February 4th, 2013
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts Welcomes Carol Mancusi-Ungaro as the Judith Praska Distinguished Visiting Professor in Conservation and Technical Studies
The Institute of Fine Arts is delighted to welcome conservator Carol Mancusi-Ungaro this spring as the second Judith Praska Distinguished Visiting Professor in Conservation. Carol currently serves as Associate Director for Conservation and Research at the Whitney Museum of American Art and is the Founding Director of the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art at the Harvard Art Museum. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College in 1968 and a Master of Arts degree from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University in 1970. For nineteen years she served as Chief Conservator of The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. Read more >
December 5, 2012
Terra Foundation Supports American Art at the Institute of Fine Arts
The Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that the Terra Foundation for American Art has generously awarded a grant in support of the upcoming symposium, “Mapping: Geography, Power, and the Imagination in the Art of the Americas” (March 7-8, 2013). This innovative symposium will explore the North and South American landscape in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries from a hemispheric perspective through the concept of mapping. Read more >
November 7, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Response
The faculty and students of the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts are committed to helping in the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Artists' studios, archives, art storage facilities, galleries and conservation firms in low-lying areas of Chelsea, Brooklyn and Long Island City have been adversely affected by the surge of contaminated brackish water from the storm, and we have been mobilizing to assist in the stabilization and recovery of works of art and archives. Read more >
November 7, 2012
The IFA Mourns the Loss of Professor Emerita Evelyn B. Harrsion
Evelyn Byrd Harrison, born in 1920, was descended from two First Families of Virginia, lineages recognized as belonging among the first wave of English settlers to colonize Jamestown in the 17th century. The Byrds became a lasting and prominent political dynasty in Virginia, as did the Harrisons who produced Virginia governors and two American presidents. Read more [PDF]
October 11, 2012
Deanie Stein Joins Institute of Fine Arts’ Board of Trustees
Judy Steinhardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, is pleased to announce that Deanie Stein has joined the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Fine Arts. Read more [PDF]
September 18, 2012
IFA archaeological team at Aphrodisias discovers two life-size marble statues in this year’s excavation
Recent excavations in Aphrodisias (Aug 2012), one of the most important archaeological sites in modern Turkey, directed by R.R.R. Smith with A. Sokolicek and K. Welch, have revealed two life-size marble statues, both of high quality. They were found built into the foundations of a post-antique or early medieval building and are in a very good state of preservation. The find has also been announced in the Turkish media (click here for the article). One of the figures wears Greek civilian dress (tunic and cloak) and is of mid-imperial date, c. AD 200. He is displayed in a dynamic posture, holding a book scroll in his left hand. The other figure wears a late antique Roman toga and is of the fifth century AD. It has a stolid four-square posture, a thick chest, and an unusually fat belly. The second statue probably represented a governor or other high-ranking office-holder in the imperial administration. The discoveries are described in more detail in this interview of R.R.R. Smith in Live Science and the Huffington Post.
September 12, 2012
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts Announces Annual Student Award for Excellence in Conservation Treatment
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the establishment of the RDM prize, an annual award to a current student or recent graduate in recognition of an advanced treatment of a work of art that demonstrates a high level of skill and art historical sensitivity. Thanks to the generosity of a long-standing friend of our program, this award will include $500 for the purchase of conservation tools and materials, and a named plaque. Read More [PDF]
July 30, 2012
IFA Archaeological Team at Selinunte Discover a Seventh-Century BCE Sanctuary to Demeter
We are pleased to announce that the 2012 IFA archaeological team, directed by Professor Clemente Marconi, unearthed the most archaic temple in the region of Selinunte to date. The discovery is announced here in English, while more in-depth articles are available at BlogSicilia and Corriere del Mezzogiorno. Images of the excavated votive material are featured in Il Giornale dell'Arte and La Republica, including a bone flute, Protocorinthian lekythos, Attic white ground lekythos by the Douris painter, and statuette of Demeter.
