Dyeing with Plants

  • March 1, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Bard Graduate Center

    38 West 86th Street
    New York, New York 10024
Ticket Price $0.00-$15.00 This event is now over
Description

Explore the world of natural dyes with ethnobotanist Arnold Clifford. In this lecture, Clifford reveals the diverse and abundant plant life of the Navajo Nation—including some plants named after him!—with a focus on the flora that give Navajo textiles their brilliant and distinctive colors.

 

Image: Roselyn Washburn, Diné/Navajo dye chart, 2019. Dried plants, wool, ink and paper. Courtesy of John McCulloch, Teec Nos Pos Trading Post. Photograph: Bruce White.

Date & Time

Wed, Mar 1, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Venue Details

Bard Graduate Center

38 West 86th Street
New York, New York 10024 Bard Graduate Center
Bard Graduate Center

Bard Graduate Center is devoted to the study of decorative arts, design history, and material culture through research, advanced degrees, exhibitions, publications, and events.


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