Jackie Matisse,Pasha Radetzki,Richard Mayhew Oct 25, 2009
Due to the publics warm reception of Jackie Matisse, Heads and Tails: Hommage to Merce, this show will now be on view in the gallery through November 20, 2009. A solo exhibition by gallery artist Pasha Radetzki. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Fear of college Oct 25, 2009
Cox, a Marblehead native, majored in art history at Princeton and once taught at a Dallas prep school as well as in San Diego community colleges. She spoke to Ideas by phone from her home in Montclair, N.J.. (Boston Globe)
Hundreds of Washoe Co. students forego classroom for online learning Oct 24, 2009
"16-year-old Sarah Leo is one of the students who decided to finish high school on line, and is now taking art history and algebra. She says she doesn't miss all of the "drama" of high school."I just like being able to sit down and learn, and not have to deal with anything else going on in school," Leo said. "It's a lot less distracting. "Her mother, Jennifer, said her daughter is working harder than ever. "She was in accelerated classes before, but now she stays up all night to finish a course... (KRNV.com, NV)
Professors develop own style in the classroom Oct 23, 2009
Sascha Scott, an assistant professor of art history, described her style as simple and practical. In contrast, Carla Lloyd, an assistant professor in advertising, said her style is eclectically traditional. (Daily Orange, NY)
Mikulski's teaching helps inspire 'Art is Dead' book Oct 23, 2009
In all, he teaches three classes - art appreciation and art history at Tunxis and a painting course at Manchester Community College. "I think it's important not to just teach how to paint and how to draw and how to sculpt," Mikulski said. (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Mona Lisas smile cracked Oct 23, 2009
In 2000, , a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School with a side interest in art history, showed that Mona Lisa's smile is. than dead-centre, or foveal, vision. (Harper's Magazine)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
The recent discovery of the reminded me of the , which you introduced to me at the beginning of Commentators see the newly found statue as porn and view it with a totally modern eye, a perfect example of how a lack of art history reduces one's comprehension of the world. Please set them straight. (Salon)
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Gates Foundation Gives $10 Million to Museum of African American History :: PNNOnline. Gates Foundation Gives $10 Million to Museum of African American History Posted by: philcrosby on Thursday, October 22, 2009. (PNN Online)
It’s a tough way to make a living Oct 23, 2009
Which I believe makes him the Pope Julius II of Boston sports, if I have my art history right. I made the mistake of arriving at the appointed time, which meant I had to wait for the Bruins game to end and for some Flaherty-Yoon supporters to show up, so the crowd could attain critical mass for a media-worthy event. (Boston Globe)
Exhibition and artists news Oct 22, 2009
Panelists: Dorothy Kosinski, Director, Phillips Collection Vesela Sretenovic, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Phillips Collection Alison Hilton, Professor of Art History, Georgetown University Artists: Adam Stennett, Edward Del Rosario, Bruno Perillo, Barnaby Whitfield Moderator: Martin Irvine. Forthcoming Exhibitions. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Brown Lacrosse Names 2010 Team Captains/Announces 2009 Team Awards Oct 22, 2009
The 2009 Most Valuable defensive Player: Art History aficionado and US History concentrator Peter Fallon 11. Jim Tepper Award Established in 1991, this award is given in honor of Jimmy Tepper to the most improved player of the program; aka - to the guy who turned it around the most after a sluggish start to his Brown career. (Brownbears.com)
Queen Nefertiti Gets a Controversial New Palace Oct 22, 2009
Reflecting her status in the world of art history, the beautiful object will reside alone in a dome-ceilinged room which overlooks the length of the museum. Related. (ABC News)
Obituaries for Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (1107) Oct 22, 2009
she was a professor emeritus of Art History at the University of Washington. She was preceded in death by her son Henry Smith III, her first husband Robert Smith and her second husband Robert Edward Willstadter. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Gates Foundation Adds to Black History Museum Capital Fund Oct 21, 2009
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Latest from The Guide. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
• Viola Butzner Oct 20, 2009
They moved to Fredericksburg in 1946, where she continued to paint and taught art history and art at Mary Washington College. In 1962, the family moved to Richmond, where she taught art at Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University until 1973. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Students tackle global inequities face to face Oct 18, 2009
Majors: Art history and Asian American studies, fifth year. Hometown: Los Angeles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Local drugstore retains charm, service Oct 18, 2009
He got a college degree in art history. "You know how it is," he said with a shrug as an explanation for that choice. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Silly Things : A Group Exhibition Oct 15, 2009
