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From: Leigh Faden <LKFADEN@ARACHNE.PRINCETON.EDU>
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PRINCETON SYMPOSIUM ON THE OLMEC
Saturday, December 16, 1995
McCosh 50, Princeton University
An international symposium organized by The Art Museum, Princeton University,
in conjunction with the exhibition
The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership
The Art Museum
December 16, 1995 - February 25, 1996
(Symposium Registration form is below.)
REGISTRATION
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8:00-9:00 a.m.
MORNING SESSION
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9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Allen Rosenbaum
The Art Museum
Welcome
Gillett G. Griffin
The Art Museum
Opening Remarks
Ann Cyphers
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
"Rulership at San Lorenzo"
Ponciano Ortiz C.
Universidad Veracruzana
"The Offering of Manati: Religion or Magic?"
Maria del Carmen Rodriguez
Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia
"The Offerings of La Merced: A Propitiatory Agricultural Event?"
Christine Niederberger
Centre d'Etudes Mexicaines et Centramericaines
"Early Mesoamerica: A Perspective from the Central Highlands and Western
Mexico"
F. Kent Reilly, III
Southwest Texas State University
"Mountains of Creation and Underworld Portals: Olmec Influence on Maya
Architecture"
AFTERNOON SESSION
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2:00-5:00 p.m.
Richard A. Diehl
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
"The Lost World of the Olmec: Objects without Provenance or Context"
Beatriz de la Fuente
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
"The Human Figure in Olmec Art"
Carolyn E. Tate
Texas Tech University
"The Supernatural Patron of Shamans: Were-Jaguars Revisited"
Karl A. Taube
University of California at Riverside
"The Symbolism of Celts in Formative Olmec Religion"
RECEPTION
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6:00 p.m.
"The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership" was organized by The Art
Museum, Princeton University, and was made possible in part by Leonard H.
Bernheim, Jr., '59, and Stephanie Bernheim; The Brown Foundation, Inc.,
Houston; The Frelinghuysen Foundation; the Friends of The Art Museum,
Princeton University; The Henfield Foundation; Alastair B. Martin, '38; The
Curtis W. McGraw Foundation; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the National
Endowment for the Arts; Neutrogena Corporation through Lloyd E. Cotsen, '50;
the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State; and Gillian T.
Sackler.
The symposium was organized by The Art Museum, Princeton University, and made
possible by the James Bacon Ford Trust.
For further information call (609) 258-3788
DIRECTIONS
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The symposium will take place in Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50, just off
Washington Road. Parking is available in three locations: Lots 1 and 10 off
of William Street and the University parking garage on Prospect Avenue.
Car: From New York and Northern New Jersey, take the New Jersey Turnpike to
exit 9, follow Rte. 1 south to Princeton and the Washington Road (Rte. 571)
exit. Turn right onto Washington Road. Turn right onto Prospect Avenue or
William Street for
parking.
>From Philadelphia take I-95 (295) north to Rte. 1 north. Follow Rte. 1 to
Washington Road (Rte. 571) exit. In order to turn left across Rte. 1, follow
the jughandle and turn onto Washington Road. Turn right onto Prospect Avenue
or William Street for
parking.
Rail: New Jersey Transit or Amtrak to Princeton Junction; transfer to
shuttle ("Dinky") to the Princeton University campus.
ACCOMMODATIONS
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In Town
Nassau Inn, Palmer Square, Princeton (609) 921-7500
Peacock Inn, 20 Bayard Lane, Princeton (609) 924-1707
Route 1, Northeast of Princeton
Days Inn (908) 329-4555
Forrestal Hotel* (609) 452-7800
Marriott/Forrestal Village* (609) 452-7900
Novotel* (609) 520-1200
Route 1, Southwest of Princeton
Hyatt Regency* (609) 987-1234
Palmer Inn* (609) 452-2500
*indicates availability of shuttle to Princeton campus
REGISTRATION FORM
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Registration for the one-day symposium is $45 per person (Friends of The Art
Museum, $35; students with identification, $10), which includes refreshments
and a reception in The Art Museum, following the symposium. Lunch will be
available at Rockefeller Dining Hall for $15 per person.
Please complete this form, and mail with your payment to:
Cynthia Horr, Conference Services
71 University Place
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Checks should be made payable to Princeton University. Your canceled check
will serve as confirmation of registration. Registration must be received by
December 11. Walk-in registrations on December 16 will be accepted as space
allows.
( ) Symposium ( ) Lunch ($15 per person)
Name: ________________________________________________
Institution: _________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
City, State, Zip: ____________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________
Number of Persons: ___________________________________
Museum Friend: _______________________________________
Student (valid I.D. ): _______________________________
Assistance requested due to disability: ______________
Amount Enclosed: _____________________________________
To order a catalog, please mail a check, payable to The Art Museum, for $45
and $5 handling to the Publications Office, The Art Museum, Princeton
University, Princeton, NJ 08544
Leigh Faden
lkfaden@princeton.edu
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