art history

Distinguished University Professor Elina Gertsman’s article, "‘The Breath of Every Living Thing’: Zoocephali and the Language of Difference on the Medieval Hebrew Page," was published in Art History, one of the field’s flagship journals. The essay explores the semiotics and phenomenology of a…

The path to Case Western Reserve University is different for all students, but their varied backgrounds enrich the campus environment for all. That is especially true of our transfer students, whose paths led them to CWRU after beginning their college journeys at other institutions.  Whether a…

Along with PhD student Marina Mandrikova, they break stereotypes to highlight Africa’s role in Byzantine art and culture For Betsy Bolman, art history chair and the Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts, being awarded the 2023 Tsiter-Kontopoulou Prize was a unique honor. “It was quite…

Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor of art history, published her ongoing research into the material and visual culture of ancient Roman sport in The Art Bulletin, the flagship journal of the College Art Association.  Her article, "Roman Gladiator Knives:…

Few people can say they've been part of one of the most highly regarded art displays in the world. But now, eight Case Western Reserve University art history students can add the accomplishment to their résumés. Through the class "Issues in 20th/21st Century Art: Plastocene Era: Art, Plastics and…

The study of medieval art is flourishing at Case Western Reserve University. Among the latest developments: a Microsoft HoloLens Immersive Realms application that allows students to experience medieval treasures as their first owners might have done, and a new medieval student group that hopes to…

Erin Benay, associate professor of early modern art and director of undergraduate studies and Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies and professor of bioethics have been named inaugural Distinguished Scholars in the Public Humanities. Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III made…

The 48th Cleveland Symposium will be held Friday, Sept. 16, in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium. This year’s theme is “Recentering the Periphery: An Inclusive Future of Art History.” The Cleveland Symposium is a free annual event organized by graduate students in the Department of…

Two video exhibits evoking a range of emotions and, in one case, calling on audience participation are on display at Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic as part of FRONT International, a citywide triennial…

In a recent article published in Gesta, Elina Gertsman, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II and professor of art history, explored zoocephalic protagonists in the Ambrosian Bible. TItled “Animal Affinities: Monsters and Marvels in the Ambrosian Tanakh,” Gertsman’s…