Business meeting, 6:30pm EDT
Chaired by Sarah Beardslee.
Agenda:
- Business Meeting starts at 6:30 PM EST
- Presentation starts approx. 7:00 PM EST
- Presentation plus Q&A 7:00-8:30 PM (approx)
Program, 7:00pm
Nature’s Perfect Gem, A Natural and Cultural History of Pearls
Pearls have inspired artists, writers, and collectors for thousands of years. What is it about this natural phenomenon that captures our imagination? Join author and art historian Fiona Shen as she delves into the unexpected natural and cultural histories of pearls.
Image Credit lines: Robin Carson, Billie Holiday, c. 1940, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian Institution; pearl and gem bracelet, India, Mikimoto Museum, Japan, photo: Fiona Shen. Anil Maloo, Baggins Pearls
Fiona Lindsay Shen is the author of two books exploring the cultural histories of natural phenomena: Pearl: Nature’s Perfect Gem (Reaktion Books, 2022) and Silver: Nature and Culture (Reaktion Books, 2017). These have appeared in Japanese and Mandarin translations. She is also the biographer of an early female translator of classical Chinese poetry: Knowledge is Pleasure: Florence Ayscough in Shanghai (Hong Kong University Press, 2012). An art historian who grew up in Scotland, she has lived and worked in Britain, China, and the United States. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University, California.
Fiona Lindsay Shen
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