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Welcome to the UMM Art History Webpage!
Art history offers both the pleasure of studying beautiful and intriguing art objects
and the benefits of profound intellectual stimulation. Art is a gateway to almost every aspect of culture,
and as we study it together we discuss politics, religion, science, philosophy, history, and a range
of social issues, such as gender, sexuality, class, and race.
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The art history program at UMM is notable for its breadth and depth, offering both beginning-level surveys and upper-division courses on everything from Ancient Greek art to postmodern art, Chinese art to the achievements of women artists.
Our upper division classes are small and intimate, allowing for lively dialogue with professors and classmates.
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Many of our students complete second majors in disciplines such as studio art, anthropology, English, history, or European Studies. Our graduates have gone on to earn advanced degrees and to careers in museum work, education, and arts administration.
The students in art history enjoy a congenial relationship with the students in studio art, with whom they share common interests in the UMM Art Club.
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Our students take advantage of numerous opportunities outside of the classroom, such as study abroad, directed studies, and internships.
We have three full-time faculty members who teach a total of twenty different courses and are active researchers in their specialties.
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Faculty
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Julia K. Dabbs, Ph.D. University of Maryland: Renaissance and Baroque art; research specializations in seventeenth-century French sculpture
and women artists of the early modern (1550-1800) period.
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Joel Eisinger, Ph.D. Indiana University: 19th and 20th century art, history of photography, African American art, and Chinese art; research specialization in the history of photography. |
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Jimmy Schryver, Ph.D. Cornell University: Ancient and medieval art, Islamic art; research specialization in the art and archaeology of the Crusader states. |
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