Announcing the Mark S. Weil and Joan Hall-Weil Fund for Art History
We are very pleased to announce an important new gift, in the form of the Mark S. Weil and John Hall-Weil Fund for Art History.
News
Professor John Klein marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henri Matisse
Professor John Klein on "slow looking" and the careful in-person study of artworks.
Professor Angela Miller Article Published in the June Issue of Art Bulletin
Read Professor Angela Miller's major Art Bulletin article, "Vibrant Matter: The Countermodern World of Pavel Tchelitchew"
Professor John Klein Discusses Removal of Confederate Monuments with the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Read Klein's advocacy of the removal of Confederate memorials.
Professor William Wallace's Michelangelo, God's Architect is on Washington Post's Cultural To-Do List
Washington Post Theater Critic Peter Marks includes Michaelangelo, God's Architect on list of "ideas for satisfying your imaginative appetite."
Professor Nicola Aravecchia Wins Grants for His Sabbatical
Professor Nicola Aravecchia will spend his 2020-2021 sabbatical at the Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia at the University of Sydney; the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University; and at Dunbarton Oaks, a Harvard University research institute in Washington DC.
Professor John Klein's Matisse and Decoration Reviewed in Burlington Magazine
Read Karl Buchberg's glowing review of Matisse and Decoration.
Professor William Wallace's Michelangelo, God's Architect reviewed by New York Review of Books
Read Ingrid Rowland review of Michelangelo, God's Architect for the New York Review of Books.
A Statement on the Role of Humanities Research and Education in Times of Crisis
Chairs and directors of humanities departments and programs at Washington University in St. Louis give voice to the concerted purpose of the humanities within the University and the world, a purpose grounded in a range of distinct disciplines, methods, and subject matter.
PhD Candidate Tola Porter Speaks on "Public Art-Commissions, Collection, and Engagement" Panel
Tola Porter recently participated in the Mildred Lane Kemper Virtual Panel Discussion entitled: Public Art - Commissions, Collections, and Engagement.
Professor Nathaniel Jones and Professor Ila Sheren Receive Tenure
Professor Nathaniel Jones and Professor Ila Sheren were awarded tenure in the spring of 2020.
Allison Perelman receives Pollard-Stein Award for Excellence in Teaching
PhD candidate Allison Perelman has been awarded this year's Pollard-Stein award for excellence in teaching.