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PhD Student Peter Smyth Presents Paper at the 2023 International Conference on Narrative in Dallas
On March 2, PhD student Peter Smyth presented a paper entitled “Miraculous Kitsch: Comics, Painting, and the Modernist Anticipation of Novelty” at the 2023 International Conference on…
PhD Student Maika Kagawa Bahr Presents Paper at College Art Association Annual Conference in New York
On February 16, PhD student Maika Kagawa Bahr presented a paper entitled “Savoring Toxicity: Culinary Nationalism and Wax Food Models from Japan’s Interwar Period” at the College Art Association…
PhD Candidate Yifan Li Co-chairs Panel and Presents Paper at College Art Association Annual Conference in New York
On February 15, PhD Candidate Yifan Li presented a paper entitled “Staging Chinese Visual Modernity: Zhang Shuqi’s Painting Demonstrations in the United States, 1941–1946” at the College Art…
PhD Student Schuyler Black-Seitz Conducts Research on New Deal Murals in Washington, D.C.
With the support of an Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment award, PhD student Schuyler Black-Seitz traveled to Washington, DC to conduct dissertation research on New Deal murals. His focus for…
PhD Student Schuyler Black-Seitz Conducts Research on New Deal Murals in New York City
With the support of a Graduate Research Small Grant, PhD student Schuyler Black-Seitz traveled to New York City to conduct dissertation research on New Deal murals. His focus for this trip was on…
PhD Student Lauren Caskey Attends Crystal Bridges's Tyson Scholars Ten Year Reunion and the AHAA in Arkansas
In early October, Lauren Caskey traveled to Bentonville, AR to participate in Crystal Bridges's Tyson Scholars Ten Year Reunion and the Association of Historians of American Art Biennial Symposium…
PhD Student Christy Sher Travels to the University of Pennsylvania to Conduct Research on the Arthur Tress Collection of Japanese Illustrated Books and Prints
Ph.D. student Christy Sher traveled to Philadelphia to conduct research on the Arthur Tress Collection of Japanese Illustrated Books and Prints at the University of Pennsylvania. She visited the…
PhD Student Allie Mickle Attends New York Film Festival's Screening of Artist Mika Rottenberg
With support from the Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment, PhD Candidate Allie Mickle traveled to New York City to complete dissertation research on artist Mika Rottenberg, attending the New York Film…
PhD Student Sophie Richard Travels to New Mexico to Conduct Research on Nina Otero-Warren
Over fall break, PhD student Sophie Richard visited the New Mexico State Archives to review historic family records and drawings by Gilded Age activist, Nina Otero-Warren, whose legacy was…