HAA Research Highlighted in Pitt Research Annual Report
Clinical Professor Alison Langmed was highlighted in the 2023-2024 Annual Report issued by the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research.
Architecture Student Take Field Trip to Frick Environmental Center
On a chilly Saturday, students from the Architectural Studies Program enrolled in ARC 1203 Design Studio 3 met instructors Chris Guignon, Jen Donnelly, and Maria Cadena at the Frick Environmental Center in Frick Park. Students learned about the significant passive design techniques employed by the building and its landscape.
Ghosh Publishes Article in a Book on the History of Bengal Textiles
Graduate student Namrata Ghosh’s article, Textiles and Memories, appears in the book, Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy (2024), published in conjunction with an ongoing exhibition of the same name in Kolkata, India.
Reparative Histories of Art and Architecture, Department Receives Mellon Grant
Department of History of Art and Architecture at Pitt receives $500,000 Mellon Grant to center social justice analysis in the discipline.JANUARY 29, 2025 (PITTSBURGH, PA)—The Department of History of
Nygren Begins Term as Articles Editor for Renaissance Quarterly
On 1 January 2025, Christopher Nygren, Associate Professor and Department Chair, begins a three-year term as Articles Editor for Renaissance Quarterly,
Flatto Contributes to Volume on Protest Photography in Print
Diana Flatto contributed research and texts on feminist activism to "Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print, 1950-Present," recently published by 10x10 Photobooks.
Nakhaei Collaborates on Online Exhibition Exploring an Iranian Shrine
Graduate student Hossein Nakhaei collaborates on "The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin: An Online Exhibition of an Iranian Shrine," hosted by Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online.
Reinstallation of American Art Collection Co-Curated by King
Isaac King (Phd 2020) co-curates Crossing the Divide: American Art from the Permanent Collection at the BYU Art Museum.
Secret Pittsburgh Podcast Visits the University Art Gallery
The Secret Pittsburgh Podcast interviewed Sylvia Rhor Samaniego as part of a behind-the-scenes tour of the University Art Gallery.
HAA Advertises Postdoc in Reparative Art Histories
The Department of History of Art and Architecture is seeking applications for a Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Associate position on “Reparative Art Histories.” We invite candidates who have completed or will complete a Ph.D. in the history of art, architecture, or visual culture to apply for this two-year appointment, running August 1, 2025, through July 30, 2027, that is funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation on the theme of social justice and disciplinary knowledge.
Lauren Taylor Publishes Article on Independent Senegal's First Art Museum
As the first museum to be built in Senegal following the nation’s independence, the Musée Dyamique, inaugurated in Dakar during the First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966), was an architectural expression of the roles that Senegal, negritude, and artistic exchange could play in healing a world torn b
Paula Kupfer Publishes Exhibition Review of the CMOA's "Widening the Lens"
Kupfer's review discusses the exhibition "Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape," underscoring its expansive and multidimensional approach to the history of landscape representation in photography. Aperture is a longstanding photography publisher based in New York.
Terry Smith Appointed Slade Professor at Cambridge 2025-6
Terry Smith has been appointed Slade Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Cambridge for 2025-2026. The Slade Professorship of Fine Art at Cambridge was founded in 1869 as the result of a bequest from the art collector Felix Slade (1788-1868).