Alumni Videos

The videos below represent a sample of the Art History Centennial oral histories collected as part of the Art History Alumni Oral History Project. Additional audio recordings of interviews are being transcribed, and will become part of the Oral History program at the UW Archives when available.

For information about the interviews, please contact Prof. Anna Andrzejewski.

Adam Berkoff

(B.A., 1991) reflects on connections made and the opportunity to interact with some of the “elite minds in the field” at UW – Madison Department of Art History.

Liz McGoey
(Art Institute of Chicago, B.A. 2003) reflects on an assignment with UW – Madison Department of Art History Professor Barbara Buenger that helped launch her career.

Dr. Suchita Shah Sata

(M.D., B.A., 2008) reflects on her time with the UW Madison Department of Art History.

Maggie McLaughlin

(B.A. 2016) reflects on her memories refounding the Art History Society at UW-Madison.

Maddie Hagerman

(B.A. 2013) talks about what she has learned from looking at objects as a material culture student.

Matt Rarey

(M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2014) reflects on how Henry Drewal (Evjue-Bascom Professor Emeritus of African Art) changed his perspective on how objects can change the world. This influenced Rarey’s award winning book, Insignificant Things.

Julia Griffith(B.A., 2012) remembers her introduction to art history through a course her freshman year course with the late Prof. Jane Hutchison.

Berit Ness (Smart Museum of Art, M.A. 2015) reflects on what she took away from her time as a Master’s student in the department

Jacob Fleischman

(B.A., 2017) talks about the crucial skills he learned from studying art history at UW-Madison.

Marsely Kehoe(Ph.D. 2012) reflects on learning about and embracing material culture in her art history classes.

Yusi Liu

(B.A. 2018) reflects on a memorable day trip she took during her first art history course at UW-Madison.

Steve Preston

(M.S. 2006 in Engineering) shares how his art history classes sparked a passion that led him, as an engineering student, to pursue a second path in architecture.

Angela Kim (Berkeley Therapy Institite, B.A. 2001) talks about what she took away from her Art History degree.

Francesca Pessarelli

(Ceysson & Bénétière Gallery NY, B.A., 2018) reflects on her time with the UW Madison Department of Art History

Samantha Crownover

(B.A. 1991, M.A. 1994) reflects on the meaningful connections she made with her art history professors at UW–Madison and how her studies shaped the way she sees and engages with her community.

Richard Cleary

(B.A. 1975) reflects on his time with the UW Madison Department of Art History.

Anna Betz

(M.A. 2020, B.A. 2016) reflects on her fond memories of Prof. Thomas Dale’s enthusiasm during lectures.

Joan B. Mirviss

(B.A. 1974) talks about a formative class during her time at UW Madison, which helped nurture her love of ceramics and working directly with fine art. Joan is Director of Joan Mirviss LTD, an art gallery that exhibits modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics, ukiyo-e, and Japanese paintings from its exclusive Madison Avenue location in New York City.

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