Face

Joanne Pillsbury

December 19, 2013

2 min. watch

This video is part of 82nd and Fifth, a series that invites curators from across the Museum to talk about an artwork that changed the way they see the world.

“Being able to recognize a face is one of those fundamental survival skills.”

Curator Joanne Pillsbury on an ancient Olmec mask.

Contributors

Joanne Pillsbury
Andrall E. Pearson Curator, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee

Art Mentioned

Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

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