art history

Patricia Fortini Brown, former chair of Princeton University’s Department of Art and Archaeology, will deliver the inaugural Edward J. Olszewski Lecture in Italian Art, sponsored by Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Art History and Art. The event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 8, at…

Edward J. Olszewski, Professor Emeritus of art history, published his book, "Parmigianino's Madonna of the Long Neck: A Grace Beyond the Reach of Art.” The American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, Pa., published the book in April 2014. In the book, Olszewski creates a comprehensive overview…

The campus community is invited to attend the 25th annual Harvey Buchanan Lecture in Art History and the Humanities Wednesday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Art Recital Hall. Alice Y. Tseng, associate professor of art and architectural history at Boston University, will give…

$15 million gift deepens and expands existing partnerships through support of joint doctoral program, scholarship and the museum’s Ingalls Library Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Museum of Art are launching a landmark initiative that capitalizes on their longtime collaborations as…

Jenifer Neils knew she wanted to be an archaeologist in the third grade after she read about field archaeology pioneer Heinrich Schliemann—a man whose work advocated the idea that Homer’s Iliad reflected actual historical events. She hasn’t looked back since. After graduating from Bryn Mawr, Neils…

A newly published book, Mexico and American Modernism (Yale University Press), caps the 31-year academic career of Ellen G. Landau, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University. Landau, a faculty member in the Cleveland Museum of Art/Case Western Reserve…

Thomas Kren, associate director of collections at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will give the 24th annual Harvey Buchanan Lecture in Art History and the Humanities. His talk, “Naked at Prayer: Religious Art and Scandal in 15th Century France” will take place Wednesday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. in the…

This year, the Julius Fund Lecture in Ancient Art will feature John R. Clarke of the University of Texas at Austin, as he presents “Luxury, Commerce and Death in the Villas Buried by Vesuvius at Oplontis.” The talk will take place Wednesday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art…