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Worldviews:
Maya Ceramics from the Palmer Collection
Curated by former Hudson Museum Director Stephen Whittington,
this exhibit contains 35 ceramic objects, nine jade objects and
one stone object and explores the wealth of information about religion
and beliefs important to the Maya and captured by artisans . Some
of the internationally known pieces in this exhibit were published
in The Maya Vase Book , vol. 5, by Justin and Barbara Kerr, and
Hidden Faces of the Maya , by Linda Schele.
Images
for Eternity: West Mexican Tomb Figures
Curated by former Hudson Museum Director Stephen Whittington,
this exhibit contains 61 ceramic objects, one plaster object, two
shell objects and two stone objects and discusses the progress being
made by modern scholars in understanding West Mexican tomb figures
that have lost their original context. Some of the figures in this
show were also included the Art Institute of Chicago traveling show,
Ancient West Mexico.
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