The Art History area allows you the opportunity to study art and visual culture in context, analyzing the intersection of artistic expression and cultural function. Our faculty lead upper-level ...

The study of Art History offers an understanding of humanity’s diverse visual experiences and an exploration of the political, sociological, and cultural context that shapes the creation of art.

The B.A. in Visual Arts - Art History Track offers students a course of study that will open up a broad and sophisticated window into the history of art. Closely linked to the museum studies minor ...

SVA Destinations, an ongoing series of short-term, domestic and international travel-based programs offered by the School of Visual Arts, offer participants the opportunity for in-depth study, ...

I am just old enough to remember the 35mm slide projectors used in art-history classrooms of the past. As a student, I found the gentle, continuous whir of their ventilation systems calming. The soft ...

Part I. Foundations of art -- 1. Before history -- 2. The early civilization -- 3. Developments across the continents -- The Greeks and their neighbours -- Hellenistic and Roman art -- Part II. Art ...

Considering the steady ascendence of so many artists from California since the turn of the 21st century, it may come as a surprise that comprehensive scholarly treatment of California’s art history ...

On the occasion of the publication of Is Art History?, a definitive volume of writings by one of the most renowned art historians of the past half century Svetlana Alpers, BFA Visual & Critical ...

Watching the celebrations for the inauguration of the New York City mayor, my mind suddenly turned back to my intellectual career early in this century. I remembered some writings I had almost ...

With work from 14 artists, the “Visual History of the Unions” exhibition makes visible Union histories that have been overlooked.