Summer 2016 Issue 36 The Department of Art History has had a busy and productive year, filled with special events and outstanding students!

NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Art graduates tend to be among History has had a busy the College’s highest achiev- and productive year, of- ing students who are often fering well-enrolled double majors (this year we courses covering a broad had three!), and who regu- range of subject areas, as larly participate in campus- well as organizing and wide programs and events, hosting a number of spe- including the Castle Schol- cial lectures, exhibitions ars, the Mentorship Program and field trips open to and the Student Research students, alumni, and the and Creative Achievement entire community. Fair. At graduation, we are always proud to see our stu- We are a strong, cohe- dents earning Latin and Col- sive, academically rigor- lege-wide honors. ous department offering a field of study that is The department also main- eminently well-suited to tains strong ties with our for- our location in mer students through social Westchester and close to media, regular lectures, sea- New York and Con- sonal parties, and trips. Our necticut. Our students alumni are devoted, and reg- have an impressive track ularly post internship and record of success, given job offerings on our Face- the size and resources of book page, which enables our department. They Manhattanville students to regularly complete intern- Lisa Colten ‘16 with Professor Lisa Rafanelli at have the first opportunity to Baccalaureate in May ships in museums, galler- interview for the positions. ies, historical societies, In addition, we draw on our and media outlets. This year, students completed alumni during our now bi-annual Seminar for Ma- internships at the Edward Hopper House, the Hud- jors. Current juniors and seniors interview and take son Valley Center for Contemporary Art, and the field trips to meet alumni working in a variety of art Westchester Arts Council, among others. Our -related fields. This year, the class visited and

