Takeout Tuesdays: Lunchtime Conversations About Art
Online via Zoom
“Benevolent or Fierce: White Tara and Palden Lhamo,” with docent Mary Mead.
“Take out” a taste of art! Join museum docents and fellow art lovers for interactive lunchtime encounters with selected artworks from the collection. We’ll gather on Zoom to look closely at compelling works using high-resolution images and uncover fun facts. Each weekly session explores a different topic; unmute to join the conversation.
See all upcoming events in this series.Images: Left: The Buddhist deity White Tara, approx. 1400-1500. Nepal. Copper with gilding, turquoise, lapis lazuli, other gemstones, and glass. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S22+. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Right: The Buddhist protector deity Palden Lhamo, approx. 1700-1800. China. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Bronze with gilding. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B162. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
The Asian Art Museum Docent Program is generously supported by the Dhanam Foundation and Society for Asian Art.