June 29, 2012
Announcing a new course: Curatorial Studies The Making of the New Galleries of the Arts of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia at Metropolitan Museum of Art
On November 1, 2011, the new galleries of the Arts of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia (ALTICALSA) opened to the public. This was a momentous occasion for the museum curatorial staff and administration, Islamic art scholars and our various audiences. To date, the new galleries have been visited by close to 600,000 visitors to date and continue to attract large numbers of visitors daily. Read More [PDF]
June 5, 2012
ISLAA Makes Generous Gift to the IFA
The Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that the Institute for the Studies On Latin American Art (ISLAA) has given the IFA a $75,000 grant, payable over the next three years, to enhance the study of and research on Latin American art. Since 1991, the IFA has led the way in the United States in building an innovative, dedicated program for the study of Latin American art at the graduate level. Read More [PDF]
May 2, 2012
Dr. Ann Temkin Receives the Second IFA Honorary Fellowship
We are pleased to announce the second annual IFA Honorary Fellow. This year’s recipient is Ann Temkin, the Marie- Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Read More [PDF]
April 30, 2012
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts welcomes Christine Frohnert as the inaugural Judith Praska Distinguished Visiting Professor in Conservation and Technical Studies
The Institute of Fine Arts is delighted to announce the new Judith Praska Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Conservation beginning in fall 2012 and to welcome conservator Christine Frohnert as the first Praska Professor. Ms. Frohnert completed her training as a paintings and sculpture conservator in various institutions in Germany in 1993. She consequently joined the conservation department of the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, and held the position of the Chief Conservator from 2000-2005. Read More [PDF]
February 17, 2012
Professor Alexander Nagel Awarded 2012 Charles Rufus Morey Book Award
We are pleased to announce that Professor Alexander Nagel’s new book, The Controversy of Renaissance Art (Chicago UP, 2011), has been awarded the 2012 College Art Association’s Charles Rufus Morey Book Award. Read More [PDF]
February 17, 2012
2012 American Institute of Archaeology Conservation and Heritage Management Award granted to Professor James McCredie
We are pleased to announce that Sherman Fairchild Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts and Director James McCredie has just been given the 2012 American Institute of Archaeology Conservation and Hertiage Management Award in recognition of his work on the excavations at Samothrace, Greece. Read More [PDF]
February 17, 2012
Excellence in the Arts Award from Appraisers Association of America goes to Professor Linda Nochlin
Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Modern Art Linda Nochlin, we are happy to announce, has received the Appraisers Association of America’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Read More [PDF]
February 1, 2012
Click here to see an interview done last year at Harvard with Edith Kitzmiller Professor of Art History, Marvin Trachtenberg, about his important book, Building-in-Time. Professor Trachtenberg’s book addresses the role that temporality plays in pre-modern Italian architecture. His deft treatment of medieval and Renaissance architecture helps us to see the way that temporality is also an important element in the production and reception of modern architecture.
January 10, 2012
The Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts is Awarded a Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support a Summer Institute in Technical Art history for PhD Students
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University was recently awarded $240,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund two years of an innovative summer program in technical art history for PhD candidates in art history from North American graduate departments. Read more [PDF]
January 5, 2012
Field Season - photographs from the IFA's excavations in Abydos, Egypt.
