Explore the cultural tapestry of West Africa through centuries of art from within its 18 present-day countries, especially the Benin kingdom of the Edo people. Included in the lecture will be sculpture, metalwork and ivories from local museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Princeton University Art Museum. 

Dr. Norris got his BA in classics from the University of California at San Diego and his MA in classics and Ph.D. in art history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He spent twenty years at the Cloisters Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and has lectured on trips all over the world. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey. 

Dr. Norris will be here to present these additional lectures:

Saturday, March 7th at 11am : The world of Saint Patrick

Saturday, Aprill 1th at 11 am: Making a Good Impressionism

Funding provided by the Hillsdale Free Public Library Foundation through the gift of Gayle and Paul Gross