Claudia Brittenham
Biographic Data
| ID | 268796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudia Brittenham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudia |
| FAMILY NAME | Brittenham |
| SIGNATURE | BRITTENHAM C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6753-905X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The materiality of color at La Venta
The ancient Olmec city of La Venta was a colorful place. Archaeologists repeatedly remarked on the vividness of the colors that they encountered during excavations, yet contemporary photographic technology was often insufficient to capture the richness of color that they saw. This essay considers three key aspects of the materiality of color at La Venta: the selection of intrinsically colored materials from near and distant sources, juxtaposition…
Pyramids, Mountains, and Sight Lines
Teotihuacan’s distinctive urban grid has long attracted scholarly investigation. This essay examines several aspects of how the monumental core and its relationship to surrounding mountains changed over time. Specifically, it discusses how two of the most notable geomantic alignments at Teotihuacan—that of the Moon Pyramid with Cerro Gordo and that of the Sun Pyramid with Cerro Patlachique—were gradually refined over the centuries. Marvin Trachte…
Points aveugles en histoire de l’art
Nous avons ici été invités à réfléchir aux métaphores de la connaissance impliquant la vision, la lumière et l’absence de lumière : éclairage ou illumination, perspective, lucidité ; obscurité, opacité, points aveugles. Selon une hypothèse posée dans des débats récents, la fonction la plus impérieuse de l’art, dans sa forme « contemporaine » voire depuis l’avènement du modernisme, est de conférer de la visibilité à des sujets privés de représenta…
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
The Art of Assemblage at La Venta
How might the meaning of monumental sculpture be ephemeral? At La Venta, objects from greenstone figurines to massive basalt sculptures were recycled, reworked, and moved around the landscape, their new configurations and associations creating new kinds of meaning and enabling new kinds of ritual interaction. This essay considers the assemblage, and not just the individual work, as an important category of art‐historical analysis. By considering …
On the Lips of Others. Moteuczoma’s Fame in Aztec Monuments and Rituals
On the Lips of Others. Moteuczoma’s Fame in Aztec Monuments and Rituals." Colonial Latin American Review, 25(4), pp. 572–573
About time
Style and Substance, or Why the Cacaxtla Paintings Were Buried
Cacaxtla
Colour
Cacaxtla
Colour
Style and Substance, or Why the Cacaxtla Paintings Were Buried
About time
On the Lips of Others. Moteuczoma’s Fame in Aztec Monuments and Rituals
On the Lips of Others. Moteuczoma’s Fame in Aztec Monuments and Rituals." Colonial Latin American Review, 25(4), pp. 572–573
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
The Art of Assemblage at La Venta
How might the meaning of monumental sculpture be ephemeral? At La Venta, objects from greenstone figurines to massive basalt sculptures were recycled, reworked, and moved around the landscape, their new configurations and associations creating new kinds of meaning and enabling new kinds of ritual interaction. This essay considers the assemblage, and not just the individual work, as an important category of art‐historical analysis. By considering …
Pyramids, Mountains, and Sight Lines
Teotihuacan’s distinctive urban grid has long attracted scholarly investigation. This essay examines several aspects of how the monumental core and its relationship to surrounding mountains changed over time. Specifically, it discusses how two of the most notable geomantic alignments at Teotihuacan—that of the Moon Pyramid with Cerro Gordo and that of the Sun Pyramid with Cerro Patlachique—were gradually refined over the centuries. Marvin Trachte…
Points aveugles en histoire de l’art
Nous avons ici été invités à réfléchir aux métaphores de la connaissance impliquant la vision, la lumière et l’absence de lumière : éclairage ou illumination, perspective, lucidité ; obscurité, opacité, points aveugles. Selon une hypothèse posée dans des débats récents, la fonction la plus impérieuse de l’art, dans sa forme « contemporaine » voire depuis l’avènement du modernisme, est de conférer de la visibilité à des sujets privés de représenta…
The materiality of color at La Venta
The ancient Olmec city of La Venta was a colorful place. Archaeologists repeatedly remarked on the vividness of the colors that they encountered during excavations, yet contemporary photographic technology was often insufficient to capture the richness of color that they saw. This essay considers three key aspects of the materiality of color at La Venta: the selection of intrinsically colored materials from near and distant sources, juxtaposition…
Art (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · History (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Latin American history and culture (3 works) · Assemblage (archaeology) (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works)