Wordy: Sounding Off on High Art, Low Appetite and the Power of Memory

Recommended by Narayan Khandekar, Director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies; Senior Conservation Scientist; Curator of the Forbes Pigment Collection and the Gettens Collection of Binding Media and Varnishes, Harvard Art Museums

It is a collection of essays covering everything from Bill Clinton to bison in Wiltshire. Simon Schama visited the Harvard Art Museums last year in preparation for one of the essays in the book, “The Palace of Colour.” Each essay is written as a performance, which makes them a pleasure to read.