Irish Deputy Consul General visits Irish Objects at Bellarmine Museum of Art
On April 8, Peter Ryan, Deputy Consul General for Economic & Public Affairs at the Consulate General of Ireland, New York, visited the Bellarmine Museum of Art and viewed the Irish electrotypes, as part of a day also spent speaking in Economics and Irish Politics classes. In photo: Consul Ryan, Jim Fitzpatrick (Assistant Vice President of Administration and Student Affairs), Madeline Minnerly (Student Affairs), Marice Rose (Art History Progr
am Director)
Dr. Katherine Schwab’s Caryatid Hairstyling Project Film to be Shown in Athens
March 14, 2013 at the 
Archaeological Film Evening in Athens, Greece. 17:00-22:00. Free and open to the public.
Presented by the Archives of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Fairfield University, and AGON
http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/news/eventDetails/archaeological-film-festival
The link provides the schedule as well as a link to watch it livestreamed—10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., EST.
Dr. Katherine Schwab will present “How to Look Like a Greek Goddess” to teens at Wilton Public Library
Ever wanted to look like a Greek goddess? It’s all in the hair! Teens in grades 6 – 12 will learn about the ancient art of hair braiding and the Caryatid hairstyles found on the maiden statues in the Anthenian Acropolis. A short documentary will be shown and then Dr. Katherine Schwab (Art History Professor, and Curator of the Plaster Casts at the Bellarmine Museum of Art) will give a presentation while professional hair stylist, Milexy Torres, demonstrates braiding techniques and provides tips on how you can do this too. March 3, 2013 at the Wilton Public Library, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, reservations suggested.
Dr. Elisaoph’s class visits Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise
Dr. Philip Eliasoph is in Florence teaching Art History 130 – Early Renaissance in Italy for the January 2013 intersession. He took his class to see the Lorenzo Ghiberti Gates of Paradise panels which after an exhaustive cleaning and restoration are in the Museo dell Opera del Duomo in all their breathtaking glory!
Irish Art Class Experiences Manuscripts
Students in Dr. Marice Rose’s Medieval Irish Art seminar recently had the unique opportunity to see and handle books related to their studies in Fairfield’s DiMenna-Nyselius Library, and then apply what they learned to authentic medieval manuscripts during a trip to an exhibition at New York City’s Jewish Museum.
Students examine Fairfield's own facsimile of the Book of Kells.
Archivist Elise Bochinski demonstrates Fairfield's copy of the St. John's Bible (http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/)
Kaitlyn Butler, Class of 2015: “Being able to physically turn the pages of the books and to admire the dedication of these monks gave me a greater appreciation for these works. These events truly enhanced our learning experience in a way that may not have been encountered within a classroom.”
Seminar students at the Jewish Museum, before visiting the exhibition of ancient books "Crossing Borders: Manuscripts From the Bodleian Libraries"
Kelsey McGettigan, Class of 2014: “I feel so lucky that we were able to see manuscripts that are never going to be that easily accessible again.”
Art History Majors Abroad
Two Art History majors, spending their Junior spring studying in Florence, Italy found their way to the British Museum in London during their spring break.
Senior Seminar has Private Tour at Met Museum
Seniors in the Senior Seminar on a private tour at the Metropolitan Museum with American Art curator…..followed by one hour question and answer session with Senior VP Harold Holzer, MMA Communications Director.
Advance inside scoop: Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party”is coming next year with a full tilt “re-creation” of all the Impressionistera costumes – clothing as a kind of living “tableau” —ummm, Pop culture? The shadow of Alexander McQueen’s “Savage Beauty” lives on !
Dr. Schwab’s “Caryatid Hairstlying Project” Film Selected for Festival
Schwab’s film, the Caryatid Hairstyling Project will be shown at the 9th International Meeting of Archaeological Film of the Mediterranean Area… and beyond in Athens, May 7-13, 2012. Click here for more information and to see the list of films that will be screened at this meeting.
“From Codex to Kindle: The Art and History of the Book” exhibitions opening on March 22nd
Last semester, the executive director of the Pequot Library (and adjunct professor at Fairfield University) Dr. Daniel Snydacker, taught a class on the history of the book. As a final project for this course students had to chose a set of books from the special collections of the Pequot Library to research, and prepare a “Book Biography” for each object. A book biography describes where, when and how the book was produced. Those selections and the accompanying biographies form the basis for an exhibition on view at the Pequot Library and at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library at Fairfield University March 22nd through March 31st . There are a total of 17 rare and beautiful books on display at the two libraries, and a reception at both libraries will begin at the Di-Menna Nyselius at 4 p.m. on the 22nd and continue at the Pequot – visitors can enjoy the exhibition and light refreshments.
Dr. Katherine A. Schwab named “Hellene of the Year”
Students participating in the "Caryatid Hairstyling Project."
Dr. Schwab received the “Hellene of the Year” from AHEPA (The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) in October. There is a wonderful story in the new issue of Fairfield University Magazine describing this honor, and the remarkable body of work that Schwab is being honored for. Read the story here. She is also being honored with the Paideia Award, this Saturday March 24 in Hartford as part of the state’s celebration of Greek Independence Day.
National Gallery of Art Unveils NGA IMAGES – Open Access Images from the Collection
NGA IMAGES, A NEW COLLECTION IMAGE RESOURCE, AND OPEN ACCESS POLICY LAUNCHED BY NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, DC, March 16, 2012-The National Gallery of Art announces the launch today of NGA Images, a new online resource that revolutionizes the way the public may interact with its world-class collection at http://images.nga.gov. This repository of digital images documenting the National Gallery of Art collections allows users to search, browse, share, and download images believed to be in the public domain.
