College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Maggie Popkin on the publication of her most recent book, Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome. Professor Popkin's book, published by Cambridge University Press, investigates the fascinating world of Roman souvenirs, a unique resource for exploring the experiences, interests, imaginations, and aspirations of a broad range of...

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Congratulations to PhD candidate Ben Levy, who has been named the Keithly Fellow in Community-Engaged Art History.  Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Joe and Nancy Keithley, Ben will work on cataloging the vast collection of contemporary prints in the Zygote Press archive this summer.  

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Arielle Suskin was accepted into the 2022 cohort of the Summer Institute for Technical Studies in Art (SITSA) at the Harvard Art Museums. The Summer Institute for Technical Studies in Art is an inten­sive two-week workshop for a cohort of 15 pre-doctoral art historians. This year's topic is replication...

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CONGRATULATIONS to all of our spectacular undergraduate majors in Art History and to those who shared their work at the Undergraduate Research Showcase on Friday. Emily Belina, Grace Bentley, and DavidPatrick Ryan were awarded departmental prizes for their accomplishments this year!                         Photo: students in Prof. Rager's Majors Seminar gather in...

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Undergraduate Art History major Elie Stenson has published another fantastic exhibition review, this time about the Currents & Constellations show now on view at the CMA. Read more here: https://observer.case.edu/currents-and-constellations-black-art-in-focus-sets-new-standard-for-narrative-art-exhibits/

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On April 9, the storied Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, held on the topic of Contact / Touch, featured not one but two plenary speakers from Case Western Reserve University: Professors Elina Gertsman (Art History) and Gabrielle Bychowsky (English). In the afternoon, after the plenary reading, Prof. Bychowsky spoke with the...

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Congratulations to Julie, Katelyn, Lauryn, and Reed for receiving this year's Graduate School awards! Julie received the Instructional Excellence Award; Katelyn received the Friends of Art Award for a Best MA Paper; Lauryn received the the Friends of Art Award for a Best Overall Performance; and Reed received the...

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We are delighted to announce that Lou Adrean, the longtime librarian at the Ingalls, just received the ARLIS/NA distinguished service award. The award was presented to Lou at the Society’s 50th anniversary conference and convocation ceremony in Chicago, on April 7, by Beth Owens and Rachel McPherson. "The Distinguished Service Award...

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FEATURED in TODAY's Freshwater Cleveland! CWRU Grad Students Jess Long and Lauryn Smith worked with LANDStudio on their new "The City is Our Museum" app. The app brings to life a carefully curated collection of public art in Cleveland and is an example of Engaged Art History! Jess was the...

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CWRU Art History Club invites students to pin their home on world map in campus-wide exploration of home and identity.  The museum is presented alongside a curated exhivit of personal mementos of home from the Department of Art History and Art. WHEN: April 11th-April 13th WHERE: Tink Veale University Center  

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