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Thomas ‘Tom’ Mapp, visionary arts educator and administrator at UChicago, 1936‒2024
Remembered for his commitment to students and encouragement to ‘read broadly and think connectively’
Thomas “Tom” Mapp, a transformative leader i...
Lewis 'Alan' Longino, UChicago graduate student and scholar of postwar Japanese art, 1987‒2024
The following was published in UChicago News on July 18, 2024.By Sara PattersonLewis “Alan” Longino, a University of Chicago graduate student who stud...
Florence Illuminated project to receive generous NEH grant
Humanities Assoc. Prof. Niall Atkinson is spearheading a comprehensive, collaborative, multi-university digital research platform called Florence Illu...
What eclipses have meant to people across the ages
The following was published in UChicago News on April 1, 2024.
Eclipses have fascinated people since the earliest days of recorded history.
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Humanities Division to Elevate the Study of South Asian Art and Media
By Sara Patterson
UChicago’s Division of the Humanities launches a new visiting professorship in South Asian Art and Media in 2025‒2026 thanks to g...
Modern Language Association and College Art Association to Honor W. J. T. Mitchell with Lifetime Achievement Awards for English and Writing on Art
Freida High's painting "Hypericons: Homage to W. J. T. Mitchell," 2007. © Freida High. .
Prof. W. J. T. Mitchell may be the only living iconologi...
Rebecca Zorach Curates Exhibit for 'AFRICOBRA in Chicago'
Rebecca Zorach, Professor in Art History, is curating an exhibition at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts as part of AFRICOBRA in Chicago, "...
Doctoral Student Discusses Symbolism of Korean Art at Smart Museum
Eleanor Hyun, a PhD candidate in Art History, shared her expertise in Korean and Chinese art during a lecture at the Smart Museum of Art on calligraph...