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Dr. Childs's Students Make Art History Accessible to All

1.17.25

The students in "Van Gogh: Creativity, Mythology and Modern Art" created audio description tours for visually impaired guests at the Saint Louis Art Museum

Prof. Childs Awarded Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities Center for Fall 2025

12.22.24

Dr. Childs will join six members from the humanities and humanistic social sciences for a semester-long residential fellowship

Dr. Aravecchia's Field Work in Egypt is Featured in Ampersand

11.5.24

The article highlights Dr. Aravecchia's excavations in Amheida

Dr. Claudia Swan is a Senior Fellow in residence at the Center for Advanced Study, University of Hamburg

6.6.24

Dr. John Klein Featured in The Common Reader: A Journal of the Essay

5.14.24

Dr. Klein gave the author of the article, Jeannette Cooperman, a tour of the "Matisse and the Sea" exhibit.

Dr. Angela Miller Speaks at the Whitney Museum of Art

5.2.24

Dr. Miller spoke in conversation with Nick Mauss, with whom she co-authored Body Language: The Queer Staged Photographs of George Platt Lynes and PaJaMa.

PhD Candidate Jay Buchanan Will Be Presenting at the 2024 CAA Conference

1.29.24

Jay Buchanan will be presenting at the 2024 CAA conference. Jay’s paper, “Xiyadie's Gate: Antimonumentalizing Tian'anmen and Papercutting Queer Endurance” will conclude the "Queer Monuments" panel chaired by Blake Oetting (NYU-IFA) and Dr. Nick Morgan (Hampden-Sydney).

Lacy Murphy's Writing will Appear in the Exhibition Catalogue for "Matisse & the Sea"

1.26.24

Lacy's writing will appear in the exhibition catalogue for “Matisse & the Sea,” taking place at the Saint Louis Art Museum this spring.

Lacy will Teach Two Lectures for the Department this Spring

1.26.24

Lacy will be teaching two lectures for the Department this Spring: "The "Orient": Europe and Islamic Art from 1851 to Today" and "By Sea and Sand: Modern Art in the Mediterranean."

Lacy Murphy Presents her Successfully Defended Dissertation at the Middle East Studies Association

1.26.24

Lacy Murphy chaired a panel and presented part of her dissertation at the Middle East Studies Association annual meeting this past November in Montréal.

Jay Buchanan serves as Art Exhibition Project Manager for Moving Stories

1.26.24

Jay Buchanan undertook a Mentored Professional Experience in Fall 2023, serving as Art Exhibition Project Manager for Moving Stories.

Jay Buchanan Interns at Pulitzer Arts Foundation in Fall of 2023

1.26.24

The experience combined professional development with historical insights on how artists, arts workers, and arts organizations relate today.