The Tablet And The Pen: Drawings From The Islamic World
| Venue: | Sackler Art Museum |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
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| Category: | Exhibits |
The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to understand how the medium of drawing emerged as a powerful and dynamic mode of expression in the eastern Islamic lands. The works exemplify the creative experimentation of Islamic artists in Turkey, Iran, and India through their underdrawings for painted compositions, drawings intended to transfer designs to other media, and finely executed and detailed works on paper that were meant to be autonomous pieces of art in their own right.
This small but potent exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse into the motivations and mechanisms behind the construction of images in Muslim culture.
The Tablet and the Pen was organized by two doctoral candidates in the history of art and architecture, Ladan Akbarnia and Chanchal Dadlani, in coordination with Mary McWilliams, Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, and David J. Roxburgh, professor of the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University.
About the Museum
The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is located next door at 485 Broadway. Each museum is a short walk from the Harvard Square MBTA station.
Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00–5:00 p.m.; closed on national holidays.
Admission is $7.50; $6 for seniors; $6 for students; and free for those under 18 years of age. **The Art Museums are free to everyone on Saturday mornings, 10:00 a.m.–noon. The
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Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00–5:00 p.m.;
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$7.50 adults; $6 seniors; $6 students; free for those under 18
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www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/sackler
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485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: (617) 495-4402
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