Overview

The History and Art History Department stands out in three ways. It is a research powerhouse, producing groundbreaking scholarship in both traditional and digital forms. It provides effective and exciting instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, opening students’ minds and preparing them to pursue a wide range of fulfilling careers. And it engages large public audiences through museums, podcasts, websites, lectures, as well as K-12 teacher training. 

  • Colosseum by Sil'vestr Shchedrin
  • Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, c. 1333-1323 BCE
  • Taj Mahal Mausoleum, Agra by Vasily Vereshchagin, 1874-1876
  • Unidentified Woman, O.B. De Morat c. 1865
  • Yellow Flowers, Pelaez 1964
  • Cab Calloway and his band
  • Slides, by Stephanie Sheridan
  • Group portrait of two Native Americans from the Wichita Tribe..., by Beals 1904
  • Revolution in Latin America