“As the Gallery marks its 71st anniversary, it is fitting that we introduce NGA Images and an accompanying open access policy, which underscore the Gallery’s mission and national role in making its collection images and information available to scholars, educators, and the general public,” said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. “In turn this supports research, teaching, and personal enrichment; promotes interdisciplinary research; and nurtures an appreciation of all that inspires great works of art.”
Many of the open access images have been digitized with the generous support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Anthony Riccio Gives Gallery Talk at Bellarmine Museum
- Cesarina Russo Riccio Looking Out on Fairmont Avenue, 1981
Join us at the museum on Monday, March 19th at 5:00 p.m. for a gallery talk with artist, author and oral-historian Anthony Riccio. He will tell some of the stories behind his photographs, including several about his grandmother, Cesarina, who is pictured above.
Dr. Philip Eliasoph’s Senior Seminar Visits the Wadsworth Athenaeum
The Senior Seminar visited the Conservation Lab and were illuminated by a presentation by Ulrich Birkmaier, Acting Chief Conservator, as well as by conversations with numerous curators during a jammed packed visit to the Wadsworth Athenaeum.
Family Drop-In Day at the Bellarmine Museum of Art, Second Saturday, March 12th
The next Family Drop-In Day at the Bellarmine Museum is on Saturday, March 12th from noon – 5 pm.
Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test – Test Your Color Acuity On-Line
According to the X-Rite website, “The Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test itself is used to separate persons with normal color vision into classes of superior, average and low color discrimination and to measure the zones of color confusion of color defective people.”
Take the X-Rite online color challenge
http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77&Lang=en
Dr. Jill Deupi wins Kress Foundation History of Art Grant
Dr. Jill Deupi has received a grant from the Samuel Kress Foundation to do research on the 10 Kress Collection paintings that will be installed in the Bellarmine Museum, and to devise and conduct a targeted workshop for Fairfield University faculty members to introduce participants to the Kress paintings in all their particulars, from provenance to iconography. The hope is that this workshop will empower faculty to engage with these works in a substantive way, while simultaneously providing a forum for dialogue and intellectual exchange.
Click here for more information about the Kress Foundation, History of Art Grant program: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/de fault.aspx?id=142
United States Postal Service celebrates Abstract Expressionism with new stamps
“With this stamp pane, the U.S. Postal Service honors the artistic innovations and achievements of 10 abstract expressionists, a group of artists who revolutionized art during the 1940s and 1950s and moved the U.S. to the forefront of the international art scene for the first time. The stamps go on sale March 11.
Abstract expressionism refers to a large body of work that comprised radically different styles, from still, luminescent fields of color to vigorous, almost violent, slashes of paint. In celebration of the abstract expressionist artists of the 20th century, art director Ethel Kessler and noted art historian Jonathan Fineberg (Gutgsell Professor of Art History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) selected ten paintings to feature on this colorful pane of self-adhesive stamps. Kessler used elements from Barnett Newman’s Achilles (1952) to frame the stamps. The arrangement of the stamps suggests paintings hanging on a gallery wall. For design purposes the sizes of the stamps are not in relative proportion to the paintings.” (US Postal Service Release)
The Creative Photograph in Archaeology
We are delighted to announce that copies of the beautiful book, The Creative Photograph in Archaeology, ed. C. Antoniades (Benaki Museum, 2008) have arrived from Greece and are now available for sale at the Fairfield University Bookstore for $60.00. This publication includes full-page illustrations of all the photographs exhibited at the Walsh Art Gallery in 2007, as well as illustrated essays by K. Glowacki, K. Schwab, H. Papaioannou, D. Mille, A. Szegedy-Maszak, and S. Mavrommatis. Hurry over to the bookstore while the supply lasts. For further information, contact Carey Mack Weber at cweber@fairfield.edu.
The Roy Lichtenstein collection now available in ARTstor
A new collaboration between ARTstor and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and Estate has now made 800 images by the artist available in ARTstor.
Check it out at: www.artstor.org
ArtBabble – new website with videos about art and artists
ArtBabble is hosted by the Indianapolis Museum of Art and has such illustrious partners as MOMA, SFMOMA, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the New York Public Library and PBS’ ART:21. You can search by artist or by “Channel” which breaks the videos down by subject and period. A great feature is the notes that accompany each video, directing the viewer to online links relating to the subject.
Here is the link: http://www.artbabble.org/
Flickr – The Library of Congress’ Photostream
Monument of Oscar Wilde, Library of Congress
The Library of Congress’ Photostream has over five thousand public domain images on Flickr. These images range from President Lincoln through the 1940s. Check them out!
smARThistory.org – A new way of teaching art history
A description from the smARThistory website:
smARThistory.org is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional and static art history textbook. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker began smARThistory in 2005 by creating a blog featuring free audio guides in the form of podcasts for use in The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Soon after, we embedded the audio files in our online survey courses. The response from our students was so positive that we decided to create a multi-media survey of art history web-book. We created audios and videos about works of art found in standard art history survey texts, organized the files stylistically and chronologically, and added text and still images.
You can find the website at: http://smarthistory.org/
Morgan Library digitization efforts
This ongoing effort includes the following highlights:
Google Earth and the Museo del Prado collaborate on high-res images of Prado masterpieces
Now when you fly to the Prado on Google Earth you have the opportunity to see fourteen of the greatest works in the museum’s collection in incredibly high resolution photographs. See the article on artdaily.com, the first art newspaper on the net, for full details.
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=28402&int_modo=1
