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Art Conservation at Herstmonceux Castle

May 27, 2022

The students took part in a collaborative digitization project -- 3D scanning, modelling, and printing historical objects to make them more accessible in a digital archive.

Ph.D. candidate awarded research grant in Munich

May 27, 2022

During the 2022-23 academic year, Sproule will complete archival research for his dissertation -- on post-war men's fashion illustration -- and visit archives in both Munich and Berlin.

Ph.D. candidate's makes People's Choice round of Art of Research Photo Contest

May 27, 2022

McHutchion snapped this photo of Helmut Heinze's bronze statue,聽Choir of Survivors, which has resided at England's Coventry Cathedral since 2012. The statue was donated by the city of Dresden, and captures the civilian casualties of WWII aerial bombing campaigns

Art History M.A. alumni at The Morgan Library

May 11, 2022

Art History M.A. alumna Olenka Horbatsch presented on "Metalwork Design Drawings from the Circle of Hans Holbein the Younger" as part of聽Capturing Holbein: The Artist in Context聽symposium at聽The Morgan Library & Museum in New York.

Research Postcards: Prof. Allison Morehead in Washington, D.C.

Jenna Simeonov - May 09, 2022

"I am exploring this passion for Munch in relation to Sally Epstein's lifelong involvement in birth control movements and commitments to Planned Parenthood."

Research Postcards: Prof. Gauvin Bailey in Aix-en-Provence

Jenna Simeonov - May 09, 2022

"I have found so many new documents that it is a challenge organizing my visits to get everything done! Graduate students will relate to this quandary!"

Prof. Antonia Behan to speak at ROM's Inside Mobile Palace

May 04, 2022

Running聽May 11, 11am-12pm ET, Prof. Behan joins the ROM's聽Dan Mishra Curator of South Asian Arts and Culture, Deepali Dewan, and artist Swapnaa Tamhane for a 45-minute presentation on the exhibit, followed by a live Q&A with viewers.聽

Video: Prof. Bevilacqua discusses her exhibition, "Agnaldo Manuel dos Santos 鈥 the Conquest of Modernity鈥

Apr 27, 2022

Watch Professor Bevilacqua鈥檚 interview, in which she discusses how she radically reframed dos Santos鈥 fascinating life and career as an important but under-acknowledged Brazilian modernist artist.

M.A. student Cicely Haggerty publishes essay in Journal Perspectives on Gender, Equity, and Politics

Apr 18, 2022

The M.A. student published聽her essay, "Revisiting the Subjects of Dialectics of Isolation: An Exhibition of Third World Women Artists in the United States" in the聽Journal Perspectives on Gender, Equity, and Politics.

Prof. Cathleen Hoeniger joins CBC London Afternoon Drive to discuss Ukrainian UNESCO World Heritage sites

Apr 08, 2022

Amid a flurry of media appearances, Art History Prof. Cathleen Hoeniger gave an interview with聽CBC London Afternoon Drive, discussing the current threat posed to Ukraines' UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Prof. Morehead's "Confabulations" series intersects with 2022 Art Hx Symposium

Apr 08, 2022

The 2022 Art Hx Symposium,聽curative/spaces, is set to run April 28-29, and on the schedule is a panel session featuring the emerging scholars of the ongoing online series,聽Confabulations: Art Practice, Art History, Critical Medical Humanities.

Art History alumna MaryClaire Pappas awarded Aurora Borealis Prize in History

Apr 06, 2022

The聽Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS) awarded Art History alumna MaryClaire Pappas with the Aurora Borealis Prize in History for her paper, "Dangerous Affectations: Orientalism and Jean Heiberg's Nudes".