From Human Anatomy to Botany and “The New Sylva”
Dr. Sarah Simblet, Oxford, U.K.
Dr. Sarah Simblet is an
artist, broadcaster, lecturer and anatomist whose works explores the
relationship between science, history and art. Simblet teaches anatomy at the
University of Oxford and lectures at the National Gallery, London. She has
published three major art reference books: Anatomy
for the Artist, The Drawing Book and
Botany for the Artist. Simblet also
co-authored The New Sylva, a
contemporary version of John Evelyn’s influential 1664 forestry text Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and
the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty’s Dominions. Simblet will discuss
the importance of visual literacy in the past, present and future of academia
and art.
April 4, 2018, 6:30-8 p.m.
Gates Hall