In May, Professor Emerita Barbara Buenger will attend the three-day Munich symposium, Legends and Reality: Max Beckmann in the Time of National Socialism, and speak on “Paris Society and Paris Business, 1931–1939.” The conference is sponsored by the Max Beckmann …
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TODAY! | Japanese Painting Circa 1500 Symposium
TODAY! Please join us for the symposium: “Japanese Painting Circa 1500: A Time of Upheaval and Innovation.” The symposium will take place in-person in Elvehjem L140 and livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/live/7RWtzX7pBeQ?si=vKWTCDzjsHJvNBtV
Save the Date! Japanese Painting Circa 1500: A Time of Upheaval and Innovation
Make sure to mark your calendars for Friday, April 12th, 2024 for our symposium on Japanese Art: “Japanese Painting Circa 1500: A Time of Upheaval and Innovation.” The symposium will be a hybrid event, and …
Faculty News | Prof. Emerita Buenger Lecture “Max Beckmann: The Bourgeois ‘Degenerate'”
Professor Emerita Buenger will be giving a talk titled, “Max Beckmann: The Bourgeois ‘Degenerate,’” this Tuesday, July 25th at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee at 7:00pm CT. This is part of their exhibition programming for Degenerate!: …
We’re Hiring! Henry John Drewal Fellowship
We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in the art history of Africa, African Diaspora, or the Indigenous Americas! Learn more: https://go.wisc.edu/559n6d
This Year in the Art History Department | Looking Back at 2022
2022 was a major year for the Department of Art History as we hired a new Department Administrator, Peggy Hacker, and Professor Steffani Bennett as the Joan B. Mirviss Chair in Japanese Art. We also celebrated the career …
Faculty News | Prof. Emerita Barbara Buenger Contributes to Max Beckman Exhibition Catalogue!
On November 25th, 2022 Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne opens a major new exhibition of Max Beckmann Departure (11/25/22–3/12/23) This large-scale monographic exhibition is initially dedicated to the theme of travel, which was of existential importance to Max Beckmann …
Faculty News | Highlights from the Celebration of Prof. Emerita Ann Smart Martin
On Saturday, September 24th, Department of Art History and Center for Design and Material Culture celebrated the career of Professor Emerita Ann Smart Martin. Colleagues, students, and friends all came together to speak about the …
TODAY!!! Celebration of Professor Emerita Ann Smart Martin!!!
TODAY!!! We will see you at 3:30pm CT at Nancy Nicholas Hall to celebrate Professor Ann Smart Martin! You can find the full details here: https://arthistory.wisc.edu/event/cdmc-art-history-celebration-of-professor-emerita-ann-smart-martin/
DOB’22 | Thank You Dr. Andrea Frohne for Donating in Honor of Prof. Henry Drewal!!!
DOB’22 Special thanks to Dr. Andrea Frohne for their #dayofthebadger gift in honor of retiree Emeritus Professor Henry Drewal! We hope that you both enjoy this 19thc. lithograph of badgers! #uwmadisonarthistory #uwmadison #onwisconsin #arthistory “Blaireau. …