Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Gods in Living Color examines the devotional prints of colonial India
A printing boom in Calcutta, now Kolkata, made images of Hindu gods available in a reproducible form. In Gods in Living Color, Laura Weinstein considers what those devotional prints meant for art and religious life in colonial India. Her James C. Meade Lecture takes place at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on November 11, 2026.
When images could circulate
The lecture focuses on the growth of lithographic devotional printing in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Calcutta. Mass production made religious images more accessible and gave devotees another way to encounter their gods in daily life.
That makes the medium part of the story: the talk connects how images were reproduced with the ways people could use and live with them. Its subject is both a chapter in South Asian art history and a way of thinking about the reach of religious imagery beyond a single original work.
A curator’s perspective
Weinstein is the Ananda Coomaraswamy Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Among her projects there is Divine Color: Hindu Prints from Modern Bengal, an exhibition closely related to the Oklahoma City lecture’s subject. She has also led the reinstallation of the museum’s South Asian, Southeast Asian and Islamic art collections.
The event is a lecture in the James C. Meade series, which brings speakers including curators, critics and collectors to the Noble Theater to discuss visual art. It is a chance to hear a curator address the history of the prints rather than an announced exhibition of those works.
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The evening
The private reception before the lecture is an invitation for Friend and Sustainer members, not a benefit for every lecture ticket holder.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · Museum Lobby
- Friends’ Exclusive Reception (for Friend and Sustainer members)
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · Noble Theater
- Meade Lecture: Gods in Living Color: Hindu Devotional Lithographs and the Birth of Modern Indian Visual Culture, with Laura Weinstein
Before the lecture
Reserve a seat
Reserve online or by calling 405-278-8207. Theater seating is first-come, first-served.
The museum does not specify whether the lecture ticket includes general museum admission. Its regular Wednesday gallery hours end at 5 p.m.; check with Visitor Services if you plan to see the galleries as well.
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Seating and interpretation
The Noble Theater has accessible seating. ASL interpretation for museum programs is available with at least three weeks’ advance notice. For access questions, contact [email protected] or 405-278-8237.
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Getting to the Noble Theater
Museum and parking
The lecture is at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The museum parking lot is directly north of the building, at the northwest corner of Hudson and Robert S. Kerr; rates can change for events.
Designated accessible parking is on Couch Drive in front of the museum, free for up to two hours. The theater entrance has a power-assist door on its east side. Map links can calculate directions from your starting point.
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Before you make a plan
When is the lecture?
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Noble Theater.
Who can attend the reception?
OKCMOA Friend and Sustainer members are invited to the private reception at 5 p.m. in the Museum Lobby.
Does a lecture ticket include gallery admission?
The museum does not specify. Contact Visitor Services at 405-278-8237 if you want to confirm before booking.
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Location & Google Maps
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Noble Theater
415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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