History of Art and Architecture

Past Events

Wed
Feb
21
2024

Zayandehrud and Its City: Reading the Riverine Landscapes of Seventeenth-Century Isfahan

During the Colloquium, Sahar will introduce her book project and delve into a section of it in more detail

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Tue
Feb
20
2024

Object Lesson: Aaron Bohrod's "Dumping Slag"

Members of the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory (PWC) will lead a discussion about Bohrod’s 1947 painting with an eye to the long-term impacts of industrial production on the local environment.

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Wed
Feb
14
2024

Reflections on the Viral Image

Profs. Langmead and Nygren will share some reflections on their a new course, HAA 0065, The Viral Image from Fall 2023

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Wed
Jan
31
2024

Black Hole Imaging and Photography

Colleen O'Reilly will present a virtual colloquium on the famous 2019 photograph of a supermassive black hole

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Fri
Jan
26
2024

Agua Firme: A Conversation

Join the UAG for a live installment of theTurning Points series. Artists Scherezade García and iliana emilia García, in conversation with writer Angie Cruz, will discuss the Garcías installation, Agua Firme, in the University Art Gallery, artmaking and Dominican history and identity.

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Wed
Jan
24
2024

Mellon Grant: Social Justice and Disciplinary Knowledge

This week's colloquium will be an informational session on the proposed Mellon Grant application. 

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Tue
Jan
23
2024

Object Lesson: Stele Rubbing

Join Studio Art Professor Delanie Jenkins for a closer look at a stele rubbing after a 17th century painting. Prof. Jenkins will share how this work inspired her own practice.

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Wed
Jan
17
2024

Teaching Art History with AI: Computers Don’t ‘See’

Alison Langmead will present the first colloquium of the New Year on a draft of her presentation for the upcoming NEH Workshop.

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Wed
Jan
10
2024

Welcoming the Spring Semester

The first installment of the Spring 2023 Colloquium welcomes in the Spring 2023 semester.

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Fri
Dec
15
2023

HAA December Graduation

Please join the Department of History of Art & Architecture in the Frick Fine Arts cloister for our winter graduation celebration/reception to honor our December graduates.

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