Empire of Smoke: A Legacy of Tobacco | Thursday May 11, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Installation view of Beatrice Glow: Spice Roots/Routes. The Institute of Fine Arts, New York, March 22–June 19, 2017. Photo: N. L. Roberts
Empire of Smoke:
the Legacy of Tobacco
My current solo exhibit Beatrice Glow: Spice Roots/Routes at the James B. Duke House with NYU Institute of Fine Arts is on view March 22 – June 19, 2017. Please join me, along with some illustrious guest speakers on Thursday May 11th at 6:30 PM for"Empire of Tobacco: the Legacy of Tobacco" ! Please RSVP here.
- Smudge at the entrance of the James B. Duke House
- Introductions by curators Kristen Gaylord and Kathleen Robin Joyce
- Opening remarks by George Stonefish
- "Spice Roots/Routes," a performance/lecture by Beatrice Glow
- "Tobacco, tobacco! Sojourns, Symbols, and Slaves in the Shaping of the Modern World," a talk by Prof. Gunja SenGupta