In conjunction with the exhibit Silver on Silver the MCI presents Penny Morrill lecturing on the life of William Spratling. Penny Morrill is an accomplished academic in the world of Mesoamerican art history and an expert on the life and work of William Spratling.

She has authored and edited several books on the Mexican silver industry and Spratling’s role in it, including William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance: Maestros de Plata and Mexican Silver: 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry and Decorative Objects. She has lectured throughout North America and Europe and has published numerous academic pieces on Mesoamerican art history.

Penny Morrill holds an M.A. in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Art from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Mesoamerican Colonial Art History from the University of Maryland. She is a Member and Chair of the Association of Latin American Art Book Award Committee and the founder of the Spratling-Taxco Collection at the Latin-American Library at Tulane University.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear this expert lecture on the life and work of the enigmatic William Spratling.