Pre-Columbian Avian Imagery at Adelson Library
A collection of pre-Columbian earthenware objects depicting bird images will be on display at the Adelson Library at Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology from Jan. 15 through March 15. Included in the exhibit are bowls, whistles, bottles and jars created between the 12th century B.C. and 15th century A.D. in Central and South America. These works represent just a small sample of a major gift to Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, made in 2006 by Thomas Carroll, Ph.D., ‘51.
The display at Adelson Library is a small selection of objects that will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at the Johnson Museum, “A New World: Pre-Columbian Art from the Carroll Collection,” which opens March 29 and continues through June 15.
For more information about the Adelson Library or the exhibit please call (607)254-2165 or e-mail adelson_lib@cornell.edu.
Directions to Adelson Library:
From Ithaca:
Take Route 13 north. Turn right at the light onto Warren Road. At the four-way stop, turn left onto Hanshaw. Continue 0.8 miles, turn left on Sapsucker Woods Road, follow to the end. Follow signs to the visitor parking area.
From Cornell University:
Take Warren Road north from Forest Home. Turn right at the four-way stop onto Hanshaw Road. Continue 0.8 miles, turn left onto Sapsucker Woods Road, follow to the end. Follow signs to the visitor parking area
Via Bus: http://tcatbus.com/ take bus route 31.