Art History PhD programs in Modern Art
John Whalen
Could you please tell me which PhD programs you would recommend for
studying modern art - particularly the 30's to 50's and beyond.
Also, could you mention the Professors at these programs who would likely
be my advisors.
Thanks!
John.
David Byron
The College Art Association's _Guide to MA and PhD Programs_ lists
the following PhD programs as offering Modern, 20th c., or contemporary
art history, according to professors' specialities. This guide is about
three years old, and another is due to be published in January '95, so
this information may not be absolutely up to date. No claims are made
for this data in terms of accuracy. I recommend the _Guide_ as an
excellent resource for such information.
There are +/- 55 PhD programs in Art History in the U.S.
Regards,
David C. Byron <byr...@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu>
BOSTON U RIBNER, J MODERN
BOSTON U SICHEL, K MODERN & PHOTO HIST
BOSTON U WISEMAN, M MODERN
BOSTON U WOHL, H RENAIS & MODERN
BROWN U CHAMPA, K S 19TH C & MODERN
BRYN MAWR LEVINE, S Z MODERN
BRYN MAWR MILER LANE, B MODERN ARCH
CASE WESTERN RESERVE U LANDAU, E MODERN & CONTEMP
CITY U OF NEW YORK FLAM, J 19TH C & 20TH C &
PRIMITIVE
CITY U OF NEW YORK KRAUSS, R MODERN & PHOTO
CITY U OF NEW YORK PINCUS-WITTEN, R 19TH C & MODERN &
CONTEMP
CITY U OF NEW YORK REWALD, J 19TH C & 20TH C
FRENCH
CITY U OF NEW YORK WASHTON LONG, R-C 19TH C & 20TH C
COLUMBIA U BERGDOLL, B 19TH C & 20TH C
ARCH & THEORY
COLUMBIA U CRARY, J K 19TH C & 20TH C &
THEORY
COLUMBIA U DRUCKER, J CONTEMP & MODERN &
THEORY
COLUMBIA U MCLEOD, M 20TH C ARCH
COLUMBIA U REFF, T 19TH C & 20TH C EUR
COLUMBIA U TOMLINSON, J 19TH C & 20TH C
EUR & SPANISH
CORNELL U MEIXNER, L L 19TH C & 20TH C EUR
DUKE U CERNUSCHI, C MODERN
DUKE U STILES, K MODERN
DUKE U WHARTON, A BYZ & EARLY XP &
MODERN ARCH
EMORY U POLING, C MODERN EUR
EMORY U RORHER, J MODERN ARCH
FLORIDA ST U CLARK, B MODERN
FLORIDA ST U HOBBS, R 19TH C & 20TH C
FLORIDA ST U WEINGARDEN, L S 19TH C & 20TH C &
THEORY
GEORGE WASHINGTON U LADER, M MODERN
HARVARD U CHAVE, A MODERN
HARVARD U CZAPLICKA, J 19TH C & 20TH C
HARVARD U LEVINE, N MODERN ARCH
HARVARD U ZERNER, H RENAIS & MODERN
INDIANA U BURNS, S MODERN
INDIANA U KENNEDY, J MODERN & RUSSIAN
JOHNS HOPKINS U BOIS, Y-A MODERN
JOHNS HOPKINS U FRIED, M MODERN
JOHNS HOPKINS U LEHMAN, A MODERN
MIT ANDERSON, S MODERN ARCH
MIT BUCHLOH, B 20TH C
MIT MORAVANSZKY, A MODERN ARCH
MIT PASSANTI, F MODERN ARCH
NEW YORK U LUBAR, R MODERN
NEW YORK U POMMER, R MODERN ARCH
NEW YORK U ROSENBLUM, R MODERN ART
NEW YORK U RUBIN, W MODERN ART
NEW YORK U VARNEDOE, J K T MODERN
NORTHWESTERN CLAYSON, H MODERN
NORTHWESTERN TROY, N J MODERN
NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANTEN, D MODERN ARCH
NORTHWESTERN WERCKMEISTER, O K MEDIEVAL & MODERN
OHIO ST U HERBAN, M MODERN EUR
OHIO ST U LUDDEN, F M MEDIEVAL & MODERN
& THEORY
PENNSYLVANIA ST U MAUNER, G 19TH C & 20TH C
PRINCETON U CLARK, R MODERN ARCH
PRINCETON U DIETRICH, D 20TH C
RUTGERS U EIDELBERG, M BAROQUE & MODERN
DECOR
RUTGERS U MARDER, T A RENAIS & MODERN ARCH
RUTGERS U MARTER, J MODERN
RUTGERS U SMALLS, J MODERN
RUTGERS U SPECTOR, J MODERN
RUTGERS U UNDERWOOD, D MODERN ARCH
STANFORD U ELSEN, A MODERN
SUNY BINGHAMTON KING, A MODERN & URBAN &
COLONIAL
SUNY BINGHAMTON NZEGWU, N MODERN & COLONIAL
& AFRICAN
SYRACUSE U OPPLER, E MODERN
SYRACUSE U WEISS, P MODERN
SYRACUSE U ZURIER, R MODERN
TEMPLE U SILK, G MODERN
U C BERKELEY ARMSTRONG, C 19TH C & 20TH C EUR
U C BERKELEY CLARK, T J MODERN
U C BERKELEY GEORGE, D R MODERN &
SOUTHWESTERN
U C BERKELEY WAGNER, A MODERN
U C IRVINE LEIDER, P MODERN
U C SANTA BARBARA DORRA, H MODERN
U C SANTA BARBARA FARWELL, B MODERN
U C SANTA BARBARA GEBHARD, D S MODERN ARCH
U OF CHICAGO EDELSEIN, T MODERN
U OF CHICAGO HELLER, R MODERN
U OF CHICAGO MITCHELL, W J T MODERN & THEORY
U OF CHICAGO STAFFORD , B MODERN & 18TH C
U OF CHICAGO TAYLOR, K MODERN ARCH
U OF CHICAGO WARD, M MODERN
U OF DELAWARE LEIGHTEN, P 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF GEORGIA LEWIS, D 19TH & 20TH C
BRITISH
U OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGNFRANCISCONO, M 20TH C
U OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGNKRUTY, P MODERN ARCH
U OF IOWA FOSTER, S MODERN
U OF IOWA MILMAN, E MODERN
U OF KANSAS MITCHELL, T 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF LOUISVILLE KLONER, J 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK BURNHAM, J 20TH C
U OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK WITHERS, J 20TH C
U OF MICHIGAN HENNESSEY, W 19TH C & 20TH C ARCH
U OF MICHIGAN KIRKPATRICK, D 20TH C & PHOTO HIST
U OF MICHIGAN MIESEL, V 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS HAXTHAUSEN, C 20TH C EUR
U OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA KLEINFELDER, K MODERN & CONTEMP
U OF NO CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL MAVOR, C THEORY & MODERN
U OF NO CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL MILLARD, C 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF OREGON SIMMONS, S 20TH C & CONTEMP
U OF PENNSYLVANIA BROWNLEE, D MODERN ARCH
U OF PENNSYLVANIA MCCOUBREY, J 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF PENNSYLVANIA POGGI, C MODERN & CONTEMP
U OF PENNSYLVANIA STEINBERG, L RENAIS & BAROQUE
& MODERN
U OF PITTSBURGH HEARN, M F MEDIEVAL & MODERN
ARCH
U OF PITTSBURGH SHEON, A MODERN & PHOTO
HIST & 19TH C
U OF PITTSBURGH WEINSTEIN, J 20TH C GERMAN
U OF ROCHESTER WOLFF, J 19TH C & 20TH C
& SOCIAL HIST
U OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HERBERT, J MODERN
U OF TEXAS AUSTIN HENDERSON, L D 20TH C
U OF TEXAS AUSTIN SCHIFF, R 19THC & 20TH C
U OF VIRGINIA GASMAN, L 20TH C
U OF VIRGINIA WIEBENSON, D 18TH C & MODERN ARCH
U OF WASHINGTON KINGSBURY, M 19TH C & 20TH C
U OF WISCONSIN MADISON BEETEM, R N 18TH C & 19TH C
& 20TH C EUR
U OF WISCONSIN MADISON BUENGER, B C 20TH C
WASHINGTON U JENSEN, R MODERN
YALE U HANSON, A MODERN
YALE U NOCHLIN, L MODERN
YALE U SCULLY, V ANCIENT & MODERN
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Ulrike Claudia Mesch
Going back to John's question on Ph.D. programs in contemporary art--the list
that D.Byron produced is ancient history, so you better be careful to check
about who has left where.
The other thing one should know is that there is a big difference in the
discipline of art history (as practiced in the US) between the study of art
before 1945 and after. Speaking as a person writing a dissertation in post
1945 art, it is very difficult to find faculty that is willing to take on
a more contemporary topic. As long as you still focus on Abstract Expressionism
you'll be fine, and will be able to find a multitude of people who want you
as a student. (You will find that much art after '45 hasn't made its way
into the canon yet, therefore academics are very hesitant to approach it.)
So if you want to do a contemporary topic you should stick to your guns from
the start and see how faculty reacts!
Claudia Mesch
Charles W Haxthausen
field (20th C) I counted at least a dozen colleagues who are no longer
at the same institution. You would be better off consulting current
bulletins of schools you are interested in.
Charles Haxthausen
Williams College (Formerly U of Minnesota)
David Byron
> The CAA listing of who is where is badly out of date. Just in my own
> field (20th C) I counted at least a dozen colleagues who are no longer
> at the same institution. [snip]
Yes, folks do move, and a more recent guide would be nice. However, there
are about 1200 (twelve hundred) professors listed in the CAA Guide, so it
is reasonable to think that at least a general sense of who/what/where can
be derived from that source.
> [snip] You would be better off consulting current
> bulletins of schools you are interested in.
This is of course true. It is not, however, efficient as a starting point
to ask for data from all 55 programs, and then sit idly by while it
trickles in.
The outdated Guide might still provide some notion of those schools about
which one would like to know more, so that the consultation of catalogs
and such can be narrowed somewhat.
When PhD programs (finally) provide their data via the internet as a
universal practice, it won't be necessary to rely on a dated CAA guide
to get a sense of the "big picture".