Preserving Zapotec Weaving Practices

When:
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard Museum of Natural History
24 Oxford Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art, Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/preserving-zapotec-weaving-practices

Porfirio Gutiérrez, Zapotec Master Dyer and Textile Artist
The town of Teotitlán Del Valle in the Mexican state of Oaxaca is renowned for its weaving traditions and its importance as a Zapotec cultural center. Porfirio Gutiérrez will examine the rich history of Zapotec weaving from the perspective of its practitioners. He will also discuss his studio’s role in preserving and promoting the use of natural dyes in his community, and abroad, using pigments derived from plants and insects.


Porfirio Gutiérrez was born and raised in the Zapotec textile community of Teotitlán del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico where he began to weave when he was 12 years old. His early training in traditional Zapotec designs forms the foundation for his fine art textiles that are now in demand by museums and private collectors. The story of his art has been told in publications such as the New York Times and videos broadcast on PBS, as well as a documentary funded by the Smithsonian Institution. In 2015 Gutiérrez was selected by the Smithsonian Institution to be one of only four artists in the Western hemisphere to participate in their prestigious Artist Leadership Program. A selection of the Gutiérrez family dye materials was documented and added to the Harvard Art Museums’ Forbes Pigment Collection, the world-renowned archive of artist materials. His vision is to educate and share the rich textile arts of his culture while sustaining traditional practices for future generations.


https://vimeo.com/153380464
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/science/mexico-textiles-natural-dyes.html


Lecture. Free and open to the public.
Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage
Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.
Visit peabody.harvard.edu for information on wool-dyeing workshops with Porfirio Gutiérrez on May 18–19, 2019
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See the related wool-dyeing workshops with Porfirio Gutiérrez on May 18 and May 19: https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/exploring-zapotec-wool-dyeing-techniques

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