Using a wide array of visual languages Cope wryly comments on art history, Americana and the discourse between the paintings themselves. The result is a schizophrenic and unpredictable assemblage of styles and medium, image and text, illusion and sculptural physicality. (AbsoluteArts.com)
From the studio to the gallery Oct 13, 2009
Stanford drew him in with its unusual design/art collaboration, a joint program between the mechanical engineering and the art and art history departments ... Across the room, a large expanse of gallery is devoted to works by art and art history professor Enrique Chagoya, who specializes in painting, drawing and printmaking. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Beyond the Hill | Don't forget to knock Oct 13, 2009
"Tufts is a great school, and we're not a bunch of inconsiderate sex fiends," said Meredith Paul, a sophomore English and art history major. "We are considerate of our roommates."Just a couple people ruined it for everyone," Paul said. "I never saw it as a rampant problem on campus. (Daily Orange, NY)
Copenhagen must result in more aid to poor countries Oct 12, 2009
The reputable scientists (aka climatologists - not someone with a PhD in art history etc) will tell you that history shows the planets temperature rises and falls in cycles, is totally predictable and the only thing that makes it appear that the temperature is rising worldwide is the fact that the temperature guages that used to sit in parks surrounded by greenery are now surrounded by concrete and bitumen. Therefore lets stop talking about this stupid topic and put the same energy into fixing... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
2 B-CU students honored as standouts Oct 12, 2009
An adjunct professor of art history at Stetson University will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday on "Alfred Stieglitz: Prophet of Modernism," part of a lecture series on Oscar Bluemner. James Murphy's talk will be in Room 25 of the Stetson Instructional Media Center of the duPont-Ball Library, 134 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Dali's dreamlike art featured at ETSU Oct 12, 2009
No matter your depth of art history, the images of melting clocks and the lobster telephone are undeniably recognizable. They are the artworks of none other than the quirky and sometimes strange Salvador Dali. (East Tennessean, TN)
No room for journalism in director's Da Vinci code Oct 9, 2009
Abuse aside, Greenaway is in Melbourne to teach the ''laptop generation'', and the rest of us, a thing or two about art history. To do so, he is using one of history's most revered, discussed, analysed and carefully guarded Renaissance masterpieces - Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, which is painted on a wall in the refectory of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan. (The Age, Australia -- National)
Barcelona offers art, shopping, tapas, wine, football Oct 9, 2009
Carroll County Times: Westminster, Maryland. By The Associated Press. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Keynotes for Oct. 8 Oct 9, 2009
Marlborough native John Irvine and Hudson native Betty Archambeault were married Sept. 27, 1959 at St. Michaels Church, Hudson and are longtime Hudson residents. The couple was honored by their family with a 50th wedding anniversary dinner Sept. 27. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Machu Picchu, Barcelona church on threatened list Oct 8, 2009
It's assembled by a panel of experts in archaeology, architecture, art history and preservation. The last list, in 2007, was the first to add global warming to the roster of forces the monuments fund says are threatening humanity's architectural and cultural heritage. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Melissa Wooden Oct 7, 2009
Melissa moved to Washington, D.C., where she attended Gallaudet University, graduating in 2002 with a B.A. degree in studio art, minoring in art history and graphic design. She returned to Little Falls and was a freelance designer. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
How to Start a Business Painting Pe... Oct 6, 2009
Art history: this helps the student how to identify mediums, materials and techniques of famous artists. Painting: learning traditional approach to oil painting, that is, how to mix paints correctly and a guide to approach oil painting from preparatory sketches to the finished product, plus the correct use of solvents. (Suite101.com)
Period powers Lakeside student learning Oct 6, 2009
Not only were they taking a wide variety of classes, from learning Japanese to studying art history, they were surprised to see how immersing the classes were. The credit for this success is due mostly to the teachers, who care enough about what they teach to teach it correctly. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Sculptor to present lecture Oct 6, 2009
Collins is a professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Notre Dame University and served as the visiting juror for EIU s 2009 Summer Sculpture Residency and Exhibition Program. About his role as a juror for the EIU public sculpture program Collins said: EIU is establishing a rich tradition for young professional sculptors to exhibit their work on a university campus, where an intellectual dialogue will occur concerning public art, environment and architecture. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Diane Hubbard, 71; helped preserve harpsichord's allure Oct 3, 2009
