News & Events
The Allegheny County Courthouse in Context - Public Symposium
Friday, April 18, 2008
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the opening of the Allegheny County Courthouse, the Architectural Studies program presented an international symposium on the architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886) and the place of his Pittsburgh masterpiece in the context of American architecture. This day-long event featured speakers from across the continent who addressed aspects of Richardson’s work and the impact of the Allegheny County Courthouse as a model for civic architecture throughout North America. View a list of speakers »
Faculty News
Terry Smith Appointed a Fellow
Terry Smith was appointed a Fellow at the National Humanities Research Center, Raleigh-Durham, NC, to work on his new book on the concept of contemporaneity. He was also named a GlaxoSmithKlein Senior Fellow for 2007-2008.
Faculty Achievements »
Frank Toker's book The Buildings of Pittsburgh (University of Virginia Press, 2007) is now available.
Graduate News
Grad Student Symposium »
The Department of History of Art and Architecture in collaboration with the Film Studies Department of University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 2008 edition of its graduate student symposium — "Storytelling: Playful Interactions and Spaces of Imagination in Contemporary Visual Culture" Visit the Symposium Web site »
Grad Student Achievements »
Cristina Albu participated at the Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art (CIHA) in Melbourne, Australia, where she presented a a paper on "Problematics of Postcolonial Dislocation in the Case of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest" in the session entitled "New Museums."
Undergraduate News
Undergraduate Achievements»
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2008 HAA departmental awards:
- Erin Hinson (HAA major) - John F. Haskins Award for Academic Excellence in Art History
- Cory Rice (HAA major), Kimberly Sorensen (HAA major), and Emma Waterloo (AS major) - Faculty of Frick Fine Arts Special Commendation Award
- Bridget Kane (AS major) - Fil Hearn Award for Study Abroad
Alumni
Recent Alumni Achievements»
Elizabeth Anne Peterson (PhD 1991) was appointed to the U.S. Senate Curatorial Advisory Board by Senator Bob Bennett, R-Utah. The appointment is not full-time, allowing Elizabeth to keep her position as Chair, Art/Art History Department at the University of Utah.