- Sponsor
- Office of Arts Integration In collaboration with University Library, Department of Theatre, Department of Classics, Spurlock Museum and Krannert Museum of Art
- Speaker
- Dr. Bernice Jones
- Contact
- Elias Petrou
- epetrou@illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- Library Calendar
In this talk, Rosario I Granados will consider how historical garments, paintings, prints, and archival materials have been used to trace a history of dress in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico during the second half of the colonial period (1670-1820).
The Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place. Organized by Elias Petrou (University Library) and Olga Maslova (Department of Theatre), the series will feature distinguished speakers and all lectures will be held via Zoom and are free and open to the public.
Rosario I. Granados is the Marilynn Thoma Curator of Art of the Spanish Americas at the Blanton Museum of Art (The University of Texas at Austin). She curated Mapping Memory (2019) and Painted Cloth (2022). Her exhibition Shadows on Stone opens October 2026. Ph.D., Harvard University.