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Save the Date for Herbert Kessler’s Lecture on April 13th!

On April 13th, Herbert Kessler, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Johns Hopkins University, will deliver a lecture, “‘Decorated with Life’: Ornament’s Meaning During the Middle Ages and Beyond.” Professor Kessler is a prolific author and editor, whose work on medieval image theory has been a game-changer for the field. The lecture will take place at the Tinkham Veale University Center, in Ballroom A, at 5:30. Reception to follow!

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Golden Age of Cleveland Art: Catalogue Signing and Gallery Talk with Prof. Henry Adams

Where: Cleveland History Center When: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 1pm-3pm. Cleveland Arts Prize will celebrate the publication of the catalogue "The Golden Age of Cleveland Art" with a book-signing and giveaways of catalogues at the History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The catalogue accompanies the exhibition "The Golden Age of...

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Prof. Elina Gertsman to be Honored with an Award for Distinction at the CAA Convocation

Please join us at the College Art Association’s Convocation on February 16 to celebrate Professor Elina Gertsman’s 2022 Charles Rufus Morey Award! CAA will convene the 110th Annual Conference  in virtual format. Convocation will be held on Wednesday, February 16, from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EST and will feature the official presentation of the Awards for Distinction. With these awards, CAA honors individual artists, art historians, authors, curators, and critics whose accomplishments transcend their individual disciplines and contribute to the profession as a whole and to the world at large.

The event is open to the public; please RSVP to development@collegeart.org.

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We are delighted to invite you to Prof. Danielle Joyner’s lecture, “Transcendent Birds: Crossing Oceans and Boundaries,” which will take place on Zoom Friday, February 11, at 5:30pm EST. This lecture is part of the medieval eco-crit series sponsored by the Department of Art History & Art. Register here!

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Medievalists take over Athanor!

Big congratulations to Angie Verduci who just published her first peer-reviewed article in Athanor! The article addresses the Triumph of Death mural in Clusone, Italy, and is part of Angie’s dissertation on medieval Triumph murals. Also included in this issue of Athanor is the prize-winning article by our double alumna Mia Hafer,...

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Reed O’Mara to Present at the Newberry Library’s Conference this Friday, January 28!

Second-year art history PhD student Reed O'Mara will be presenting her paper "The Language(s) of the Other: Pseudo-Hebrew in Fifteenth-Century German Broadsides" at the Newberry Library's 2022 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference this Friday, January 28 over Zoom. You can access the Newberry's schedule and the Zoom link for Reed's...

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HUGE Congratulations to Kylie Fisher (PhD 2020) on her appointment as Assistant Professor of Art History at Furman University!

HUGE Congratulations to CWRU alumna Kylie Fisher (PhD 2020) who has been appointed Assistant Professor of Art History at Furman University!! Furman is among the nation's top liberal arts and sciences universities and is located in Greenville, South Carolina. As a tenure-track member of the faculty, Kylie will be a...

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