Dumbarton Oaks Annual Symposium


OCTOBER 9-10, 2009

DUMBARTON OAKS ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

"Past Presented: A Symposium on the History of Archaeological
Illustration"

The goal of this symposium is the study and discussion of the visual
presentation of archaeological data from the beginnings of the field
to the present day. Often considered neutral representations, this
gathering seeks to analyze and
contextualize the visual culture of archaeological illustration. What
is the intellectual history of the field? How did early archaeological
illustrations cleave or depart from scientific illustration in other
fields? What was the relationship
between the archaeological artists and prevailing currents in the fine
arts? How have representations--such as aerial photography--shaped the
direction of archaeological field research (and vice-versa)? How did
certain graphic conventions begin,
and why have some remained so central to the field?

Many scholars speak of the “accuracy” of drawings, maps and models,
implying a greater faithfulness to “truth,” yet how and in what ways
are these images culturally informed by the interests and trends of
their own times? How do these presentations
of data and reconstructions shape our perceptions? Finally, the
symposium will also look at contemporary 3-D models and the future of
archaeological illustration. What is the heuristic value of
contemporary presentations (i.e, “beyond
illustration”)? This symposium will bring together scholars working on
specific critical histories of representations as well as broader
approaches to the understanding of visual conceptualizations.

The symposium speakers include: Barbara Fash (Peabody Museum, Harvard
University), Peter Galison (Harvard University), Byron Hamann
(University of Chicago), Stephen Houston (Brown University), Scott R.
Hutson (University of Kentucky), Bryan R. Just
(Princeton University Art Museum), Leonardo López Luján (Museo Templo
Mayor, INAH), Natalia Majluf (Museo de Arte de Lima), John Rick
(Stanford University), Daniel Schavelzon (Universidad de Buenos
Aires), Alain Schnapp (Université de Paris I),
Adam T. Sellen (Centro Peninsular en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Lisa Trever (Harvard
University), Khristaan D. Villela (College of Santa Fe), and Jason
Weems (University of California, Riverside).

Symposium Registration Form

Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment. Please note
that registration fees are non-refundable.

Registration (check one):

__ Regular $35.00

__ Student $25.00

Lunch option (check as desired):

__Lunch on Friday, 9 October $15.00 __Lunch on Saturday, 10 October
$15.00

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