Department of Art History

Across time and around the globe, humans have built vast visual worlds. Using a diverse set of original research skills, from fieldwork to close visual analysis, we unlock their meanings.

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Recent News

Photo of Gabriel Weisberg with Elise Armani, first award recipient.

Call for Applications: Gabriel Weisberg Curatorial Award 2022

The Gabriel P. Weisberg Curatorial award is designed to offer financial support for a graduate (or undergraduate) student in art history to pursue a curatorial internship at a…

Photo of Rick Asher in front of a typewriter

Remembering Rick: Frederick M. Asher (1941-2021)

Frederick M. Asher, known to all as Rick, died at his home in Minneapolis on June 26, 2021, after years of living and working with cancer, which he battled fiercely if largely…

Angelica J. Maier Awarded 2021-22 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

The Department of Art History is pleased to announce that Angelica J. Maier is the recipient of a 2021-2022 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

Aleisha Barton Awarded 2021-22 Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art

PhD candidate Aleisha Barton is the recipient of a 2021-22 Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art, which is supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

B. J. O. Nordfeldt: American Internationalist

Professor emeritus Gabriel P. Weisberg is the editor of a new catalogue titled B. J. O. Nordfeldt: American Internationalist which will be released in spring 2021

Upcoming Events

October 21, 2021

2021 Donald R. Torbert Lecture: Dr. Jesús Escobar

Professor Jesús Escobar will present a talk, “Mariana’s Madrid: Architecture, Ceremony, and Power,” which is drawn from his forthcoming book, Habsburg Madrid: Architecture and…