She takes it all in and starts studying art history. And she goes immediately into a career, even though in her college class, half of them were married within a year of graduating. (Boston Globe)
Did you celebrate Blasphemy Day? Oct 3, 2009
The self-described "agnostic atheist" she doesn't believe in the existence of any deity but can't say for sure one doesn't exist says her introduction to religion was in college when she studied art history. Stories from the Bible, she says, are just that: stories. (USA Today -- News)
Trees of life: Patience, appreciation at root of bonsai philosophy Oct 2, 2009
Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. Billy Watkins bwatkins@clarionledger. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Cleveland museum showcases Gauguin in Paris Oct 2, 2009
"It's kind of a world stage and he imagines himself taking his work to a broader, more sophisticated clientele," said Elizabeth Childs, chair of the art history and archaeology department at Washington University of St. Louis. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
• Nancy Gilmore Oct 2, 2009
She received a B.A. in art history from Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn. graduating with honors in 1976, and an M.Ed. degree from Virginia Tech in 1996. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
* David Attenboroughs long walk on the wild side Oct 1, 2009
His ambition to reinvent documentary television coincided with the arrival of color, and the upshot was Kenneth Clarks mammoth art history series, Civilisation. It was followed by other tombstone projects, as they became known, such as a history of science presented by Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, and Alistair Cookes America. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Hnedak Bobo developing Discovery Park master plan Oct 1, 2009
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Arts: the week ahead Oct 1, 2009
His narratives touch on art history, hippie culture, politics, and mythology of the American West. Through Oct. 17. (Boston Globe)
Stephen Palmer Senior Center in Needham offers activities Sep 30, 2009
Art History, The Portrait in Art. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 10:30 a.m., offsite at Avery Crossings, 110 West St. There is no fee for this program. (Needham Tab, MA)
Jazz greats line up for benefit concert Sep 24, 2009
Przyblyski, who has a doctorate in art history from UC Berkeley, has been chair of SFAI's History and Theory of Contemporary Art program since 2006. Before joining the Art Institute faculty, she chaired the visual arts committee of the San Francisco Arts Commission. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Visitors can spend a night at the museums Sep 24, 2009
A night at the museum. Search post-gazette NOW. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* World News Quick Take Sep 24, 2009
The Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Trust filed a complaint saying signed paintings, notes and drawings featured in two recent art history books are fake, the Attorney Generals Office said. We must stop the commercialization of false works, said Hilda Trujillo, director of the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Gloria Aguirre Dini Sep 24, 2009
She earned a Bachelor of Art degree in Art History from Arizona State University in 2002. She worked for Aetna Insurance Corporation for 15 years. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
HCCA holds membership tea and lecture Sep 23, 2009
She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Santa Cruz and completed the master;s program in modern art history at the School of the Art Institute. She recently received her master's in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Archaeologists Find Burial Cellar In Ancient Syrian City Containing Spectacular Artifacts Sep 23, 2009
Of great interest from the perspective of art history is the discovery of an ivory human statuette with a very finely carved face. The identification of those buried in the tomb-cellar is now the task facing researchers, but the lack of inscriptions makes this difficult. (Science Daily)
After marriage fight, quest for equal benefits now a retirement issue Sep 22, 2009
Marie Canaves, 55, a Cape Cod Community College professor of art history, told lawmakers through tears that she opted out of the state system in 1998 hoping the ORP would help her provide for her chronically ill partner. At that time, there was no legislation in the state of Massachusetts protecting same-sex couples. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Spotted on Campus With...Maria Drehwing Sep 21, 2009
Today, senior women's lacrosse player talks about her summer, love of art history and more ... I am a double major with Government nd Art History ... I really like Art History because I was lucky enough to study abroad in Europe and it is fun to learn about a lot of the amazing works of art over there. (Goleopards.com)
Mattatuck Museum to Celebrate Mora Sep 18, 2009
"There's a whole generation of 20th-century artists left to the chronicles of art history," said museum curator Cynthia Roznoy. Mora's popularity suffered during the Great Depression, with the decline of portrait commissions and magazine illustrations, and he faded further from the limelight when the abstract style became the vogue after World War II. A recent surge in interest about Mora and his vibrant works has been spurred by a 2006 exhibit at ACA Galleries in Manhattan and the dedication to... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Carola Forsyth Comer McNeish Sep 17, 2009
