Vanderbilt’s ‘Art, Democracy and Justice’ Lecture Series to Open at the Frist on November 14

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Fine Arts and professor of art, will launch the lecture series “Art, Democracy and Justice” with three prominent artistic voices at the Frist Art Museum on Wednesday, November 14. The event, free and open to the public, will begin at 6:00 pm in the Frist Auditorium. “This…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 12, 2018 in Events, HART, HART in Nashville, Lectures, News, Student/Alumni, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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William Wylie to Lecture November 14 on The Possibility of Ruins: A Pompeii Archive

Destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ancient city of Pompeii has captured the imagination of the public since it was first excavated in 1748. Pompeii Archive: Recent Photographs by William Wylie, currently on view in the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery through December 6, features a selection of recent work by…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 9, 2018 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Lectures, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Update from a HART Student Studying Abroad This Semester

I was thinking of the department lately and thought I would send a quick hello and update you on my art history adventures in Florence! So far we’ve seen Orsanmichele, Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise, Donatello’s Mary Magdalene, bronze David, and Saint George, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi’s Magi Chapel frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli, Masaccio’s Holy…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 9, 2018 in HART, News, Student/Alumni, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Rebecca VanDiver to Deliver Paper at American Studies Association Conference

Rebecca VanDiver, assistant professor of African American art, will present a paper at the annual conference of the American Studies Association held in Atlanta November 8-11. Her paper is entitled “Black, White, and Read All Over: Artistic Representations of Black Struggle and Resistance from Katrina to Ferguson,” and the theme of her session is “Constant Crisis:…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 6, 2018 in Conferences, Events, HART, Lectures, News, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Vivien Fryd’s Book Explores Sexual Violence as Subject of American Art Since 1970

As part of the feminist movement of the 1970s, female artists began consciously using their works to challenge social conceptions and the legal definitions of rape and incest and to shift the dominant narrative of violence against women. In her book, “Against our Will”: Sexual Trauma in American Art Since 1970 (The Pennsylvania State University…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 5, 2018 in HART, News, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Joseph Eilbert Receives Award at Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair

The Department of History of Art proudly congratulates Joseph Eilbert ’19 (physics and history of art), who was one of four students recognized for their exceptional posters and presentations at the fifth annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair held September 27 at the Student Life Center. A record 167 students shared their research projects in a campus-wide…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 30, 2018 in Digital Humanities, Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Eleni Hasaki to Deliver AIA Lecture on November 1 at the Nashville Parthenon

Greek pots, with their delicate shapes, lively scenes, and varied contexts of use and deposition have enjoyed great popularity with ancient and modern viewers alike. They have also been scrutinized as documentation of gender roles, extent of literacy, social and economic status, and as media for political propaganda. Scholars have recently widened their research scope…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 29, 2018 in Events, HART, Lectures, News, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Sheri Shaneyfelt Named An Immersion Coordinator in College of A&S

Sheri Shaneyfelt, principal senior lecturer of history of art and director of the department’s undergraduate studies, will serve as one of 16 Immersion coordinators in the College of Arts and Science. “This inaugural class of Immersion coordinators represents faculty colleagues across our three divisions,” announced André Christie-Mizell, dean of undergraduate education for the College. “Each…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 26, 2018 in Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Sara Galletti to Lecture October 29 on History of Stereotomy in Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean

Stereotomy—the art of cutting stones into particular shapes for the construction of vaulted structures—has been practiced over a wide chronological and geographical span, from Hellenistic Greece to contemporary Texas. Yet the history of pre-modern stereotomy is little understood, and nineteenth-century theories about the art’s Syrian origins, its introduction into Europe by the crusaders, and the…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 24, 2018 in Digital Humanities, Events, HART, Lectures, News, Vanderbilt University, VRC

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Julia Kamasz Wins Staff Excellence Award for the College of Arts & Science

Julia Kamasz, HART’s administrative assistant, received the top, college-wide Staff Excellence Award for 2018 at the College of Arts & Science staff meeting held Friday, October 19. The award, presented by A&S Dean John Geer, includes a $1,000 bonus and an engraved plaque. The College of Arts & Science Staff Excellence Awards recognize staff who…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 22, 2018 in HART, News, VRC

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