By Design

Frank Lloyd Wright and Marshall Erdman were the visionaries who laid the groundwork for Dan Erdman’s career. Now he’s cementing their legacy with a professorship that will support teaching and learning for the next generation.

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Building on the Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright

Alumnus Dan Erdman funds a named professorship in the Department of Art History.

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The Fine Art of Curating Greatness

A pair of Department of Art History alums talk about the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create one of the most impactful art exhibitions in the United States.

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Learning from a Master's Example

Steffani Bennett excavates the curiously ignored life of one of Japanese history’s most important artistic figures.

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Oh, the Horrors!

The College of Letters & Science is fascinated with the ghastly and spooky.

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Cool Class: Imagining the End of the World

Art History Professor Jennifer Pruitt examines how art survives and transforms across periods of apocalypse and what it means for our future.

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Insignificant Significance

Art History alumnus Matthew Rarey wins a prestigious book prize by revealing important historical truths about a commonplace object.

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Dance of Fire and Redemption

Anna Betz (Art History BA '16 MA '20) re-imagines Dante’s Divine Comedy as a kinetic modern ballet.

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Prestigious Rome Prize awarded to UW-Madison art history professor

Preeti Chopra, Professor of Visual Studies, South Asian Art and Architecture in the Department of Art History, receives prestigious Rome Prize for work in historic preservation and conservation.

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