"How to Travel Through the World's Paintbox"

From the ultramarine mountains of Afghanistan to the sacred ochre mines of Australia, author Victoria Finlay talks about her adventures to discover the secret histories of paint and dyes.

Victoria Finlay is a journalist and author of three popular non-fiction books that explore the history of color and jewels. She lives in Great Britain and currently works for the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.

This guest lecture, part of a series entitled "Science and the Human Endeavor" is brought to you by the Frostic School of Art, the College of Fine Arts, the Richmond Center for Visual Arts, the University Center for the Humanities; and is also part of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Artist Talk Series.