Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico - Oct 2nd 2010 - Jan 9, 2011

The very first time that I saw the first photo of the colossal head of an Olmec, I was attending a lecture being conducted by the late Dr. Asa Hilliard III. Dr. Hilliard III had us prepare for the lecture by providing us with a list of books,

one being the book entitled,
"They came before Columbus", by the late

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, historian, linguist, and anthropologist as well as a Professor of African studies in the Department of Africana Studies at Rutgers University.

Now you have a chance to view the colossal structures created by the ancient people of Mexico at the Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art - LACMA. There is a lecture series taking place 10/22nd and 10/23, 2010, and it is free.

Do yourself a favor keeping in mind that knowledge is power;

Pick up the above mentioned book, read it and then head on over to LACMA with friends and family. It will blow your mind when you see the artwork first hand. If you have any questions that might pertain to lectures given on the same topic from an Afrocentric perspective, please contact Dr.Kwaku Person-Lynn and Dr. Rynoko Rashidi.

"Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico, is co-organized by Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, LACMA, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and is curated at LACMA by Virginia Fields, senior curator of Arts of the Ancient Americas. The exhibition at LACMA will be the first presentation on the West Coast of the colossal works and precious small-scale sculptures produced by Mexico's earliest civilization."

See you there!

Smooches,

C

Information pertaining to the art exhibit are provided by the LACMA website.

Purchase the book, "They Came Before Columbus" - Journal of African Civilizations