A series of scholarly illustrated lectures focusing on the many ways that traditional arab and islamic designs have influenced contemporary western designers through the centuries. This series, both educational and entertaining, will examine the influences on architecture, interior design, garden design, costume, decorative arts, jewelry, literature, and much more to enlighten the audience on the interconnectedness of the Arab and Western Worlds.
World Bank InfoShop Auditorium
J Building, Room J1-050 Auditorium of the World Bank
701 18th Street, NW
(near corner of Pennsylvania and 18th Street)
Washington, DC
Introduction to Art of the Arab World November 4, 2005 Esin Atil Former Curator of Near Eastern Art
Freer Gallery of Art , Washington, DC Biography of Esin Atil
Literature
The Gullible Thief and the Sea of Stories:
Arabic Storytelling
Traditions and the West December 2, 2005 Lourdes Alvarez Assistant Professor, Modern Language - Catholic University of America
Biography of Lourdes Alverez
Landscape Design Paradise in the Garden: The Influence of the Islamic Garden Today January 6, 2005 Elin Haaga Visiting Professor of Landscape Design
George Washington University
Biography of Elin Haaga
Art - Early Period
Dressing the Other: Three Case Studies in "Border Fashion," 11-14th c.A.D. January 27, 2005 Cynthia Robinson
Professor, Cornell University Biography of Cynthia Robinson
Art - Renaissance to Present
Arts of Splendor: Islamic Luxury Goods in Renaissance Italy February 10, 2005 Rosamund Mack
Author/Curator Biography of Rosamund Mack
Testiles/Rugs and Embroidery
Fabulous and Familiar Fabrics as Artifacts of Exchange March 17, 2005 Susan Douglass
Author/Educator
Architecture
Scheherazade's American Dreams: Search for Arab Influence in Architecture of America March 31, 2005 Gulzar Haider Principal GHDG
Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Toronto, Canada
Costume
Islamic Costume and European Fashion: Five Centuries of Western Fascination with the Fabrics and Costumes of the Islamic World April 21, 2005 Walter Denny Professor of Art History
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Interior Design
The Islamic Interiors: From Thomas Hope to Doris Duke April 28, 2005 Christopher Noey
Art historian, author, and Emmy award winning producer of films on
art and culture. Currently film producer at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York.
