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Christina Clarke is an art historian with decades of experience as a metalsmith. Her research centers on historical and archaeological metal material culture, with a specific focus on the artisanal processes involved in the production of metal items from the dawn of metallurgy to the early twentieth century. Her work has explored diverse topics, including the production of metal vessels in Bronze Age Greece, metalworking in the Greco-Roman world, Pre-Columbian Peru, and the production of silver furniture during the reign of Louis XIV. Christina’s research encompasses the metal industries in Enlightenment France, nineteenth-century Australian silverware, and the Arts and Crafts movement in British and Australian metalwork. Methodologically, her research is interdisciplinary, incorporating artisanal practice, archaeological and archival materials, material culture approaches, and digital humanities techniques.
Australian National University • Canberra, Australia
Lectured and conducted research in art history, focusing on material culture and historical metalworking.
Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Conducted research as part of the project Performing Transdisciplinarity.
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