Christopher Johns to Deliver Dickson Memorial Lecture at Penn State on October 13

Christopher Johns, Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor of History of Art, will address “Preserving the Patrimony: Cultural Properties and the Rise of Museums in Enlightenment Rome” as part of the Dickson Memorial Lecture Series at Penn State University on Thursday, October 13. The Dying Gaul, known as the Wounded Gladiator in the eighteenth…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 11, 2016 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Joseph Rife to Examine Religious Life of Vibrant Community at Kenchreai in September 29 Archaeology Lecture

The port of Kenchreai, near Corinth in southern Greece, flourished from the Roman Empire through Late Antiquity (1st-7th centuries) as one of the busiest commercial centers in the region. It was also a crossroads for the exchange of ideas, styles, languages, and beliefs. Like many provincial ports of the eastern Mediterranean under Roman rule, the…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 27, 2016 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Jing Zhuge to Examine Role of the House in Late Imperial China in September 1 Lecture

Architectural historian Jing Zhuge, associate professor in the School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, will present a lecture on Thursday, September 1, from 12:15-1:30 pm in Buttrick Hall 123. The title of her lecture is “Identity, Morality and Domesticity: A Merchant’s House in 16th- and 17th-century North China in The Plum in the Golden Vase.”…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on August 30, 2016 in HART, Lectures, VRC

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Architectural Historian Jing Zhuge to Address Historic Preservation in China in August 31 Lecture

Jing Zhuge, associate professor in the School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, will present a lecture on Wednesday, August 31, from 9:10-10 a.m., in Cohen Memorial Hall 324. Her lecture is entitled “Historic Preservation in China: Interest Chains and Value Judgments.” Historic preservation is a global issue of pressing concern. Her presentation, sponsored by the…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on August 30, 2016 in HART, Lectures, VRC

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Vivien Fryd to Lecture on Early American Women Modernists at the Portland Museum of Art

Georgia O’Keeffe, Florine Stettheimer, Marguerite Zorach, and Helen Torr found space for creativity that was separate from their male counterparts.  Each created unique paintings, contributing to the evolution of experimental avant-garde works in Manhattan.  Vivien Fryd, professor of history of art, will examine the art and careers of these four pioneering artists and their contributions…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on July 11, 2016 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Vivien Fryd Invited to Present Lectures at Two Universities in Germany

Vivien Fryd, professor of history of art, will deliver a lecture addressing “Kara Walker’s About the Title:  Re-enacting the Trauma of Colonialism and Slavery” on Thursday, May 12, at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany.  Her lecture is sponsored by the Program in North American Studies. Fryd will present a paper titled “Stefanie Ries:  Waiting to…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on May 2, 2016 in HART, Lectures, VRC

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Rebecca VanDiver Convenes Panel on Diasporic Aesthetics at the University of Edinburgh

Rebecca VanDiver, assistant professor of history of art, convened a panel entitled “Diasporic Aesthetics: Towards a Definition” at the annual meeting of the Association of Art Historians held April 7-9 at the University of Edinburgh.  Although regularly understood to be the forced dispersal of individuals (often African-descended), in recent years the term ‘Diaspora’ has expanded…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 11, 2016 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Tyler Jo Smith to Address Greek Vases in Popular Culture in AIA Lecture on April 14

A specialist in ancient Greek vase painting, Tyler Jo Smith, associate professor of classical art and archaeology, University of Virginia, will deliver the final AIA lecture of the semester on Thursday, April 14, at 6:00 pm at the Nashville Parthenon.  In her lecture, “From Hamilton to Hercules:  Greek Vases in Popular Culture,” Smith will explore…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 11, 2016 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Vivien Fryd Delivers Paper on Kara Walker at Popular Culture Association Conference in Seattle

Vivien Fryd, professor of history of art, delivered a paper addressing “Kara Walker’s About the Title:  Anti-Euro-American Colonialism and Imperialism” in the Popular Art, Architecture, and Design area of the Popular Culture Association Conference held in late March in Seattle, WA. Kara Walker’s About the title—I had wanted to title this “sketch after my Mississippi…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 8, 2016 in HART, Lectures, VRC

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Christopher Johns to Lecture on Francisco Goya and the Alba Family at the Frist Center for Visual Arts

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes began his career as a painter in service to the Bourbon royal family and to a select cluster of noble families, including the Floridablanca, the Osuna, and especially the Alba.  In his noon lecture on April 7 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Christopher Johns, Norman L. and…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 6, 2016 in Events, HART, HART in Nashville, Lectures, VRC

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