What is a “Celtic” cross and how has its meaning shifted over time? Most recently, the term and image have been picked up by extreme nationalist and white supremacist groups. In this lecture, Professor Williams …
Alumni/Faculty Spotlight: “Cornerstone of Collecting: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Japanese Prints and Their Inspirational Legacy at the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison”
Please join Joan B. Mirviss LTD and the Chazen Museum of Art this Thursday, October 14th, 2021 at 4:00pm CT for “CORNERSTONE OF COLLECTING: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Japanese Prints and Their Inspirational Legacy at the …
Next Week! “Rabari Embroidery: Chronicle of Women’s Identity and Creativity”
Please join the Department of Art History for “Rabari Embroidery: Chronicle of Women’s Identity and Creativity” by Judy Frater on October 14th, 2021 at 2:30pm CT. We hope to see you there! https://arthistory.wisc.edu/event/lecture-rabari-embroidery-chronicle-of-womens-identity-and-creativity/
TODAY!!! 2021 Annual Schewe Award Presentation
TODAY!!! We hope to see you at 2:30pm CT for the 2021 Annual Schewe Award Presentation!!! More information here: https://arthistory.wisc.edu/event/2021-schewe-award-lectures-chi-lynn-lin-ehsan-behbahani-nia/
Student Spotlight: Cortney Anderson Kramer Teams Up with Curator Janine Yorimoto Boldt for Historians of American Art’s Session
Over the summer, Ph.D. Candidate Cortney Anderson Kramer teamed up with Chazen Associate Curator of American Art Janine Yorimoto Boldt to present a session on building online presence during the Association of Historians of American Art’s Summer Internship Program. …
2021 Schewe Award Lectures: Chi-Lynn Lin & Ehsan Behbahani-Nia
Please join the UW–Madison Department of Art History in celebrating Chi-Lynn Lin (Ph.D. Student) and Ehsan Behbahani-Nia (Ph.D. Student) for winning the 2021 Schewe Award for the Best Graduate Student Paper during to the 2020–2021 academic year. Chi-Lynn will …
Fall 2021 Message From the Dean: Letters & Science Dean Eric M. Wilcots
This fall marks a return to in-person classes and events, and it is exciting to be back on campus with students and colleagues! Our classrooms are full, our labs are humming and the frisbees are …
Student Spotlight: Cortney Anderson Kramer to Present at the Feminist Art History Conference
Ph.D. Candidate Cortney Anderson Kramer will present highlights from her research on Stella Waitzkin with her paper “The Matter of Denial: Contextualizing Stella Waitzkin’s Resin Books without Words” at the upcoming Feminist Art History Conference, hosted by American University …
Faculty News: Last Week to See Prof. Casid’s New Film!
Catch Professor Casid’s new film Untitled (Melancholy as Medium) streaming online until September 25th in the NYC gallery exhibition artists + allies iv organized by Signs and Symbols. Casid joins artist Michelle Handelman whose lastest film Claiming the Liminal …
Faculty News: Prof. Yuhang Li Wins the 2021 Religion and the Arts Book Award From the American Academy of Religion
Professor Yuhang Li has won the 2021 Religion and the Arts Book Award by the American Academy of Religion for her book Becoming Guanyin: Artistic Devotion of Buddhist Women in Late Imperial China (Columbia University Press). Congratulations Prof. Li!!! The jury stated: “Yuhang …