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Welcome

The Department of Art History and Archaeology at Washington University in Saint Louis has a rich past and a vibrant present. One of the oldest Art History programs west of the Mississippi, the Department was an important force in establishing recognition for Art History outside of the eastern United States. The program was built by some of the foremost figures in the discipline, including Jean Sutherland Boggs, Frederick Hartt, and George Mylonas. The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is one of the most distinguished university collections in the United States. The Department is housed within the distinguished School of Arts and Sciences, and is also an active collaborator with the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, as well as the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts.
Apr
10
Dr. Rebecca Schreiber, Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico
Kemper 103 @ 3:00 pm
Apr
13
Dr. Mariam Ayad, Associate Professor of Egyptology, American University in Cairo
Location TBD @ 6:00 pm
Apr
17
Dr. Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art, The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Saint Louis Art Museum, Farrell Auditorium @ 7:00 pm
Apr
23
Lacy Murphy, PhD Candidate, Department of Art History and Archaeology
Kemper Art Museum @ 5:30 pm
May
07
Christopher Hunt, PhD Student, Art History and Archaeology
Saint Louis Art Museum @ 11:00 am
March 4, 2020

Orin Zahra, PhD Candidate and Assistant Curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Collaborates with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on new exhibition, "Graciela Iturbide's Mexico"

Orin Zahra, PhD candidate and Assistant Curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, was featured in a CNN article on the exhibition Graciela Iturbide's Mexico on February 27, 2020.

Faculty Spotlight

Welcome, Dr. Nicole Williams

Nicole received her BA in the History of Art and Architecture at Harvard College and PhD in the History of Art at Yale University. At Washington University, Nicole is working towards the completion of her book, The Shade of Private Life: American Art and the Origins of Modern Privacy, 1875-1900, which considers how images shaped the modern notion of privacy as an endangered right in response to emerging technologies of publicity, such as the mass media and the handheld camera. Nicole is also teaching courses in American art and material culture and curating a forthcoming exhibit at the Kemper Art Museum titled Global Vistas: American Art and Internationalism in the Gilded Age (opening May 2020).