Pigment and Perspective: A Deep Dive into Mesoamerican Color
- Tue, Aug 12, 2025
- 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm PT
- Resnick Pavilion | LACMA
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Free, RSVP required
At this special tour of We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art led by John Hirx, head objects conservator at LACMA, learn about how artists have used color on clay vessels and other materials and the conservation work that helps preserve these vibrant traditions across time.
All education and outreach programs at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund and are supported in part by the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, Alfred E. Mann Charities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Gloria Ricci Lothrop, the Flora L. Thornton Foundation, U.S. Bank, and The Yabuki Family Foundation.
Image credit: Mural Fragment of Scalloped Shell with Hands and Animal Head (detail), 350–450 CE, Teotihuacan, Museo de Murales Teotihuacanos, Beatríz de la Fuente, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Javier Hinojosa
All education and outreach programs at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund and are supported in part by the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, Alfred E. Mann Charities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Gloria Ricci Lothrop, the Flora L. Thornton Foundation, U.S. Bank, and The Yabuki Family Foundation.
Image credit: Mural Fragment of Scalloped Shell with Hands and Animal Head (detail), 350–450 CE, Teotihuacan, Museo de Murales Teotihuacanos, Beatríz de la Fuente, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Javier Hinojosa