from the divine and no god was more equipped for helping mortals than Athena, goddess of wisdom, protector of heroes..., and patron deity of Athens. Athena served a multivalent role within ancient Greek society. Mythological tradition holds that she competed against Poseidon, god of the sea, for the patronage of Athens, which was named in her honor. She often also assisted mortals in their quests, as described by Homer in his Iliad and Odyssey. ... This coin depicts the goddess in profile. She wears an ornate helmet decorated with tendrils and olive leaves. Her hair, indicated by repeated linework to emphasize the individual strands, is pulled away from her face and hidden behind her headgear as if for battle. Yet, she also wears a large earring. Her image presents a mixture of feminine and masculine qualities that reflect her presentation in the ancient texts. ... Coins of this type were produced in Athens throughout the fifth century BCE and served as currency. The silver was extracted from several mines near the site of Laurion, located between Athens and Cape Sounion in southern Attica. The Athenians minted silver coins bearing the image of Athena, with her famed owl on the obverse, from the late sixth century until the first century BCE. In this respect, the enduring image of Athena in myth and material culture functions as much like her role as the guardian of heroes, ever present and ready to assist. ... Post by Christopher Askew, @arthistoryemory graduate student #carlosmuseum #emory #emoryarts #objectoftheweek #ancientart #greekandromanart #greek #athena #athens #numismatics . Tetradrachm with Head of Athena (Obverse) and Owl (Reverse). Greek, c. 460 BCE. Silver. Gift of H. Burke Nicholson. 2005.078.044. See more