mikimeed Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 I'm looking into Ph.D programs in French art, but my interests as of now are quite broad. I was wondering if anyone could suggest programs that are strong in any or all of the following fields: Baroque Rococo 19th-century academic art Thank you!
fullofpink Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Read articles of people you admire and see where they are? There have been a ton of deaths/retirements in the last decades of the most prominent french art historians in those periods so the pickings are slim.
highpriestess Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Read articles of people you admire and see where they are? There have been a ton of deaths/retirements in the last decades of the most prominent french art historians in those periods so the pickings are slim. I'll really have to disagree with the idea that "pickings are slim" in the field of French art history. It is a very popular field (which makes it very competitive). Because of this, I would advise against getting a PhD from a 2nd tier university (unless the fit happens to be extremely good). You didn't mention the time period you are interested in, but my specialty is 19th Century France, so here are some places/people I would recommend if you are going along those lines: Darcy Grigsby - UC Berkeley Thomas Crow - IFA Micheal Fried - Johns Hopkins Howard Lay and Susan Siegfried - University of Michigan Andre Dombrowski - UPenn Carol Armstrong - Yale Margaret Werth - University of Delaware Laura L. Meixner - Cornell Ewa Lajer- Burcharth - Harvard Martha Ward - U Chicago S. Hollis Clayson and Stephen S. Eisenman - Northwestern Of course, this is a finite list. It could go on and on. Good luck!
augustinian Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Mary Sheriff at UNC, Sarah Betzer at Virginia, and Todd Cronon at Emory are also very interesting scholars. At Chicago, there's not only Marty Ward, who's a dream, but also Anne Leonard, Richard Neer (who dabbles in French classicism), Tom Gunning and Jennifer Wild in the CMS dept with an interest in 19th century France. At Harvard, there's Ewa and also Maria Gough. highpriestess and qwer7890 2
highpriestess Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 I will add that Mary Sheriff is not taking anymore PhD students, sadly. And at UVA there is also Douglas Fordham.
SpazzyAzi Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Eep, forgive me for reviving a months-old thread, but I was reading this and saw a lot of recommendations for 19th c. French art. Are there any recommendations anyone has for 18th c. French art (both MA and PhD)? I'm definitely interested in Rococo and French Revolution stuff. Thanks much.
oh_la_la Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Not already mentioned above: all of these scholars could also advise a topic pertaining to the Revolutionary era 18c French: Amy Freund at SMU Meredith Martin at NYU Kristel Smentek at MIT Erika Naginski at Harvard (School of Design) Surely there are more excellent people out there, but these would my top picks for 18c French. GOOD LUCK!
augustinian Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Ewa Lajer Burcharth at Harvard advises mostly 18th.
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