Marina Mangubi exhibits Painting Biathlon at Smith College
Marina Mangubi, professor of studio art at The College of Wooster, combined her love of skiing and painting in a performance art series titled […]
Wooster student presents research on Italian Renaissance artwork at regional conference
Isabelle Hoover, an art history and classical studies major at The College of Wooster, presented her research at the annual meeting of the Classical […]
African Queens: The Unknown Voices of the Archaeological Record
Name: Raena Gamble Major: Archaeology Minors: Classical Studies, Art History Advisors: Dr. Siavash Samei The marginalization of female voices is a common occurrence throughout […]
Integrating Art History into K-5 Social Studies Classrooms
Name: Kate Schlegel Majors: Art History, Education Advisor: Tracy Cosgriff & Allison Neptune This independent study investigates the possibility for interaction between art and […]
Forming National Identity through Commemoration: Representation within Postage Stamps at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
Name: Kate Read Major: Anthropology Minor: Art History Advisors: Dr. Elizabeth Derderian & Dr. Zareen Thomas This independent study focuses on the idea of forming a national identity […]
Rockin’ Cities Underground: An Urban Morphological Lens in the Archaeological Cavate Sites of Derinkuyu and Naours
Name: Anabelle Andersen Majors: Archaeology and Art History Advisors: Siavash Samei and Kara Morrow The underground cities of Derinkuyu and Naours, respectively found in Turkey and […]
The Fading of Intention: Photodegradation Studies of Carmine Colorants and Their Implications in Art Conservation
Name: Megan E. Zins Major: Chemistry Minor: Art History Advisors: Dr. Sarah J. Sobeck Cultural heritage objects are irreplaceable objects that have artistic, historical, and/or cultural […]
Two exhibits on view this semester at The College of Wooster Art Museum
The College of Wooster Art Museum has two exhibits on display during the spring semester. Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project and Painting Biathlon […]
Perceiving artifacts from multiple lenses enhances meaning
For students with multiple majors like Jonas Short, Independent Study can act as an opportunity to combine multiple interests in a project they’re truly […]
Seeing Red: Investigation of the color’s use in early baroque art and stability based upon pigment preparation
Name: Lilly Woerner Majors: Chemistry and Art History Advisors: Dr. Sarah Sobeck and Dr. Tracy Cosgriff When the cochineal insect was first introduced to […]
The Art of Reconciliation: The Influence of the Black Community on the Detroit Institute of Arts
Name: Jillian Madeleine Kouayara Major: Art History Advisor: Dr. Kara Morrow and Dr. John Siewart (second reader) Museums were created with a Eurocentric narrative […]
Immersive Fantasy: An Exploration of Cultural Diversity in Fantasy Novels
Name: Sarah Rapacz Major: English Minor: Art Advisors: Dr. Claire Eager, Dr. Jennifer Hayward Immerse is a medieval fantasy novel exploring the relationships between […]
Adding to the Narrative: Stories of the Holocaust through Portraiture and the Museum
Name: Marloes Krabbe Majors: Anthropology, Art History Advisors: Dr. Beth Derderian, Dr. John Siewert My independent study is an anthropological and art historical analysis […]
The Tel Kabri Wall and Floor Paintings: Microcosms of Mediterranean Middle Bronze Age Trade and Representations of a Canaanite Palatial Economy
Name: Christine Weber Majors: Archaeology, Art History Minor: Classical Studies Advisors: Dr. Kara Morrow, Dr. Siavash Samei This Independent Study combines art historical approaches […]
Preserving Keith Haring’s Legacy of “Art for All” through the Study of the Chemical Degradation of Daylight Fluorescent Paints and their Constituent Rhodamine Dyes
Student Name: Georgia Hopps-Weber Major: Chemistry, Art History Advisors: Dr. Sobeck and Dr. Siewert Daylight fluorescent paints were introduced in the 1940s by the […]
Bridget Murphy Milligan receives Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award
Award recognizes art professor’s photographic series “Wonder Tales”
Woodworking becomes career for studio art alumnus
Kevin Reiswig ’10 credits his summer as a research assistant and Wooster’s focus on writing for his post-graduate success
NEH awards grant to Tracy Cosgriff and team for digital reconstruction of Pope Julius II’s library
Project illuminates underrecognized history of Stanza della Segnatura through innovative technologies
Art alumnus builds career as cartoonist and illustrator
Will Santino ’11 reflects on Wooster’s creative community
Chasing Gold Statues: A Study of Kanye West and the Case for Abstract Minimalism in the Digital Age
Student: Sarah Stutler Majors: Art History, English Advisors: Christopher Kang, John Siewert American artist Kanye West has been in the public eye for over […]