PhD student Levi Sherman is co-chairing a session at the 2024 College Art Association Annual Conference with Peter Tanner of University of Utah. The session is titled, “CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS AND INCREDIBLE BOOK WORKS: AN EXAMINATION …
Year: 2023
Alumni Update | SAA Honors Emily Pfotenhauer (M.A.’06)
Emily Pfotenhauer (M.A., 2006), is the 2023 recipient of the Spotlight Award from the Society of American Archivists (SAA). The award recognizes the contributions of individuals who work for the good of the profession and archival …
Student Spotlight | Ahmed Abdelazim Delivers Paper in Munich
Ph.D. Candidate Ahmed Abdelazim attended the 18th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society that took place in Munich from the 6th to the 9th of July. The conference theme was “Islamic Art in Exchange.” Ahmed delivered …
THURSDAY | Brée Lecture with Dr. Emma Capron, National Gallery, London
Please join the Department of Art History and the Institute for the Research in the Humanities for the 2023 Germaine Brée Lecture THIS Thursday, October 12th, 2023, in Elvehjem Building, Room L140, at 4:30pm CT.Dr. Emma Capron, …
Student Spotlight | Gabriel Chazan Publishes Book Review
Gabriel Chazan (PhD Candidate) has published a review of Rotem Rozental’s Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement on the George L. Mosse Program in History Blog. He writes that the book “makes a strong argument that photographs …
Faculty News | Affiliate Professor Abdu’Allah’s Portrait Featured in Underexposed arts
Art History Affiliate Professor Abdu’Allah‘s portrait is featured in the Underexposed Arts: The Next Gen. This is the latest life of the Peckham Portraits, a public art installation lining Peckham Hill Street for almost a decade.Learn more about Underexposed …
Fill the Hill 2023 | Thank You!!!
FTH’23 Thank you to all of our FANTASTIC donors during this year’s campaign! We’ve hit our goal of 35 donations! French painter Henri Rousseau never left France and his paintings of jungle landscapes reflect his …
Fill the Hill 2023 | One Hour to Go!
FTH’23 We currently have 31 gifts for this year’s Fill the Hill! Can you help us get to 35 in the the final hour? Donate here: https://uwflamingos.com/campaign/art-history/ Image: Sydney Long, Flamingoes, oil on canvas, c.1905–06, …
Fill the Hill 2023 | Art Historical Flamingos are Back!
FTH’23Did you think we forgot about the art historical flamingos?! We have the perfect interior piece for any #uwmadison home! Check out this portion of a screen depicting flamingoes by Robert Winthrop Chanler from 1897 …
Fill the Hill 2023 | Open House Thank Yous!!!
Thank You to everyone who came out for our tableaux vivant at our Homecoming/Fill the Hill Open House!!! Please enjoy our students and faculty photos feeding the flamingos à la Louis Comfort Tiffany. Support art …