John Janusek to Present AIA Lecture (with libations) on January 27

Instead of our usual venue (the Parthenon), John Janusek, associate professor of anthropology, Vanderbilt University, will deliver an Archaeological Institute of America lecture on Tuesday, January 27, at 6 pm at the Yazoo Taproom, 910 Division Street. In his lecture, titled “Beer. Brewing, and Empire in Ancient South America,” Janusek will talk about his research…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 26, 2015 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Book Explores Christian Rituals and Practices in Roman Africa

Patout Burns, Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies, emeritus, and Robin Jensen, Luce Chancellor’s Professor of the History of Christian Art and Worship, explore how early North African Christians lived out their faith in their recently published book, Christianity in Roman Africa: The Development of Its Practices and Beliefs (Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 14, 2015 in HART, VRC

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American Abstract Artists On View at Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery celebrates the opening of American Abstract Artists: AAA 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio with a reception on Thursday, January 15, from 5 to 7 pm in Cohen Memorial Hall on the Peabody campus. The exhibit, on view through February 27, highlights the American Abstract Artists group (AAA) that was founded…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 13, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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Michael Leja to Deliver Goldberg Lecture on December 4

Michael Leja, professor of history of art and director of program in visual studies, University of Pennsylvania, will present the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture in Art History on Thursday, December 4, at 4:10 p.m. in 203 Cohen Hall. His lecture is entitled “Cubism in Bondage: Morgan Russell’s Synchromism,” with a reception to…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 17, 2014 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion Tonight in Cohen 203

In conjunction with I Am Unbeatable: Documenting and Celebrating Stories of Empowerment—Photographs by Donna Ferrato, the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery will host a screening of Nashville Public Television’s documentary film Living in Fear at 6 pm on Thursday, November 13, in Cohen Memorial Hall, room 203. Following the film will be a panel discussion moderated…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 13, 2014 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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Creating a 3D Scan of the Korean Sculpture Discovered at Peabody

Representatives from Novacopy and Creaform will be in Cohen Memorial Hall on Tuesday, November 25, at 10 a.m. to create a three-dimensional scan of a rare Korean funerary statue that resided for nearly 45 years outside Payne Hall on the Peabody College campus. The sculpture currently stands outside the entrance to the Fine Arts Gallery…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 7, 2014 in Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Technology, VRC

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Sheri Shaneyfelt to Lecture on the Frist’s “Sanctity Pictured” Exhibit

Sheri Shaneyfelt, senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the department of history of art, will give a lecture on Tuesday, November 11, at 6 pm in Cohen 203 to correlate with the current exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts entitled Sanctity Pictured: The Art of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 7, 2014 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Mireille Lee Writes Monograph on Ancient Greek Dress

Mireille Lee, assistant professor of history of art and classical studies, has written the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century: Body, Dress and Identity in Ancient Greece, forthcoming in December from Cambridge University Press. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, Lee…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 7, 2014 in HART, VRC

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Vivien Fryd Presents Paper on Henry Ries at Berlin Conference

Vivien Green Fryd, professor of history of art, presented a paper on October 29 at the Fifth International Conference on the Image at the Freie Universität, Berlin. Fryd, niece of the New York Times photographer Henry Ries (1917-2004), addressed the topic Henry Ries’ Iconic Photograph of the Berlin Blockade: The Transformation of Germans from the…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 3, 2014 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Betsey Robinson Co-Presents Talk on Conserving Roman Mosaic

Betsey Robinson, associate professor of history of art, co-presented a talk entitled “A Roman mosaic in the south stoa, Corinth, Greece: New studies and conservation plans” with Nicol Anastassatou, chief conservator of the Corinth Excavations, American School of Classical Studies. Their presentation was part of a two-day colloquium held October 16-18 at the Getty Villa…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 27, 2014 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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