Neuroscientist Uses the VRC’s 3D Scanner for Science Outreach and Research

Alexandra Wright, a post-doctoral scholar in the lab of neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel, the Departments of Psychology and Biological Sciences, recently visited the HART Department’s Visual Resources Center to learn more about our 3D scanner and to scan the brain of an elephant shrew, a small insectivorous mammal native to Africa—certainly the smallest object the VRC…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 14, 2017 in Digital Humanities, HART, News, Technology, VRC

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Peabody College Amassed an Impressive Fine Arts Collection Before Joining Vanderbilt

When George Peabody College for Teachers merged with Vanderbilt University in 1979, the agreement came with a little-known perk: The school had acquired a sizable collection of art stored in a basement vault at Cohen Memorial Hall. With more than 1,000 works, the Peabody College Collection includes items ranging from antiquities to Renaissance paintings to…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 13, 2017 in Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Mireille Lee Participates in “Demo Day” at the Wond’ry on December 12

Tuesday, December 12, is “Demo Day” for the Wond’ry’s University Course “Virtual Reality for Interdisciplinary Applications” taught by Professors Bobby Bodenheimer and Ole Molvig. An end-of-semester demonstration of student-faculty projects was held late afternoon on the second floor of the Wond’ry. Bodenheimer and Molvig were joined by eight other Vanderbilt faculty, including Mireille Lee, assistant…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 12, 2017 in Digital Humanities, Events, HART, Lectures, News, Technology, VRC

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Celebrating Donut Days in the VRC December 11, 12 and 15

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 5, 2017 in Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Free Coffee Available in the VRC Throughout Final Exam Week

As the fall semester comes to a close, the Visual Resources Center (VRC) invites students, faculty, and staff to join us for a free cup of coffee—or two or three—in Cohen 134. Coffee will be available throughout the day during the final exam week, beginning on “reading day,” Friday, December 8. Pour yourself a cup…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 5, 2017 in Events, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Vivien Fryd to Present Lecture at University of Paderborn on December 7

Vivien Fryd, professor of history of art, will deliver a lecture addressing “Equal Time in Equal Space: Ending the Silence about Incest” at the University of Paderborn, Germany, on December 7.  Her presentation is part of a two-day interdisciplinary and international conference entitled “Narratives and Mental Health: Fragmentations, Disruptions and Silences.” The December 7-8 conference, sponsored…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 4, 2017 in Conferences, Events, HART, Lectures, News, VRC

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HART Cosponsors “The Portraits of Afro-Cuban Artist Erik Olivera Rubio” on December 4

Afro-Cuban portrait artist Erik Olivera Rubio focuses on the African experience in the Diaspora. His portraits are a modern expression of blackness—realistic, striking and colorful. As William Luis explains, Olivera Rubio’s work embraces black identity and “focuses on the strong, determined, remarkable, beautiful, and proud black figure.” Join the Latino and Latina Studies Program and…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 30, 2017 in Events, HART, News, VRC

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HART Majors Rose Milnes and Lillian Boyle Awarded Fall 2017 Downing Grants

The Department of History of Art recently awarded Fall 2017 Downing grants to Rose Milnes and Lilliian Boyle. The department awards these Downing grants for travel to exhibitions and research centers to supplement academic instruction for HART majors who are in the Honors Program, in advanced seminars, or in upper-level “W” (writing) courses. These grants…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 28, 2017 in HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Heeryoon Shin Featured in November 9 Panel Discussion of Film on Indian Modernity

Nostalgia for the Future is a film about modernity, the making of the Indian citizen and the architecture of the home. It is a collaboration between filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore and architect Rohan Shivkumar, emerging from the intersection of their respective disciplines—architecture and documentary film—both of which have been ingrained in the discourse of utilitarianism…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 7, 2017 in Events, HART, Lectures, News, VRC

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Rebecca VanDiver’s Women in Art Class Exhibit On View in Visual Resources Center

Rebecca VanDiver’s HART 2755 Women in Art class have curated an exhibit that pays homage to Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” installation (1979)—replete with porcelain plates and place mats or table runners imaginatively decorated by each student according to the individual artist represented:  Vanessa Bell, Isabel Bishop, Elizabeth Catlett, Teresita Fernández, Eva Gonzales, Dorothea Lange, Ana…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 1, 2017 in HART, Lectures, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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