Professor Yuhang Li’s new book Becoming Guanyin: Artistic Devotion of Lay Buddhist Women in Late Imperial China is featured on the University of Columbia University Press blog during Women’s History Month! To read the full …
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Day of the Badger is One Month Away!
We are ONE MONTH AWAY! Tuesday, April 7, begins Day of the Badger. Get involved with 1,848 minutes of Badger lore by supporting your favorite department on campus. #DayoftheBadger dayofthebadger.org
2020 Prospective Graduate Student Event
Our 2020 Prospective Graduate Student Event was a great success and ended with S’Mores! Thank you to all the current graduate students who shared their UW-Madison experiences. Prospective students, we hope to see you this …
Student Spotlight: Drew Narayanan Awarded a MAA Inclusivity and Diversity Travel Grant
Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan (Ph.D. Student) has been awarded a Medieval Academy of America Inclusivity and Diversity Travel Grant for his paper “‘As Black as Ink’: Text-Image Mismatches in Les Grandes Chroniques de France (Royal MS …
Legendary Art History Prof. James Watrous’ Mural Moved to Entrance of the Department of Art History
The main entrance to the Department of Art History now has a new resident. Legendary Art History Professor James Watrous’ mural, “Printing is the Inseparable Companion of Achievement,” has been moved from Webcrafters Inc., a …
Faculty News: Prof. Dale’s “After the Fire: Building and Rebuilding Notre-Dame in Paris” Session at MAA
Professor Thomas Dale has organized the upcoming session “After the Fire: Building and Rebuilding Notre-Dame in Paris” for the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America at the University of California at Berkeley that …
Student Spotlight: Mya Frieze (MA Student) elected Webmaster for ARLIS/NA Southeast
MA Student Mya Frieze has been elected to the position of Webmaster for the Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA Southeast). Mya is a dual degree Masters student who will …
Highlights from CAA 2020
The Art History Department was excited to see so many current and past Badgers in the Windy City at the College Art Association’s Annual Conference. On Wisconsin!
Across Oceans and Hemispheres: Celebratory Event to Honor Dr. Henry Drewal at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
We are pleased to announce a celebratory event organized to honor recently retired Professor Henry Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It will be held at the …
Faculty News: Prof. Phillips-Court awarded Faculty Development Grant for 2020–21
Professor Kristin Phillips-Court, a specialist in Italian Renaissance art and literary culture, has been awarded a Faculty Development Grant in the College of Letters & Science for 2020–21 to create courses on Leonardo da Vinci, …