Professor Ioannis Mylonopoulos has received a 2014 Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award. The award was created in 2005 by Columbia Trustee Gerry Lenfest ('58 LAW, HON '09) to honor exceptional faculty in the Arts and Sciences. The awards are given annually to recognize unusual merit across a range of activities including scholarship, University citizenship, and professional involvement, with primary emphasis on teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.
This is the seventh year since 2006 that a member of the Department of Art History and Archaeology has received…
The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced the recipients of its 2013 architecture awards. The Academy's architecture awards program began in 1955 with the inauguration of the annual Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture, which is awarded to a preeminent architect from any country who has made a significant contribution to architecture as an art. In 1991, the Academy began giving Arts and Letters Awards (formerly called Academy Awards) to honor American architects whose work is characterized by a strong personal direction. An additional award category was created in 2003…
Through the generosity of The Cathedral Fund and Columbia College alumnus Mr. Greg Wyatt, the Department of Art History and Archaeology will, once again, be able to award a four-week summer research fellowship at the Royal Academy in London for a Ph.D. student. The fellowship includes a stipend of up to $3,500, a studio/office space in the Royal Academy, and access to the Academy library, which specializes in British art from the eighteenth century to the present. Affiliation with the Royal Academy, arranged by the Curator of the Royal Academy Schools, Ms. Eliza Bonham Carter, will also facilitate…
Caleb Michael Smith, age 42, died after a brief illness on February 11, 2013 in New York City. The son of Warren Smith and the late Patricia Clark Smith, Caleb was the Director of the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University, where he was also finishing a master's thesis in American Studies.
Born in Wisconsin, Caleb grew up in New Mexico and graduated from UNM (BA '95, BFA '96). He moved to New York from Boston in 2000, and started working at Columbia University soon afterwards. Caleb famously walked and photographed every street of Manhattan, documenting his experience at newyorkcitywalk…
Three Mellon Post Doctoral Teaching Fellowships/Lectureships will be offered in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University for a period of two years beginning July 1, 2013. Ph.D. or equivalent required. The degree must have been awarded in 2012 or 2013 or applicants must have a firm scheduled date of defense on or before May 24, 2013. Specialization may be in any field of art history. In addition to conducting their own research, Fellows teach Art Humanities. In the second year, Fellows have the option of teaching an undergraduate seminar in their own field of specialization…
Please note that the deadline for submitting applications for Barnard Art History seminars has been extended to Wednesday, November 7.
Barnard Art History seminars (AHIS BC prefix) are limited to 15 undergraduate students and require an application. Travel seminars are limited to 14. Applications are due on Wednesday, November 7, in the Barnard Art History Department office.
Rosters will still be decided by November 14. The Art History Department will post rosters outside of the department office on the 5th floor of Diana Center. An application form is available on the Barnard College…
It is with deepest sadness that I must announce the death of Professor Emerita Natalie Kampen on Sunday, August 12. Below are some words from Barnard's President, Debora Spar, and Professor Helene Foley of the Columbia Classics Department that capture what Tally meant to the Barnard and Columbia communities.
— Holger A. Klein, Department Chair
Professor Holger A. Klein has received a 2012 Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award. Funded through the generosity of Columbia trustee Gerry Lenfest (LAW '58, HON '09), the award recognizes faculty who demonstrate unusual merit as teachers of undergraduate and graduate students as well as outstanding scholarship and service to the university.
This is the sixth year since 2006 that a member of the Department of Art History and Archaeology has received the award. Other recipients include:
- Stephen Murray, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor of Medieval Art History, 2011
- Francesco de…
Through the generosity of The Cathedral Fund and Columbia College alumnus Mr. Greg Wyatt, the Department of Art History and Archaeology will, once again, be able to award a four-week summer research fellowship at the Royal Academy in London for a Ph.D. student in the program. The fellowship includes a stipend of up to $3,500, a studio/office space in the Royal Academy, and access to the Academy library, which specializes in British art from the eighteenth century to the present. Affiliation with the Royal Academy, arranged by the Curator of the Royal Academy Schools, Ms. Eliza Bonham Carter, will…
Vidya Dehejia, Barbara Stoler Miller Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, has been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India.
The Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri are given to those who have carried out exceptional work in various fields, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service. The Padma Bhushan is awarded for distinguished service of high order.
The awards will be distributed by the President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the official residence…
Three Mellon Post Doctoral Teaching Fellowships/Lectureships will be offered in the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, for 2012-14. Specialization may be in any field of art history. In addition to conducting their own research, Fellows teach Art Humanities: Masterpieces of Western Art, part of the Core Curriculum of Columbia College (or an equivalent course in African, Islamic, South Asian, or East Asian art). In the second year Fellows have the option of teaching an undergraduate seminar in their own field of specialization in lieu of one semester of Art Humanities…
Building the Great Cathedrals, featuring Professor Stephen Murray, has been nominated for Two Emmy Awards. The program first aired on PBS October 19, 2010, as part of the NOVA series.
PBS received 32 nominations for the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, announced July 18, 2011. Building the Great Cathedrals received nominations for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming and Outstanding Cinematography, News Coverage/Documentaries.
France's Amiens Cathedral was one of the medieval marvels of architecture highlighted in the NOVA program, a documentary produced by Providence-based…
University Professor Rosalind Krauss received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Harvard University at their 360th Commencement on May 26, 2011.
The citation for her degree was read at the ceremony in Cambridge by University President Drew G. Faust:
In a long and remarkable career of many parts—art historian, critic, curator, and founder-editor of the journal October—Rosalind Krauss has played a defining role in our understanding of post-1960s avant-garde art in America. Her highly influential books and essays, marked by her partisan brilliance, have proposed a range of compelling…
Professor Ioannis Mylonopoulos, who will spend the academic year 2011-12 as a Member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, will receive a 2011 Faculty Mentorship Award at the Ph.D. and M.A. convocation on May 15.
The Faculty Mentorship Award is given every year by the graduate students in Arts and Sciences to two faculty members who have gone above and beyond their duty to assist, guide and nurture their students along their path of learning and personal development. This award recognizes and shows appreciation for faculty members who have provided…
The 50th annual Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching, which honors a Columbia professor for commitment to undergraduate instruction as well as for "humanity, devotion to truth and inspiring leadership," was presented to Professor Holger A. Klein on May 3, 2011. The recipient of the award is selected by the student members of the Academic Awards Subcommittee of the Columbia College Student Council, with administrative support and guidance from the Academic Affairs staff of the College.
Throughout the academic year, the student members of this committee devote significant time and intellectual attention…
Through the generosity of The Cathedral Fund and Columbia College alumnus Mr. Greg Wyatt, the Department of Art History and Archaeology will award a four-week summer research fellowship at the Royal Academy in London for a Ph.D. student. The fellowship includes a stipend of $3,330, a studio/office space in the Royal Academy, and access to the Academy library, which specializes in British art from the eighteenth century to the present. Affiliation with the Royal Academy, arranged by the Curator of the Royal Academy Schools, Ms. Eliza Bonham Carter, will also facilitate access to other institutions…
The Department of Art History and Archaeology invites Columbia undergraduates to an open house on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Judith Lee Stronach Center, 826 Schermerhorn Hall. Come meet with faculty to learn about the major, senior thesis, travel, and other special opportunities in the department.
Good food will be served, including a mediterranean sampler and luscious desserts catered by Butterfield Market.
At 7:30, undergraduates are invited to stay for the Graduate Film Federation. Xueli Wang will introduce Last Year at Marienbad (1961), directed by Alain Resnais…