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DESCRIPTION:Join Kevin Greenwood\, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art\, 
 for a brief presentation exploring the intriguing history of the “Golden
  Temple\,” a structure that remained in storage at Oberlin College for s
 everal decades. The temple’s origins trace back to the Wanfaguiyi Pavili
 on\, an ornate hall constructed within a scaled replica of the Dalai Lama
 ’s Potala Palace in Lhasa\, Tibet. This architectural marvel was recreat
 ed in northern China for the 18th-century Chinese imperial court. The pavi
 lion was itself recreated and exhibited at the 1933 Chicago Century of Pro
 gress exposition\, after which it was disassembled and stored in Oberlin b
 efore being transported to Sweden in 1986. This raises several questions: 
 Why Sweden? Why Oberlin? And why Tibet? Understanding the answers involves
  examining the concept of architectural reproduction as a microcosm\, serv
 ing as a tool of imperialist ideology in both 18th-century Qing China and 
 early 20th-century Europe and North America.\n\nImage: Golden Temple of Je
 hol\, 1933. Max Rigot Selling Co.\, Chicago. Postcard. Oberlin College Arc
 hives.
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LOCATION:Allen Memorial Art Museum
SUMMARY:Tuesday Tea / Imperialism\, Architecture\, and Oberlin: A Brief His
 tory of the “Golden Temple”
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 chitecture-and-oberlin-a-brief-history-of-the-golden-temple
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Lectures/Symposia/Workshops
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