Mapping Color in History™ (MCH) is a digital research platform that harnesses the power of digital humanities to compile pigment analysis data from existing and on-going research on scientific analysis of Asian painting and make them searchable for historical research. Situated at the intersection of art and science, the MCH project is deeply collaborative and multidisciplinary. The Lakshmi Mittal and family South Asia Institute has supported the project from its inception, especially the core research component, the MCH-India under which the MCH Mobile Heritage Lab was established in 2021.
Join us for the “MCH in Action” webinars where the project team and research partners discuss the MCH’s scope, goals, and current research findings.
MCH in Action session 1
MCH in action session 1 will introduce the project and its most-up-to date search engine celebrating the release of MCH v.1.5 along with some lessons from the field. The session will include an interactive mini-workshop during which participants will have a chance to learn how to use the project site and participate in a digital scavenger hunt.
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time: 7:30-8:30 pm IST / 9:00-10:00 am EST
Venue: Online on Zoom
Chair and moderator:
Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, Department of History of Art + Architecture; Professor of South Asian Studies, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University; and Project Director, Mapping Color in History (MCH)
Panelists:
• Vaishnavi Patil, Ph.D. candidate in the History of Art and Architecture Department at Harvard University; Research Assistant, MCH project
• Tracy Stuber, MCH NEH Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow
• Other MCH team members
MCH in Action session 2
MCH in action session 2 will focus on sharing some key research findings in the study of pigments in South Asian painting conducted under the aegis of the MCH project, especially in India. True to the MCH’s multidisciplinary nature, this session will feature conservation scientists, a conservator, an art historian, and even a traditional Rajasthani artist.
Date: Friday, December 13, 2024
Time: 7:30-8:30 pm IST / 9:00-10:00 am EST
Venue: Online on Zoom
Chair and moderator:
Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, Department of History of Art + Architecture; Professor of South Asian Studies, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University; and Project Director, Mapping Color in History (MCH)
Panelists:
• Celia Chari, Beal Family Postdoctoral Fellow at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies in Harvard University
• Katherine Eremin, Patricia Cornwell Senior Conservation Scientist at the Harvard Art Museum
• Anjali Jain, Research Manager for the Arts Program Mapping Color in History based in India; Freelance objects conservator
• Babulal Marotia, Jaipur based artist who specializes in miniature paintings
