Associate professor, Art History @UWM. Gustave Doré and the Modern Biblical Imagination @OUPAcademic. Co-curator "J. R. R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript."
Milwaukee, WI
Joined September 2008
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A winter storm on the last day of the exhibition meant one final visit before we close the books on “J. R. R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript.” It was a dream to work on this project, and to meet so many stellar people in the process.
When I started drawing a couple years ago, I never thought it would lead to one of the most invigorating research experiences I've ever had...
Moreover, I can't but recall that so much of JRRT's own scholarship was rooted in his study of manuscript facsimiles (only a handful of which were photographic).
Heading to Oxford in November for a month of #Tolkien research at @bodleianlibs! Excited as hell, but also daunted––haven't been on a research trip like this since grad school, but also don't have a ton of experience in hyper-focused archival work. Any tips or recs?
Showrunners really culled the Keanu canon for Celebrimbor's vision didn't they
youtu.be/zt4DRx29QUM?si=YTDO…
It's always great when research randomly leads me to my @UWMArtHistory predecessor, Kenneth Bendiner (who also was a @UmichArtHist undergrad!)
Art History 6, no. 1 (March 1983)––the month before I was born yikes
Sarah C. Schaefer retweeted
In Renaissance paintings, Venus is usually depicted rising naked and triumphant from a large seashell floating on the surface of the sea, but here in #ThomasLowinsky’s striking painting, the goddess of love is in a much more contemplative mood. 🐚 💭
🎨 bit.ly/3XtSlyr
