Arthur Ross Gallery Explores "The Dogon: Work, Women and Water"

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Channel: University of Pennsylvania · 2010 · Education

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The University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery explores the global water crisis with 15 photographs by Stuart Franklin.  As a part of Penn's Year of Water, the collection depicts the lives of the women the women of the Dogon region in Mali, who exert their time and labor in order to gather enough clean water for their families. 

This video captures the exhibit's installation and a discussion with the director of the Arthur Ross Gallery, Lynn Marsden-Atlass, about "The Dogon: Work, Women and Water," which runs through Jan. 9, 2011. 

Please visit the following links for more information:

University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery: http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/
"The Dogon: Work, Women and Water": http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/dogon-work-women-and-water-penn-s-arthur-ross-gallery
2010-11 Year of Water at Penn: https://secure.www.upenn.edu/themeyear/water/

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