department of art history and art

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“Art of the Healing Gods: Mystic Pots, Sacred Bundles, and Collective Selfhood in Black Atlantic Religions”

April 4, 2022

Join Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Religious Studies and African and African American Studies program for a lecture, titled “Art of the...

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21st annual Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies

March 18, 2022

The Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University invites the campus community to the 21st Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies....

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Interdisciplinary team of physics and art history faculty develop technology capable of identifying false artworks

March 14, 2022

CWRU researchers developing technique that could identify fake artworks using artificial intelligence cleveland.com: Kenneth Singer, the Ambrose Swasey...

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Propose a course using the Cleveland Museum of Art collection as course material

February 14, 2022

The Joint Program of the Case Western Reserve University Department of Art History and Art and the Cleveland...

Community Postings

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Spartan Showcase: Lauryn Smith

August 3, 2021

Major: Art History and ArtYear: PhD Candidate When she was younger, Lauryn Smith used to get into spirited...

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Art history’s Elina Gertsman named a councilor of the Medieval Academy of America

October 2, 2020

Elina Gertsman, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II and professor of art history, was...

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“Data Science in Art: Discerning the Painter’s Hand”

October 1, 2020

Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Physics and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will co-sponsor a virtual...

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Art history and art’s Edward J. Olszewski explores controversy around sculptures at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in study

September 4, 2020

Edward J. Olszewski, emeritus professor and former chair of art history and art, had a study published exploring...

Publications & Presentations

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Department of Art History and Art’s Maggie Popkin wins 2020–21 Rome Prize

July 29, 2020

Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor in the Department of Art History and Art, has...

Awards Featured

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Art history’s Henry Adams talks about recent removal of public statues associated with racism and colonialism

July 6, 2020

Removal of controversial statues ideastream: Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, spoke about the recent...

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