Art historian talks on Chinese calligraphy

Noted historian of Asian art Wen Fong will give a free public lecture “Chinese Calligraphy: The Embodied Image” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in L160 Elvehjem Museum of Art, 800 University Ave.

Fong’s talk will focus on the formation of Chinese calligraphic practice and theory; the relationship between Chinese calligraphy and painting; and Chinese art and its modern expression.

Fong is Douglas Dillon Curator Emeritus of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and former Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. Fong is credited with building the largest and most comprehensive collection of Asian art in the West during his 30-year affiliation with the Met. He expanded and renovated its Asian art galleries, modernizing the department’s conservation program and organizing dozens of acclaimed special exhibitions.

For more information, call (608) 263-3409.