On this Memorial Day the UW–Madison Department of Art History remembers and honors those in the U.S. military who lost their lives during their service.
Month: May 2021
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Samantha Comerford, M.A. Art History
Samantha Comerford graduated in Spring 2021 with her Master of Arts degree in Art History. Her masters thesis “Dresses for Death: Mass-Produced Burial Garments in America, 1880–1915,” focuses on material culture as it relates to …
Student Spotlight: LauraLee Brott gives interview to WPR about her upcoming “History of the Museum” course
LauraLee Brott (Ph.D. Candidate) gave an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio about her upcoming course, “The History of the Museum: From ‘Prehistory’ to COVID-19.” The segment, on the Ideas Network, discusses when the “first” museum was born, what …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Taylor Fote, B.A. Art History, Certificate of Studio Arts, emphasis on Graphic Design, Candidate for Distinctive Scholastic Achievement
This spring, Taylor Fote graduated with a B.A. in Art History and Certificate of Studio Arts with an emphasis on Graphic Design. After graduation she plans to “pursue a professional diploma in UX/UI design and …
Faculty News: Prof. Ann Smart Martin Consulted for “The Underground Railroad”
Professor Ann Smart Martin served as a consultant on a tea-drinking scene in the Academy award-winning director Barry Jenkins’ filming of The Underground Railroad. Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the multi-part series …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Annabelle Langer, B.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders with a certificate in Art History
After graduating with a certificate in Art History and a B.A Communication Sciences and Disorders Annabelle Langer plans “to attend the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to pursue a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology.” During her …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Lindsay Wells, Ph.D. Art History
“The past six years have been incredible since I first arrived in Madison. My time in the Department of Art History has been so meaningful, and I am extremely grateful to everyone I had the …
Faculty News: Prof. Andrzejewski’s Florida Research
Professor Anna Andrzejewski will be giving another paper on her research on retirement housing in South Florida. She will deliver “Building Paradise: Shaping the Architecture of Retirement in South Florida, 1945–1965,” focusing on Orange Lake Village in …
Summer 2021 Course Highlight | The History of the Museum: From “Prehistory” to Covid-19
Make sure to enroll in AH 430 The History of the Museum: From “Prehistory” to Covid–19 with Ph.D. Candidate LauraLee Brott this summer! Click here to enroll.
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Sophie Plzak, B.A. Art History, Certificate in Material Culture, Honors Candidate
Sophie, who was active in the Art History Society and the Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee, won an award for Advocacy and Transparency through the Wisconsin Union Directorate for her work as Head of Education …