Gallery Conversation: The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball
Join author and educator Christian Sheppard for a gallery conversation exploring connections between the classical world and America's favorite summer pastime: baseball. Visit artworks that help explain how Homer’s The Odyssey and other epic tales are echoed in the dramas of heroic players vying for victory on the dirt diamond and emerald field. Consider the courage of Achilles alongside that of Jackie Robinson, and compare Odysseus's cunning with the crafty pitching of Greg Maddux.
about the facilitator Christian Sheppard , author of The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball: Lessons for Life from Homer's Odyssey to the Word Series , is a professor of liberal arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and former teacher of the “Great Books” at the the University of Chicago. He is also co-editor of Mystics: Presence & Aporia (University of Chicago Press); has published essays on sports, art, literature, and religion; and has lectured at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Nantucket Book Festival, and the Baseball Hall of Fame. A lifelong baseball fan, he lives within walking distance of Wrigley Field.
What to Expect This program will meet in Gallery 263, on the second level of the Rice Building. The gallery is accessible by elevator. The group will move to multiple galleries around the museum. Staff will be on hand to assist with navigation. ASL interpretation is available upon request at museum_interpretation@artic.edu . Requests must be made at least two weeks in advance.
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about the facilitator Christian Sheppard , author of The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball: Lessons for Life from Homer's Odyssey to the Word Series , is a professor of liberal arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and former teacher of the “Great Books” at the the University of Chicago. He is also co-editor of Mystics: Presence & Aporia (University of Chicago Press); has published essays on sports, art, literature, and religion; and has lectured at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Nantucket Book Festival, and the Baseball Hall of Fame. A lifelong baseball fan, he lives within walking distance of Wrigley Field.
What to Expect This program will meet in Gallery 263, on the second level of the Rice Building. The gallery is accessible by elevator. The group will move to multiple galleries around the museum. Staff will be on hand to assist with navigation. ASL interpretation is available upon request at museum_interpretation@artic.edu . Requests must be made at least two weeks in advance.
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