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Art History Blogs?

Posted in Miscellany, Uncategorized on June 4th, 2008 by admin

As I develop this site, I notice that while I find plenty of medieval blogs (my field of specialization), I find almost no art history blogs. 

Let me, then, draw attention to one written by the Director of the Walters Art Museum – Gary Vikan – called the Director’s Blog.  Dr. Vikan posts infrequently, but well.  I would appreciate to learn of any others!

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Teaching Philosophy, Part 3: Primary Sources

Posted in Teaching Philosophy, Uncategorized on June 2nd, 2008 by admin

In my teaching, I privilege the close examination of material original to the period of study.  I advocate an openness to all sources, whether visual, textual, or material, and I cultivate in my students the intellectual tools - from the disciplines of art history, history and archaeology - that one needs to examine these primary sources.  The meaningful contextualization of works of art then results from the interrelating of visual, textual, and material evidence.

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