The Rockford Society, Archaeological Institute of America, invites the public to its next free,
in-person, multi-media presentation on archaeology, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:30 PM, at Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 North Main Street, Rockford.

Topic: Race, Racism, and Representation in Roman Art: Aethiopians in the Visual Arts of the Roman World

Guest Speaker: Professor Sinclair Bell, Art History Department at Northern Illinois University

Please join us. Dr. Bell surveys Roman visual and arts of Aethopians and their representations as a foreign people. He proposes new ways of interpreting and integrating these images into future, critical histories of Roman art.

The public is invited to a free reception held immediately following each in-person presentation. Burpee Museum is handicapped-accessible and offers free parking. Additional free parking is also available next door at the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main Street, Rockford.

The Rockford Society provides additional information on lectures, events, trips, and archaeological topics on the web at www.rockfordaia.org.