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Gotwald to Discuss "African Masquerade"

UC Professor Emeritus of Biology to Speak on African Culture

Written By Christian Bochicchio '12, PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (09/20/2010) - “African Masquerade and the Collector’s Dilemma” will be the subject of the Professor Harry F. and Mary Ruth Jackson Lunch Hour Series this Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 12:30 p.m. in the Library Concourse at Utica College. The talk, by Emeritus Professor of Biology William H. Gotwald Jr., will highlight African culture and some of the many masks in his collection.

The Lunch Hour Series presentation will dovetail with the current exhibit in the Edith Langley Barrett Fine Art Gallery featuring Gotwald’s masks and African artifacts.

Gotwald is one of UC’s distinguished professors and a founding member of the gallery.

“Gotwald’s collection displays original masks, cultural meaning and masquerading traditions, providing a view into pre- and post-contact African and South Pacific cultural traditions with a walk-through environment rich in textures, colors and styles,” said Carolynne Whitefeather, director of the gallery.

The exhibit runs through Sept. 29, and is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 12 to 3 p.m.

This exhibit is the first of seven to be featured this academic year in the Barrett Fine Art Gallery, which focuses on bringing individual artists and artist groups to campus and the regional community.

For more information, visit www.utica.edu/culture.