The opening reception will be held Thursday, Jan 5th on the 8th floor of the Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South. Photographers Greg Maka, Amanda Kirkpatrick and Gus Gusciora will be showing a selection of work from the past three years. Curated by Ileana Selejan. View pres release [PDF]
November, 22, 2011
Professor Jontathan Brown awarded Bernardo de Galvez Prize
The IFA is proud to announce Professor Jonathan Brown's selection for the prestigious Bernardo de Galvez Prize in recognition of his pioneering work in the study of Spanish Golden Age painting, along with his decades of contributions to the intercultural dialogue between Spain and the United States, and the accessibility and appreciation of Spanish visual culture in the US. Read More
September 1, 2011
Anne Litle Poulet Joins the Institute of Fine Arts’ Board of
Trustees
Judy Steinhardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, is pleased to announce that Anne Litle Poulet has joined the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Read More [PDF]
July 12, 2011
Contemporary African Art Scholar Okwui Enwezor Named 2012 Kirk Varnedoe Visiting Professor at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU
Okwui Enwezor, curator, author and critic specializing in contemporary art, has been named the 2012 Kirk Varnedoe Visiting Professor. His lecture series and course offerings will focus on contemporary African art, its development and narrative since the late 1970s, as well as exploring its presentation in both domestic and global contexts. He will be in residence at the IFA from January to May 2012. Read More [PDF]
June 8, 2011
Stephen S. Lash Joins the Institute of Fine Arts’ Board of Trustees
Judy Steinhardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, is pleased to announce that Stephen S. Lash, Chairman Emeritus of Christie’s Americas, Vice Chairman of Christie’s American Advisory Board and a member of Christie’s International Board, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Read More [PDF]
May 19, 2011
The Institute of Fine Arts announces a postdoctoral fellowship supported by a grant from the A. W. Mellon Foundation.
This award will be for academic years 2012 – 2014. The A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will be in residence at the Institute of Fine Arts. The fellowship is held in conjunction with the IFA/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation review of research and teaching in the fields of art history, archaeology and conservation. Click here for more information and to download an application.
April 7, 2011
Dr. Jennifer Raab is Appointed IFA/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
The Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Raab has been named the IFA/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. Read More [PDF]
April 5, 2011
Finbarr Barry Flood’s Objects of Translation: Material Culture and Medieval 'Hindu-
Muslim' Encounter (Princeton University Press, 2009) Awarded the 2011 Ananda Kentish
Coomaraswamy Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, South Asia Council.
The prize is awarded to "broad scholarly works with innovative approaches that promise to define or redefine understanding of whole subject areas. The book's subject matter must deal with South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh) and may concern any topic in any discipline, or it may cross disciplinary lines." Read More [PDF]
April 4, 2011
Professor Marvin Trachtenberg Named 2012 Sarton Medallist by Ghent University for his Scholarly Achievement in the History of Science
Ghent University names Marvin Trachtenberg, Edith Kitzmiller Professor of the History of Fine Arts, a 2012 Sarton Medallist based on the outstanding scholarly achievement of his 2010 book, Building-in-Time, from Giotto to Alberti and Modern Oblivion (Yale University Press London). Read More [PDF]
February 25, 2011
The Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts is awarded a Grant from the Stockman Family Foundation Trust to support training in photographic conservation
We are pleased to announce that the Stockman Family Foundation Trust has awarded the Conservation Center a grant in the amount of $78,500. This funding will help establish a student fellowship in photography conservation over two years including support for attendance at relevant workshops and conferences. In addition, funding will support courses and individualized instruction with conservators active in the field. Lastly, a portion will be dedicated to upgrading equipment to enhance both student training and laboratory capabilities in treatment of photographic materials. Read More [PDF]
February 16, 2011
Estrellita B. Brodsky and Mark Fisch join the Institute of Fine Arts Board of Trustees
Judy Steinhardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, is pleased to announce that Estrellita B. Brodsky and Mark Fisch have joined the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Read More [PDF]
February 9, 2011
Philippe de Montebello presented with the Centennial Award for Leadership by the College Art Association Baord of Directors
The CAA Board of Directors has selected five extraordinary individuals—Philippe de Montebello, Agnes Gund, Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, and Stuart E. Eizenstat—as the distinguished recipients of CAA’s four Centennial Awards in recognition of the extraordinary time and expertise they have contributed to the visual arts in New York and across the nation. Special guests presenters gave the Centennial Awards during Convocation at the 99th Annual Conference and Centennial Kickoff at the Hilton New York on Wednesday evening, February 9, 2011.
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January 24, 2011
Jonathan Brown named the College Art Association's 2011 Distinguished Scholar
Chaired by Prof Edward Sullivan, the CAA Distinguished Scholar Session Honoring Jonathan Brown – Between Iberia and New Spain: The Scholarship of Jonathan Brown – will be held Wed, Feb 10th from 2:30 – 5pm. Click here for more information.
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