This course by Ph.D. Candidate Saeedeh Asadipour follows the development of art theories and styles from 1850 to 1970 in a close relation to the idea of modernity. Special focus will be on the historical …
Summer 2021 Course Highlight | AH 201: History of Western Art I, From Pyramids to Cathedrals—Online!
Ph.D. Student Abby Armstrong-Check will be teaching AH 201: History of Western Art I, From Pyramids to Cathedrals online during Summer 2021! Make sure to enroll now! Pyramids to Cathedrals serves as an introduction to the history of human visual …
Memorial Day 2021
On this Memorial Day the UW–Madison Department of Art History remembers and honors those in the U.S. military who lost their lives during their service.
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Samantha Comerford, M.A. Art History
Samantha Comerford graduated in Spring 2021 with her Master of Arts degree in Art History. Her masters thesis “Dresses for Death: Mass-Produced Burial Garments in America, 1880–1915,” focuses on material culture as it relates to …
Student Spotlight: LauraLee Brott gives interview to WPR about her upcoming “History of the Museum” course
LauraLee Brott (Ph.D. Candidate) gave an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio about her upcoming course, “The History of the Museum: From ‘Prehistory’ to COVID-19.” The segment, on the Ideas Network, discusses when the “first” museum was born, what …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Taylor Fote, B.A. Art History, Certificate of Studio Arts, emphasis on Graphic Design, Candidate for Distinctive Scholastic Achievement
This spring, Taylor Fote graduated with a B.A. in Art History and Certificate of Studio Arts with an emphasis on Graphic Design. After graduation she plans to “pursue a professional diploma in UX/UI design and …
Faculty News: Prof. Ann Smart Martin Consulted for “The Underground Railroad”
Professor Ann Smart Martin served as a consultant on a tea-drinking scene in the Academy award-winning director Barry Jenkins’ filming of The Underground Railroad. Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the multi-part series …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Annabelle Langer, B.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders with a certificate in Art History
After graduating with a certificate in Art History and a B.A Communication Sciences and Disorders Annabelle Langer plans “to attend the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to pursue a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology.” During her …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Lindsay Wells, Ph.D. Art History
“The past six years have been incredible since I first arrived in Madison. My time in the Department of Art History has been so meaningful, and I am extremely grateful to everyone I had the …
Faculty News: Prof. Andrzejewski’s Florida Research
Professor Anna Andrzejewski will be giving another paper on her research on retirement housing in South Florida. She will deliver “Building Paradise: Shaping the Architecture of Retirement in South Florida, 1945–1965,” focusing on Orange Lake Village in …