When Paul Gauguin died almost 125 years ago, his artistic reputation did not assume the global stature it would later attain. With her current book project, Faculty Fellow Elizabeth C. Childs (Art History and Archaeology) presents the story of how — through dealers, exhibitions, collectors and shifting critical attitudes — Gauguin’s art moved from relative obscurity to a defining position in narratives of European modernism.
Her talk will explore David Taylor's COMPLEX
Lindsey is the new Grants Manager at the JMKAC
Hoyon used the grant to spend July 2025 conducting research in France.
The fellowship provides an opportunity for PhD candidates to workshop a portion of their dissertation with Faculty Fellows in residence, other WashU faculty and invited guests
The article references her scholarship on PaJaMa, in particular her 2023 book Body Language, co-authored with Nick Mauss
The event was with with visiting artist Mark Menjívar as part of the programming for “Extractivism in the Americas.”
Lydia is completing her MA at Syracuse University.
Following an extensive nationwide search, Laufer officially joined the Chrysler Museum on January 13, 2025.
The article is on the designer Virginia Lee Burton
Body Language: The Queer Staged Photographs of George Platt Lynes and PaJaMa was Co-Authored with Nick Mauss