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Prof. Karl Whittington and PhD Students Emilela Thomas-Adams and Margaret Wilson attended the International Medieval Congress at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, the largest annual…

A recent article highlights an ongoing collaboration between professors in the History of Art Department and the Fine Arts Library. In the essay, Professor Judy Andrews and Associate Professor…

On April 6th, PhD student Cole J. Graham joined artists Sahej Rahal and Petra Szemán in a public talk hosted at the artist-run gallery Banner Repeater in conjunction with their current show: The…

In March 2023, undergraduate student Lauren Marshall traveled to New York City to conduct research in support of her thesis, “The Tablescape: Food, Art and Politics.” With the generous support of…

The Department of History of Art and the Institute for Chinese Studies were thrilled to welcome the conceptual artist and MacArthur fellow Xu Bing back to OSU on March 9, 2023. His well-attended…

Each year the History of Art Department publishes its annual newsletter, featuring a letter from our department chair, updates on research from our faculty, spotlights on graduate and…

History of Art is delighted to welcome Dr. Ellen Feiss to our department.  Dr. Feiss is the recipient of Ohio State’s most prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, the President’s Postdoctoral…

A group of twelve History of Art majors traveled to New York City over fall break (Oct 13-15) as part of the department’s capstone research seminar. Led by Prof. Jody Patterson, and assisted by…

History of Art faculty, lecturers, staff, and graduate students gathered at Goodale Park for a picnic to celebrate the start of the semester. Among the attendees were five incoming graduate…