Assistant Professor Dr. Doris Sung will present a lecture on the current SMGA exhibition, Women of Mokuhanga, on Thursday, November 9, at 4:00 p.m., in Gorgas Library’s Yellowhammer Room (2nd
New Book by UA Art Historian Exposes the Artistic Concealment of Enslaved People
Associate Professor Dr. Rachel Stephens has published a new book, Hidden in Plain Sight: Concealing Enslavement in American Visual Culture, with the University of Arkansas Press. In the decades leading
Dr. Rachel Stephens’ Publication Explores ‘Art Justifying Enslavement’
Associate Professor Dr. Rachel Stephens‘ article, “Art Justifying Enslavement: The 1844 Silhouette of the Young Family of Natchez,” was published in March in Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, the
UA Art History Grad Student Awarded Havner Curatorial Internship
This summer, art history graduate student Julie Weber served as a Havner Curatorial Intern at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Crystal Bridges holds one of the
UA American Art Historian to Join National Scholars Virtual Roundtable
Assistant Professor Wendy Castenell will join three other Tyson Think Tank Fellowship scholars of American art for a virtual roundtable on October 12 from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m.(CT) titled “Re-presenting
Art Historian Named to Tyson Scholars Think Tank
Dr. Wendy Castenell was named to the Tyson Scholars Think Tank at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, in Bentonville, Arkansas. Taking place in August 2021, the Think Tank is
Fellowship Recipient Travels to Chicago for Art History Research
This summer, Dr. Wendy Castenell has been in Chicago researching her latest book project at the Newberry Library and she sent us some photos! Castenell, assistant professor of African American
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
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