The Findley Lecture with Emily Floyd 12/3/2025
The Findley Lecture with Emily Floyd 12/3/2025
Sara Garzon PhD ’22 is associate curator for the second Bienal das Amazônias 2025
Sara Garzon PhD ’22 is associate curator for the second Bienal das Amazônias 2025
The long, deep dig: Collaboration excavates the ancient city of Sardis
A collaboration between Cornell and Harvard has continuously excavated the ancient city.
Civil War still haunts American attitudes toward democracy
A new book by Shirley Samuels examines the story behind today’s divided America in literature and art created during and soon after the Civil War.
Pulse of Art History with Luke Fidler 11/11/2025
Pulse of Art History with Luke Fidler 11/11/2025
Objects from famous shipwreck tell deeper stories
La Pérouse’s expedition, wrecked in 1788, was intended to rival those of British explorer Captain James Cook and to bring the French renown in scientific knowledge. Through the visual materials related to the voyage and its wreck, Kelly Presutti tells a larger story about the enterprise of empire.
Professor Presutti's ARTH 2600 Takes Field Trip to Buffalo Museums
Professor Presutti's ARTH 2600 Takes Field Trip to Buffalo Museums
Professor Shirley Samuels publishes new book, Haunted by the Civil War
Professor Shirley Samuels publishes new book, Haunted by the Civil War
Harmonia Rosales’s artist lecture to be followed by a conversation with History of Art faculty Verity Platt and Ana Howie
Harmonia Rosales’s artist lecture to be followed by a conversation with History of Art faculty Verity Platt and Ana Howie
Atreyee Gupta book talk on her two recently published titles
Atreyee Gupta book talk on her two recently published titles
On Beverly Buchanan: Patricia Ekpo & Ima-Abasi Okon in conversation
On Beverly Buchanan: Patricia Ekpo & Ima-Abasi Okon in conversation
Prof. Iftikhar Dadi presents on “Abstraction and Modernism” at the Clark Art Institute
Prof. Iftikhar Dadi presents on “Abstraction and Modernism” at the Clark Art Institute
Philip N. Sapirstein, PhD '08, Appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto
Philip N. Sapirstein, PhD '08, Appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto
‘Defending Haudenosaunee Sovereignty’ exhibit opens Sept. 24
The outdoor exhibit celebrates the centenary of Deskaheh Levi General’s 1923 intervention on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy at the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Jolene Rickard Curates "Deskaheh in Geneva 1923-2023: Defending Haudenosaunee Sovereignty"
Jolene Rickard Curates "Deskaheh in Geneva 1923-2023: Defending Haudenosaunee Sovereignty"
Visual Culture Colloquium with Michael Chagnon 9/30/2025
Visual Culture Colloquium with Michael Chagnon 9/30/2025
Hannah Ryan, PhD '19, Publishes New Book
Hannah Ryan, PhD '19, Publishes New Book
New Faculty: Patricia Ekpo
Patricia Ekpo, History of Art and Visual Studies
2025 Nexus Scholars talk about academic growth, transformation
Ten students who participated in this summer's Nexus Scholars Program share their stories..
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History of Art and Visual Studies 2026-28
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History of Art and Visual Studies 2026-28
Andrew Moisey Published in Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
Andrew Moisey Published in Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
Dr. Patricia Ekpo Joins Department as Assistant Professor
The Department of History of Art is pleased to welcome Patricia Ekpo (Ph.D. Yale University) as Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Art.
Congratulations to Cornell History of Art PhD graduate Alice Clinch!
Congratulations to Cornell History of Art PhD graduate Alice Clinch!
Congratulations to Cornell History of Art PhD graduate Kaitlin Emmanuel!
Congratulations to Cornell History of Art PhD graduate Kaitlin Emmanuel!
Congratulations History of Art Class of 2025!
Congratulations History of Art Class of 2025!
