Congratulations to Prof. Gertsman for publishing her third book this year! -- this one, a co-edited volume in the Tributes series for Harvey Miller / Brepols, collects essays on interdisciplinary research in medieval art.
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Congratulations to Prof. Gertsman whose newest book, The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books, was just published by Penn State Press! The book was made possible by the American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship and the Millard Meiss Publication Grant from the College Art Association as well as by support from her friends, colleagues, and students at CWRU and the CMA.
At long last, the CMA is opened for small special tours, and the first such tour was offered by Dr. Gerhard Lutz to CWRU medievalists, who convened today at the Treasures from Münster Cathedral. The extraordinary collection of reliquaries is on display through 8/14/2022 and will form an integral part of the next course in the Global Middle Ages series, which will be co-taught by Prof. Gertsman and Dr. McCormick next spring.
Join us for the latest installment of the project Abstraction Before the Age of Abstract Art, jointly administered by the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and Case Western Reserve University! The symposium on June 16th, organized and introduced by Prof. Elina Gertsman and her colleague at EHESS...
Congratulations to Professor Elina Gertsman who will be the professeure invitée at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris in 2022 and 2023! Each year, EHESS invites outstanding researchers from around the world to give talks and seminars in Paris within the framework of international scholarly...
International Center of Medieval Art presents another installment of Mining the Collection! Professor Elina Gertsman and Gerhard Lutz, Robert P. Bergman Curator of Medieval Art at The Cleveland Museum of Art, will join forces to present two fascinating sculptures from the museum’s collection.
Please join us Thursday, March 4th at 11:00 am ET for...
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities has announced that the recipient of its 2020-21 Award for Distinguished Scholarship in the Humanities is Elina Gertsman, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II and Professor of Art History. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in a field of humanistic scholarship. ...
Prof. Gertsman is delighted to announce the publication of her article, “Playthings: Ivory on Ivory” in Games and Visual Culture in the Middle Ages, edited by Elizabeth Lapina & Vanina Kopp. The article features two Cleveland objects, the celebrated ivory mirror (1940.1200) and the ivory casket with the scenes of romances (1978.39.b). To learn more about the book, click here. To get a copy of the article, please email Prof. Gertsman directly.
Watch a recording of Professor Bolman’s recent lecture, titled “The Red Monastery Church (Upper Egypt): Its Significance and Conservation,” here.
Click here to read the new issue of the university art/sci magazine, which features an article on Prof. Gertsman’s Guggenheim Fellowship and includes a woodcut created by Ben and Reed in her honor!
Here is a sneak peek at Prof. Gertsman’s new book, Abstraction in Medieval Art, coming out this January! Read more about the book here. Prof. Gertsman professes undying gratitude to Reed O’Mara and Russell David Green for their copy editing help!
Congratulations to Erin Benay who was promoted to Associate Professor effective July 1! Professor Benay, an expert in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, explores the ways in which early modern objects are manufactured, how they move through space and time, and in what ways they contribute to the production...