Call for Papers
Revised and Expanded
Midwest Art History Society
Annual Conference 2012
March 29-31
This is a revised and expanded version of the Call for Papers which appeared in the Fall 2011 printed MAHS Newsletter (Number 37) mailed in November and available as a pdf file from the MAHS home page (left menu bar). Please refer to the Revised and Expanded version of the Call for Papers below in lieu of the printed or pdf version of the Newsletter.
Proposals of no more than 250 words and a recent CV are due by December 15 electronically to the respective chairs noted at the end of each description.
SESSION TOPICS
- Art and Patronage
- Art in Midwest Collections
- Issues of Patronage and Collecting Asian Art
- Art History through the Lens of Modern Film
- Out of Flanders: The Imitation of Flemish Painting in Northern and Southern Europe
- Glass: Forms, Functions, Interpretations
- Open Session: American Art
- Open Session: Medieval Art
- Open Session: Italian Renaissance Art
- Open Session: Prints and Drawings
- Open Session: Baroque Art
- Open Session: 18th and 19th Century Art
- Open Session: Modern and Contemporary Art
- Open Session: African and Oceanic Art
Art and Patronage
In keeping with the theme of this year’s Midwest Art History Society annual conference keynote address by Dr. Marilyn Stokstad, “Art Patronage in a Civil Society,” this session invites papers that explore the issue of patronage of the arts. Papers examining the topic of patronage from any methodological approach, historical period or location are welcome.
Chair: David Cateforis, University of Kansas
dcat@ku.edu
Art in Midwest Collections
This session invites papers on art in Midwest collections. Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to, recent acquisitions by Midwest museums, the contributions and collecting approaches of Midwestern patrons, or the themes/genres of Midwestern collections.
Chair: Leesa Fanning, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
lfanning@nelson-atkins.org
Issues of Patronage and Collecting Asian Art (revised description)
This panel seeks to address a wide range of issues relating to the relationship between the makers of Asian visual arts and their patrons, and the formation of collections, both within Asia and abroad, from the distant past through the present day. Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to, studies that further understanding of individual patrons and collections, or comparative studies that look at differences between public and/or institutional collections and those formed with private support, or differences in the tastes of foreign and Asian collectors.
Chair: Patricia Graham, University of Kansas
pgraham@ku.edu
Art History through the Lens of Modern Film
This session invites papers that explore the issue of how art history is represented in modern and contemporary film. Possible topics might explore the accuracy or inaccuracy of depictions of art historical masterpieces/monuments in film; the use of art historical theory as the basis for cinematic structures; or the modes of representation of artists’ biographies and practices in film.
Chair: Mike Wood, Wichita State University
mike.wood@wichita.edu
Out of Flanders: The Imitation of Flemish Painting in Northern and Southern Europe
In the last decade, two exhibitions in Bruges have highlighted the phenomenon of painting created in a Flemish style outside the borders of Flanders. This session invites papers that will further examine the impact of Flemish painting on native artists in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Spanish colonies in the 15th and 16th centuries. Papers might address issues such as: What defines “Flemishness” as it appears in these disparate countries? How does Flemish realism translate into other pictorial cultures? What specific motifs or themes found in Flemish painting were reproduced and reinterpreted? Papers that explore individual works of art as well as broader themes are welcome.
Chair: Leslie Ann Blacksberg, Eastern Kentucky University
leslie.blacksberg@eku.edu
Glass: Forms, Functions, Interpretations
This session invites papers that explore the forms, functions and interpretations of glass throughout the history of art. Papers might explore issues such as the relationship between form and decoration in glass works, the socio-political or economic factors impacting glass production and reception, the functional aspects of glass, or historical or contemporary understandings of glass as an art form.
Chair: Stephen Gleissner, Wichita Art Museum
gleissner@wichitaartmuseum.org
Open Session: American Art
This session invites paper proposals on topics related to art in the United States from the Colonial era to World War I. Although all proposals will be considered, preference will be granted to proposals offering new interpretations of familiar works or explorations of American art in an international context.
Chair: Anne Norcross, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
annenorcross@ferris.edu
Open Session: Medieval Art
This session invites papers that address all media and all periods and regions of Medieval art and architecture.
Chair: Mary Shepard, Friends University
shepardm@friends.edu
Open Session: Italian Renaissance Art
This session invites papers that address works of art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance period.
Chair: Sally Cornelison, University of Kansas
sjc@ku.edu
Open Session: Prints and Drawings
Papers are invited dealing with any topic addressing prints and drawings as distinct genres within art history and art criticism. A variety of methodological approaches is welcomed.
Chair: Robert Randolf Coleman, University of Notre Dame
robert.r.coleman.1@nd.edu
Open Session: Baroque Art
This session will consider topics concerning visual art or material culture of the 17th century.
Chair: Annette LeZotte, Wichita State University
annette.lezotte@wichita.edu
Open Session: 18th and 19th Century Art
This session invites papers on all aspects of art and architecture produced during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Chair: Jorgelina Orfila, Texas Tech University
jorgelina.orfila@ttu.edu
Open Session: Modern and Contemporary Art
This session invites papers on all aspects of art and architecture produced during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Chair: Emily Stamey, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University
emily.stamey@wichita.edu
Open Session: African and Oceanic Art
This session invites papers on all aspects of African and Oceanic Art. Papers that focus on Asmat art are especially welcome.
Chair: Jordan Fenton, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
jordanfenton@ferris.edu