Outstanding faculty win 2025 teaching and advising awards
Among those being recognized for exceptional teaching and mentorship this year are faculty members Begüm Adalet, Claudia Verhoeven, and Marcelo Aguiar.
'I understand truly how interconnected the world and its people are'
Ashley Koca is a Robert S. Harrison College Scholar and also majors in Near Eastern studies and history of art.
Ayesha Matthan presents at the Annual Frick Symposium on the History of Art
Ayesha Matthan presents at the Annual Frick Symposium on the History of Art
Visual Culture Colloquium with Miguel Valerio 4/24/25
Visual Culture Colloquium with Miguel Valerio 4/24/25
Benjamin Anderson Gives Talk at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Benjamin Anderson Gives Talk at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Visual Culture Colloquium with Dana Leibsohn 4/22/25
Visual Culture Colloquium with Dana Leibsohn 4/22/25
Pulse of Art History with Zirwat Chowdhury 4/15/2025
Pulse of Art History with Zirwat Chowdhury 4/15/2025
History of Art 2025 Senior Honors Thesis Symposium
History of Art 2025 Senior Honors Thesis Symposium
Pulse of Art History with David Getsy 4/8/2025
Pulse of Art History with David Getsy 4/8/2025
Alumna Elizabeth Giorgis, PhD ’10, passed away in Sharjah, UAE, on March 16, 2025.
Alumna Elizabeth Giorgis, PhD ’10, passed away in Sharjah, UAE, on March 16, 2025.
Hui Yuan, BA '24, Accepted into Harvard Law
Hui Yuan, BA '24, Accepted into Harvard Law
Priscila Dantas de Moraes Accepted at American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Priscila Dantas de Moraes Accepted at American School of Classical Studies at Athens
History of art staff member publishes research on face pots
Danielle Vander Horst, M.A., '19 will continue her study of Romano-British face pots, pursuing a Ph.D. through Cornell's Employee Degree Program.
History of Art Senior Honors Thesis Symposium 3/21/2025
Join Us for the History of Art Senior Honors Thesis Symposium 3/21/2025
Visual Culture Colloquium with Ricardo Padrón 3/11/25
Visual Culture Colloquium with Ricardo Padrón 3/11/25
Your February 2025 reads
This month’s featured titles include books by A&S faculty and alumni: poetry, a kids’ book about Bali, and a short story collection.
Asli Menevse PhD ’21 is Assistant Professor, Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Asli Menevse PhD ’21 is Assistant Professor, Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Sarah Humphreville, BA and BFA ’09, is Lunder Curator of American Art at the Colby College Museum of Art.
Sarah Humphreville, BA and BFA ’09, is Lunder Curator of American Art at the Colby College Museum of Art.
Kaja Tally-Schumacher PhD ’20 joins Harvard Graduate School of Design as an Assistant Professor of Environmental History.
Kaja Tally-Schumacher PhD ’20 joins Harvard Graduate School of Design as an Assistant Professor of Environmental History.
The Findley Lecture with Kathleen Ash-Milby 3/4/2025
The Findley Lecture with Kathleen Ash-Milby 3/4/2025
Holiday Powers PhD ’15 publishes book on modern art in Morocco
Holiday Powers PhD ’15 publishes book on modern art in Morocco
Natasha Bissonauth PhD ’17 joins Emily Carr University as Assistant Professor
Natasha Bissonauth PhD ’17 joined the Emily Carr University in January 2025 as Assistant Professor of Art History in the Faculty of Culture and Community.
The Findley Lecture with Byron Hamann 2/19/2025
The Findley Lecture with Byron Hamann 2/19/2025
Dadi leads Climate Congress symposium with Getty Foundation grant
The conference, in Lahore, Pakistan, featured more than thirty guest scholars, curators, artists, and other practitioners and twenty-seven emerging scholars.
Visual Culture Colloquium with Siobhan Angus 2/11/2025
Visual Culture Colloquium with Siobhan Angus 2/11/2025