art history

Known for his signature eye patch, Dale Chihuly lost sight in his left eye at the height of his career in the 1970’s, losing the depth perception so critical to precise glassblowing. Forcing a pivot in the artist’s process, the injury led to the very kinds of asymmetrical glass forms that have…

Thomas Jefferson is the only American architect with the distinction of having two of his projects—the University of Virginia and his home, Monticello—land on the United Nations' list of World Heritage sites. What’s more, he created these projects while also drafting the Declaration of…

Thomas Hart Benton captured early- to mid-20th century America with a style and swagger uniquely his own. Capturing what made the painter tick—and tick-off so many people—has been a career-long pursuit of art historian Henry Adams. In fact, Adams was one of the first scholars to take Benton…

The Global Center for Health Innovation and Case Western Reserve University’s Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum announce “Exchanges,” an evening programming series to spark discovery, learning and discussion about the past, present and future of science and medicine. The first program,…

Erin Benay, assistant professor of Italian Renaissance and baroque art, recently published her first monograph, Faith, Gender, and the Senses in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art: Interpreting the Noli me tangere and Doubting Thomas (Burlington: Ashgate, 2015). The book is co-authored with Lisa…

The Winged Victory of Samothrace—one of the most acclaimed and widely recognized sculptures in the world—stands majestically, perched atop the prow of a ship at the end of a sprawling marble staircase at the Louvre in Paris. The early 2nd century statue of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory)…

The first time Elina Gertsman stepped into a classroom as a teaching fellow in graduate school, she was terrified. But that feeling was soon replaced with another. “At the end of that session, I was elated,” she said. “Who knew I would love teaching so much?” Gertsman, who had been an art critic…

The campus community is invited to attend the 26th annual Harvey Buchanan Lecture in Art History and the Humanities on Wednesday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art Recital Hall. Tim Barringer, the Paul Mellon Professor in the Department of The History of Art, will present the…

Two Case Western Reserve University faculty members recently joined the ranks of the prestigious American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellows. Elina Gertsman, associate professor of art history, and Daniel Goldmark, associate professor of music, were elected to this year’s 70-member class…

Stacey Pierson, senior lecturer in Chinese ceramics in the History of Art and Archaeology Department at the University of London, will present “Collectors, Collections and Museums: Chinese Ceramics in Britain, 1560-1960” on Wednesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art Recital…