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April 19, 2024

Art History representation at the 2024 Philadelphia Area Undergraduate Art History Symposium

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Zoë Kilgore and Seohyun (Sera) Park have been selected to represent Tyler on April 26 1-4:30 at the Community College of Philadelphia; with Yogev Avidar (BA 2023) as the discussant. Zoë's talk, "A Sacred Space: Manifestations of Queerness in Vodou Practices" and Sera's talk, "Painting the Privileged: Genre Paintings of Sin Yun-bok and Jean-Honoré Fragonard" grew out of their projects for the capstone class. We're proud to be represented by these three scholars! Read More

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April 18, 2024

Emily Neumeier publishes book on the Hagia Sophia

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Emily notes that, "I am the co-editor, along with Benjamin Anderson (Cornell University) Hagia Sophia in the Long Nineteenth Century (Edinburgh University Press). I also contributed a chapter." You can find the book here: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-hagia-sophia-in-the-long-ninet... Read More

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April 16, 2024

Natalia Ángeles Vieyra (PhD '21) Appointed First Associate Curator of Latinx Art at National Gallery of Art

Author: Jordan Cameron

Art History alum Natalia Ángeles Vieyra (PhD '21) has joined the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in the newly created role of Associate Curator of Latinx Art. This position originated as part of the Advancing Latinx Art in Museums initiative, with the support of the Mellon, Fort, Getty, and Terra Foundations. “This transformative program has provided the support for the creation of several new curatorial positions specializing in Latinx art across the United States and Puerto Rico, including my new role at the National Gallery of Art,” Vieyra, who is Mexican American, said. Vieyra says her top priorities as associate curator include building on the National Gallery’s collection of Latinx art, exhibition programming, and community outreach.  Read More

April 10, 2024

Tyler Faculty Take a Lead in Climate Action

Author: Wanda Motley Odom

For the last two years, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Rob Kuper has been diligently working with fellow faculty members to organize around the topic of climate change, particularly how institutions such as Temple University can reduce their use of fossil fuels.On April 18, Kuper will combine his efforts with other proponents of decarbonization at Temple for a community conversation, “Your Role in Decarbonizing Temple,” about innovative solutions to promote the use of renewable energy and make the university’s energy infrastructure less reliant upon fossil fuels. Read More

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April 5, 2024

Maria de Lourdes Marino (PhD candidate) wins two summer awards

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Maria has been accepted  for the Goizueta Fellowship with the University of Miami for June and July 2024. This fellowship supports research at the Cuban Heritage Collection, one of her dissertation's primary sources. She has also been appointed Smithsonian American Art Museum's inaugural Audrey Flack Short-Term Fellow for August 1-30, 2024. This fellowship allows her to be in DC for a month to research the Smithsonian collections related to her research. Read More

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March 27, 2024

Art History Representation at the Renaissance Society of American Meetings!

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

The Art History Department was very well represented at the Renaissance Society of America 2024 Annual Meeting, this year held in Chicago from March 21–23, 2024! We’re very proud of the great Early Modern scholarship of our department members and alumni.Emma P. Holter (PhD Student), “Bellini in Black and White: Reconsidering the Uffizi Lamentation;"Jesse Rhian-Yu Sullivan (PhD Candidate), “Ripples on the Surface: Active Dimensionality as a Lens for Understanding Early Renaissance Painting;"Dr. Tracy E. Cooper (Professor), “The Renaissance Book: Lilian Armstrong and Art History;" Dr. Cooper was also the respondent to the Society for the History of Collecting double-panel “Collecting and Knowledge Production through Travel;” Read More

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