MARCH OF THE PIGMENTS:
A Colorful Trek Through History
Dr. Mary Virginia Orna
Two Dates! Free and Open to the Public
Wednesday February 19th, 5:30 PM
The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA)
Purce Hall – Lecture Hall 1
Meet the author and enjoy refreshments before the event!
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Thursday, February 20, 4:30 PM (Hybrid Event)
In-Person: Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) – Science Lecture Hall 150
Meet the author and enjoy free pizza before the event!
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Pigments speak of passion – passion in their creation and in their application. They have graced our world with joy, delight, symbolism, protection, identity and meaning. They pervade every aspect of human life from the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the buildings we build. They color our bodies inside and out. Their march through human history, propelled largely by the concomitant development of chemistry, and the effect they have had on that history is the subject of her talk.
Dr. Mary Virginia Orna, is Professor Emerita of Chemistry, College of New Rochelle, New York. Her academic specialties are in the areas of color and archaeological chemistry. Her more recent books include The Chemical
History of Color (2013), and Archaeological Chemistry: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of the Past (2020). In 2021 she received the the American Chemical Society Joseph B. Lambert History Award “for her original research in the area of color and pigment chemistry.” In 1989, she was designated the New York State Professor of the Year, and in 1994 she served as a Fulbright Fellow in Israel. Her hobby is constructing crossword puzzles and has contributed many of these to the New York Times. She is a member of the Ursuline nuns of the Roman Union.