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Q&A: How do I know if I will be a good curator?

Q&A: How do I know if I will be a good curator?

March 30, 2015 · by Amy · in Careers, Higher Education, Museums, Q&A, Undergraduate Education

A student writes in saying they feel like they will not be good at curating, and wonders how would they know.

Q&A: "I've started to feel as if I'm not made to be an art historian.... Any advice, please?"

Q&A: “I’ve started to feel as if I’m not made to be an art historian…. Any advice, please?”

January 6, 2015 · by Amy · in Academia, Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

A reader seeks advice as they struggle with their place as an art history major.

Q&A: I'm an art history major and I feel so behind! How can I catch up to my classmates?

Q&A: I’m an art history major and I feel so behind! How can I catch up to my classmates?

November 24, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

An art history major who feels behind in their classes asks how they can catch up to their peers.

Q&A: How important is it to get an art history degree from a highly-ranked college?

Q&A: How important is it to get an art history degree from a highly-ranked college?

June 28, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

A reader asks how important an art history degree from a highly-ranked university is to their career options, and wonders if a degree from an “average” university would suffice.

Q&A: Has being married made pursuing a graduate degree in art history difficult?

Q&A: Has being married made pursuing a graduate degree in art history difficult?

April 3, 2014 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Careers, Grad School, Higher Education, Life, Q&A, Tumblr

A reader wonders if being married has made it difficult to pursue my graduate degree.

Q&A: Where do I start when writing an open-ended art history research paper?

Q&A: Where do I start when writing an open-ended art history research paper?

March 20, 2014 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Education, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Education

A reader needs advice about how to begin writing an open-ended research paper for their art history class.

Q&A: Should I take a year off before grad school?

Q&A: Should I take a year off before grad school?

November 22, 2013 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Grad School, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr

A reader asks if it is best to take a gap year before applying to graduate school for art history.

Art History in the Digital Age

March 7, 2013 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Digital Humanities, Explorations

This week, The Getty is hosting a Digital Art History lab with the intent of making progress on the question of how the field of art history can and should function in the digital age. As Diane Zorich masterfully outlined…

Skepticism Surrounding Caravaggio Discovery

Skepticism Surrounding Caravaggio Discovery

July 6, 2012 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Caravaggio, News, Shorts

Yesterday,  the art world exploded with news that 100 new Caravaggio paintings and drawings had been discovered by a team of art historians in Milan at the Sforzesco Castle. The Castle is home to a collection of works from the…

On Anthropomorphism

On Anthropomorphism

April 4, 2012 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Art Theory, Explorations

In the March 2012 issue of the Art Bulletin, Notes From the Field discusses anthropomorphism. What is it? Is it a good term, or bad? Does it make sense in the modern world? Is it in the eye of the…

A Space Alien Triumphs.

A Space Alien Triumphs.

March 22, 2012 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Education, High School, Life, News, School

Today, I want to talk about triumph and the people who help us become who we are. One of the major people in my life who took a chance on me and believed in me passed away a couple years…

What to Expect From Your First Art History Course


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The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art
Noah Charney and Ingrid Rowland
W. W. Norton & Company (2017)

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