Dr. Mina Kim, assistant professor of art history, foundations, published the article “Reinscribing Tradition in Twentieth-century China: A Biographical Sketch of Pan Tianshou (1897-1971).” in the journal Asian Culture 44 (pp. 25-45), in December 2020. The Chinese painter and art educator she wrote about, Pan Tianshou, was known for promoting Chinese traditional painting in education
UA Art Historians Host National Graduate Student Symposium
Graduate students from colleges and universities around the United States will participate in the 26th Annual Graduate Student Symposium, via Zoom, February 26, 2021. Students from the University of Chicago, Florida State University, University of Georgia, University of Houston, and Tulane University, as well as the hosting schools, The University of Alabama and the University
26th Annual Graduate Symposium in Art History
The University of Alabama and UAB Joint Program for the MA in Art History 26th Annual Graduate Symposium in Art History Friday, February 26, 2021 Online via Zoom (All times CST) This page details the schedule for the symposium. Welcome Lucy Curzon, Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor, University of Alabama 9:30-9:50 AM 9:50-10:00 AM
Women in Asian Art History is Focus of AWARE Webinar
On December 10, 2020, Dr. Doris Sung gave a webinar titled “Why Have There Been No Great Chinese Women Artists?” addressing issues surrounding the lack of visibility of women artists, feminist and gender-related themes in Chinese modern and contemporary art. Dr. Sung gave a brief overview of gender roles in premodern China and focus on
Jacqueline E. Jung to Keynote UA-UAB Graduate Art History Symposium
Jacqueline E. Jung, associate professor in the department of the history of art at Yale University, will present the keynote address at the 26th Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History at UA on February 26, 2021. Prof. Jung’s talk from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. is titled, “Images of Africans in Gothic Art: Race and
UA Artists and Historians Commune for Online Arts Conference
The University of Alabama department of art and art history was well-represented at this year’s SECAC, held online because of COVID-19 and hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts. SECAC (the Southeastern College Art Conference) is the annual meeting of one of the largest academic art organizations in the country. Research papers by
Museum Staff Highlights Collector’s Vision Throughout Pandemic
Despite restrictions due to safety precautions around COVID-19, the staff of the Paul R. Jones Museum is going full steam ahead with exhibitions and events focused around the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama. Daniel White, director of the museum, and Emily Bibb, curator of the collection, have put
Graduate Students Present Art History, Museum Studies Capstone Projects
Graduate students in art history and museum studies Kathryn Bornhoft, Shannon Walsh, and Meghan Johnson all successfully presented and passed their MA Capstone Projects in November. The students, who presented on Zoom to their faculty committee and fellow students, are all working toward the master of arts degree in art history in “Track 2” of
Jones Collection Curator to Speak to Houston Museum of African American Culture
Emily Bibb, curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, will present a Zoom talk on November 17, 2020, for patrons of a new exhibition Bibb curated for the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC). The exhibition, Selected Works from the Paul R. Jones Collection at The