Susannah specializes in nineteenth-century European art, with a focus on new technologies of reproduction, mass media, and the visual culture of the news. Her dissertation examines the life and work of artist and journalist Constantin Guys. Before coming to Columbia, Susannah worked in curatorial departments at the Clark Art Institute and at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She holds a master’s degree in the History of Art from Williams College and graduated with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2008.
