HART Major and Library Dean’s Fellow Haley Brown on CBAA Conference Panel January 8

Haley Brown, History of Art major (Class of 2016) and Library Dean’s Fellow, will present Contemporary Artists’ Books in Digital Humanities Projects at Vanderbilt in a panel session on Friday, January 8, at the 2016 College Book Art Association National Conference.  The session, entitled  “Visualizing Collections:  Artists’ Books at Vanderbilt’s Heard Library,” will be held…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 7, 2016 in Events, HART, Lectures, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Tracy Miller Delivers Lecture at Ringling Museum of Art

Tracy Miller, associate professor of history of art, presented a lecture last month in conjunction with the new exhibition of Ming court art at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL.   Her lecture, entitled “Architecture and the Yongle Emperor’s (r. 1402-1424) Imperial Vision,” was one of several presentations by noted Ming Dynasty scholars…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 23, 2015 in HART, Lectures, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Jalen Chang Awarded Fall 2015 Downing Grant

Jalen Chang, an Arts and Science senior and HART major, has received a Downing Grant for travel during the fall semester to Hamburg and Dresden, Germany for research on his Honors thesis, Nationalism in Context—Viewing Friedrich’s Landscapes in their Homeland.  Chang’s Honors thesis advisor is Christopher Johns, the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 11, 2015 in HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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HART Alumni Reception Held October 23 in Cohen Atrium

Please join the Department of History of Art at a reception for our HART alumni and friends on Friday, October 23, from 4:10-5:00 pm in Cohen Memorial Hall.  Those attending the reception can view Syria Widowed:  Remembering Palmyra, an exhibit in the rear atrium that commemorates recently destroyed monuments at Palmyra, only one of a…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 22, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Exhibit Commemorates Recently Destroyed Monuments at Palmyra

Palmyra, or Tadmor, rising out of the Syrian desert between Damascus and the Euphrates, has been called the “Bride of the Desert,” because of its spectacular geographical setting and a history of bringing diverse peoples together.  Today, Syria is widowed. Syria Widowed:  Remembering Palmyra commemorates recently destroyed monuments at Palmyra, only one of a growing…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 29, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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HART Alumnus Alan LeQuire to Discuss “Musica” on September 26

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 25, 2015 in Events, HART, HART in Nashville, Lectures, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Vanderbilt Portal to Mexico City Promotes Global Citizenship

The Vanderbilt Portal to Mexico City—a custom-designed gold shipping container with immersive audio and video technology—will offer the entire Nashville community now through October 12 an opportunity to converse face to face with new acquaintances in Mexico’s capital city. Interested individuals must sign up in advance to reserve a time for a 20-minute conversation in…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 21, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, Technology, VRC

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#AskACurator Day at the Getty Set for Wednesday, September 16

Have your questions ready and join nine Getty curators for #AskACurator Day on Wednesday, September 16. Curators from the Getty Museum and the Getty Research Institute will join their colleagues at nearly 1,000 institutions in 50 countries on Wednesday, September 16, for the sixth annual #AskACurator Day on Twitter. Curators will be available to answer…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 15, 2015 in Events, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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HART Alumna Writes About Retro Baseball Parks & Stadium Design

Allison Mast, HART major who graduated in May with a bachelor of arts degree, has written an article about stadiums and their designs and how they have assumed an increasingly important role in the popularity and sustainability of the sport. She collaborated with Kevin Murphy, chair of the history of art department, on the article,…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 11, 2015 in HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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History of Art Major Applied to a Range of Successful Careers

Why art history? What is the value of a degree in art history? Can an art history major ever be a powerful ticket to a successful career? Skills learned in history of art courses were touted by alums from Princeton University’s art history department: “My art history education was the first step in training my…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 4, 2015 in HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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