Art History is the study of the visual arts in civilization. It
examines changing values in all fields of visual culture,
including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography,
architecture, film, the mass media, and forms of popular
expression. Its interdisciplinary reach encompasses literature,
history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies,
critical theory, and cultural studies. Art History emphasizes
visual as well as verbal and written literacy, providing more
than the standard advantages to a liberal arts education.
Students majoring in Art History will engage with the
wide-ranging opportunities its curriculum presents for learning
and research. Studying Art History develops visual
literacy, communication skills, critical/creative thinking and an
understanding of diversity.
Professor Alexandra Sofroniew will present her paper “Did Votive
Offerings Stop Working? The End of the “Votive Habit” in
Republican Italy” at a conference at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor on May 23.
Please join us for the 2024 Art History Graduate Symposium
at the Manetti Shrem Museum on Friday, May 31. The symposium is
the art history contribution to the “Arts &
Humanities 2024 Graduate Exhibition” which showcases the
culminating work of graduate students in the College of Letters
and Science and opens June 6.
This year’s Arts and Humanities Graduate Exhibition, running June
6 – 24 at the Jan
Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, features student
work from across the College of Letters and Science.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA