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Month: September 2020

Faculty News: Artwork Purchased in Honor of Prof. Emeritus Henry Drewal

Posted on September 29, 2020

Professor Emeritus Henry Drewal was honored by the Chazen Museum of Art through the purchase of Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, Yoruba, 1944–2011)’s Dogo the Kidnapper, 1968–69. Prof. Drewal has provided immeasurable service to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Chazen Museum of …

Posted in Emeriti Faculty, News

Student Spotlight: Ph.D. Student Drew Narayanan’s Middle French Translation

Posted on September 27, 2020

Ph.D. Student Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan has recently translated a section from Guillaume de Nangis’ Life of St. Louis. Pre-dating Louis’ more famous biography by Jean de Joinville, the chronicle celebrates the life, accomplishments and sometimes miraculous abilities …

Posted in Graduate Students, News

Faculty & Student News: Pre-Modern and Contemporary Race and Racism in Five Objects

Posted on September 23, 2020

Art History Professor Thomas Dale and Ph.D. Student Drew Naryanan will be taking part in the “Pre-Modern and Contemporary Race and Racism in Five Objects” Panel Discussion on Monday, September 28th, 7:00–8:30pm CST. Zoom: Click here …

Posted in Faculty, Graduate Students, News

Happy First Day of Autumn!

Posted on September 22, 2020

Happy First Day of Autumn! Stay safe this fall badgers! https://smartrestart.wisc.edu/

Posted in News

Alumni News: Cory Pillen (PhD 2013) Publishes Book on WPA Posters

Posted on September 20, 2020

Cory Pillen (Ph.D. 2013) has recently published her book, WPA Posters in an Aesthetic, Social, and Political Context: A New Deal for Design as part of the Routledge Research in Art and Politics series. The …

Posted in News

Student Spotlight: Jessica Cooley’s “Indisposable” at the Ford Foundation

Posted on September 19, 2020

We are excited to announce the opening of the year-long collaboration “Indisposable: Structures of Support after the Americans with Disabilities Act” curated by PhD candidate Jessica Cooley and her co-curator Ann Fox, for the Ford …

Posted in Graduate Students, News

Alumni News: Anna Betz (MA, 2020) Hired as Design Consultant

Posted on September 16, 2020

Anna Betz (MA, 2020) recently started working as the Design Consultant for a home remodeling company in Minneapolis called, Affordable Granite & Cabinetry. She designs and sells remodeling concepts and solutions for residential and commercial …

Posted in Graduate Students, News

In-Person Classes Paused

Posted on September 14, 2020

No in-person classes through September 25th, stay tuned to the Smart Restart Dashboard for all university updates. https://smartrestart.wisc.edu/

Posted in News

Interview: Meet Asst. Professor Daniel Spaulding!

Posted on September 13, 2020

2020 has been a rough year, but we are excited that Professor Daniel Spaulding will be joining the Department of Art History as an Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art this fall semester. His …

Posted in Faculty, News

CVC Allyson Nadia Field Workshop on Sept. 25th

Posted on September 12, 2020

The Center for Visual Cultures will be hosting a workshop following the lecture by Prof. Allyson Nadia Field. The title of the workshop is “Something Good-Negro Kiss: Rediscovering Early Film, Reassessing Racialized Performance.” It will …

Posted in Events, News
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