She received her BA in both Art History and English Literature from Mount Holyoke College in 1950. It was while attending Mount Holyoke that she met her husband David, and they shared 59 years of travel, adventure and a zest for life. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Contemporary Classical Ateliers Sep 16, 2009
Recent students of art history have not even heard of Bouguereau. Modernism. (Suite101.com)
Crass, not class, rules these days Sep 16, 2009
"Five-year-olds understand the concept, why can't 18- to 24-year-olds get it?" wrote Jordan Shoemaker, a junior art history major at Georgia, in a letter to the student newspaper. "It's not that difficult, when you make a mess, clean it up.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Exposure 12 at Gallery 210 is overexposed, under-realized Sep 15, 2009
"Exposure 12" is sponsored by The Department of Art and Art History at UM-St. Louis, The Center for the Humanities at UM-St. (The Current Online, MO)
HINGHAM WEDDING: Freytag Sheehan Sep 14, 2009
The bride is a graduate of Braintree High School and Tufts University with a bachelor s degree in Art History and Environmental Studies. She also received her law degree from Suffolk University Law School and her Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Brian Dettmer turns books into sculptural pieces Sep 13, 2009
A series of pieces titled "Key Monuments" flays copies of H. W. Janson's "Key Monuments of the History of Art: A Visual Survey," an early version of what most late 20th century liberal arts graduates encountered as the standard survey text in art history. In "Key Monuments #5" (2009), Dettmer used sheet glass to make an intricately cutaway copy of the book's illustrations into a sort of Joseph Cornell box, acknowledging and leapfrogging one of his artistic sources. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Colleges Find Creative Ways to Cut Back Sep 13, 2009
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Cut 48 undergraduate and graduate programs, from art history to archaeology. WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE Lost its political-science major. (Time.com)
Report: Symington mulling run for governor Sep 12, 2009
Symington is a former U.S. Air Force pilot who flew in Vietnam, has a Dutch art history degree from Harvard University and is the grandson of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick. Symington s wife Mary is an heiress to the Olin family fortune. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
School Committee reports on summer progress Sep 11, 2009
Being one of the few communities in the area to do so, students will be able to take courses such as art history, mythology and philosophy, and it will greatly increase the amount of Advanced Placement classes available to students. The superintendent completed her administrative team by hiring a Curriculum Director Nancy Santapaolo and Interim High School Principal Kim Smith. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Passages at URI Fine Arts Center Sep 11, 2009
Barbara Pagh, who chairs URI s Art and Art History Department and whose work is featured in this exhibit, traveled to Ireland in 2008 as part of a sabbatical leave, where she visited sites including Newgrange, Knowth, Loughcrew and Carrowmore. The sites, built approximately 5,000 years ago, hold astrological, spiritual, religious and ceremonial importance. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Taxidermic sculpture in 'Beautiful, Dirty, Dirty Rich' Sep 11, 2009
Hevels' oeuvre is equal parts art history and pop culture, old master and tabloid sensationalism. Hevel was interested in the boutique installation format because of his fascination with "stores that spend so much money marketing their own objects." In creating sculptures from various artifacts, Hevel has devised a satirical romp through media history and the industry of manufactured desire. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
1 school minus 2 longtime teachers Sep 10, 2009
I chose art history, she said. From there she took. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Block Party: Main Between Fifth and Sixth Streets Sep 10, 2009
Where Old Downtown Meets New Downtown. by Ryan Vaillancourt. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Americans abroad on their perfect days Sep 6, 2009
The modern student can explore Soane s former residence and treasure trove of antiquities, which include the 1733 Hogarth series A Rake s Progress, beloved and analyzed at length by the American art history student. Afterward, I might swing by Covent Garden for some traditional fish and chips, but who has time to eat when there s so much to see. (Boston Globe)
Don Snell: A piece of living art history Sep 5, 2009
Regulars at the monthly Heard-Craig art history brown bag lecture had a special treat Wednesday, Sept. 2, as lecturer Annie Royer introduced 87-year-old Texas Artist Don Snell to the group. Snell was an art student at the University of Texas in the early 1950s and has been an important part of Texas art for several decades, Royer said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
After first year, Smithsonian chief has big ideas Sep 5, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 7:02 AM - 8:54 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