Inside This Issue News from the Faculty pages 3-6 Alumni News pages 6-8 News from the Students pages 8-12 2016 Berger Lecture Announcement page 10 Page 2 called upon recent graduates, including Sarah Con- The Fall Berger field trip took a full bus load of stu- nors ‘13 (Museum Manager at Hudson Valley Cen- dents and faculty to the Metropolitan Museum of Art ter for Contemporary Art), Ali Hoyt ‘14 (Project and to the new Whitney Museum of American Art, a Manager at Nickelodeon/Viacom), Crystal Sourour first look at the new, larger venue for most of those in ‘11 (Research Assistant at the Roy Lichtenstein attendance. In the Spring, we took in the Edvard Foundation), Gina Viggiano ‘11 (Sales Associate at Munch exhibition at the Neue Galerie and again took David Benrimon Fine Art), Brigitte Mulholland ‘07 advantage of the wealth of exhibitions at the Met. (Sales Associate at Jane Lombard Galleries), Amy Novak ‘12 (Coordinator of Visitor Experience at A highlight of the spring was the opening reception of the newly opened Breuer-branch of the Metropoli- Variations on a Theme: Manfred Schwartz (1909- tan Museum of Art). 1970), an exhibition curated by Professor Saleeby- Mulligan and the students in the Museum Studies cap- Our Fall 2015 Berger lecture, given by Michael D. stone course. You will read more about this later in the Danti, FSA — American Schools of Oriental Re- newsletter, in the words of one of the student partici- search Cultural Heritage Initiatives / University of pants. Pennsylvania Museum, was titled A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises We completed the year, as has become our custom, in Syria and Northern Iraq. Danti’s talk focused on with a barbecue hosted by Professor Hannum and a how four years of civil war in Syria and the seizure champagne toast organized by Professor Saleeby- of much of northern Iraq and Syria by extremists in Mulligan, the latter immediately prior to robing for 2014 precipitated what is currently the world’s Commencement. These celebrations help to make our largest humanitarian crisis. While the international students’ experiences at Manhattanville personal and a community must focus foremost on ending the con- bit more memorable. flict and meeting basic human needs, he under- scored that protecting the region’s irreplaceable As we gear up for the 2016-17 academic year, we are cultural heritage forms an integral and inextricable excited to announce that our Berger speaker, who will part of humanitarian efforts. Looting, deliberate come to campus on Wednesday, November 16, is to destructions of heritage places by extremists, com- be Cynthia E. Smith, Curator of Socially Responsible bat damage, and illegal development have been oc- Design at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Mu- curring daily in Syria and northern Iraq and are seum. Trained as an industrial designer, for over a dec- obliterating the cultural patrimony of millennia. ade she led multi-disciplinary design and planning Extremists are systematically disassembling the projects for cultural institutions. After earning a gradu- heritage sector in the conflict zone and seek to ate degree at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Govern- stamp out cultural diversity in what is nothing short ment, she joined Cooper Hewitt, where she integrates of a war on culture. Further, they are funding their her work experience with her advocacy on human military efforts by selling looted antiquities. These rights and social justice issues. She co- crimes threaten to proliferate and spread the con- authored The Politics of Genocide: U.S. Rhetoric vs. flict, complicate peace efforts, and erode future sta- Inaction in Darfur for the Kennedy School Review; co bility and prosperity. His fascinating talk demon- -organized the Social Impact Design Summit and strated in a powerful way how cultural identities white paper with the National Endowment for the and the futures of countless vibrant communities Arts; co-curated the 2010 Design Triennial: Why De- hang in the balance. His topic was timely and the sign Now?; curated the 2007 Design with the Other presentation moving. Mrs. Joyce (Berger) Cowin 90% exhibition; curated the 2011 Design with the Oth- was in attendance, as were numerous alumni, stu- er 90%: at the United Nations; and most re- dents, faculty, staff, and members of the communi- cently, By the People: Designing a Better Ameri- ty. As is our custom, the lecture was preceded by a ca, opening in September 2016, which has taken her dinner that included our majors, members of the around the country researching the intersection of pov- administration, and faculty in related fields. Fol- erty, prosperity, innovation and design in America’s lowing the lecture, we hosted an Alumni Recep- urban, rural, and suburban communities. Named a tion. “20/20 New Pioneer” by Icon design magazine, she Page 3 has served on numerous international design juries ticipant for: Sight and Sound in Renaissance and and lectures widely on socially responsible design. Baroque Europe (c. 1300-1700): A Seminar on Teaching European Art in Context, June 20-24, By the People: Designing a Better America is the 2016, High Museum of Art, Atlanta Georgia (CIC third exhibition in Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian De- sponsored). sign Museum’s socially responsible design exhibition series. The first, Design for the Other 90%, opened in During a sabbatical leave in Fall 2016, Professor 2007, was a provocation to the design world— Rafanelli will explore the reception in both word traditionally professionally trained designers have and image of Michelangelo’s Roman masterpiece, only focused on a small percentage of the world’s the Pietà, from soon after its creation in 1499 to population—displaying design solutions to extreme the present day. Central to this study will be an poverty. The exhibition sparked an international dia- examination of the many copies made of the work logue on how design can play a critical role in ad- (unique works of art inspired by the original, casts dressing the world’s most pressing issues. It was fol- made directly from the original, as well as mass- lowed by Design with the Other 90%: CITIES, produced reproductions based on the original), the opened at the United Nations Headquarters in 2011, functions served by these copies, and the questions which explored a range of design solutions and strate- they raise about authenticity and meaning. She will th th gies for the massive urban migration into informal begin with 16 and early 17 century unique settlements, a leading challenge for this century. By works that were inspired by Michelangelo’s origi- the People examines how innovative people- and nal, and were understood to acknowledge and cele- place-based designs are emerging within our cities, brate its excellence through the widely accepted small towns, and rural counties, spanning regions and practice of “imitazione.” borders, in response to decades of divestment, social and spatial segregation, and mounting climate chal- Despite the celebrity of the work in its own time, lenges. It is a call to action to create more inclusive, the Pietà’s fame appears to have waned during the equitable, healthy, and just places, to design an eco- 18th century, when guidebooks written for the system of opportunity for all people across the coun- Grand Tour gave it but glancing mention, focusing try. instead on antiquities (particularly statues of ideal- ized, heroic male nudes). Reasons for this, includ- We hope that we will be able to schedule our Fall ing Protestant discomfort with religious imagery, 2016 Berger trip to include a visit to this interesting will be explored. and important exhibition, which is so in keeping with Manhattanville’s mission. The fame of the Pietà grew when it went on its own “grand tour” to the 1964 New York World’s We’d also like to let our alumni know about plans for Fair. Millions of people viewed the sculpture in our spring break study tour this year—the destination the Vatican Pavilion, transforming it into a cultural is Rome, “the Eternal City.” Professors Cifarelli and icon with worldwide appeal. The presence of the Rafanelli are organizing the trip, which will take masterpiece on American soil inspired new schol- place in mid March. As always, alumni are most wel- arship as well as popular entertainment. Some- come to join us. Please email Professor Cifarelli at what ironically, the new-found fame of the sculp- [email protected] for more information ture sealed its fate as an object so precious that it and a full itinerary and pricing. would henceforth need special protection.

NEWS FROM THE FACULTY A direct plaster cast of the original was made prior to the World’s Fair as a means of preservation Professor Lisa Rafanelli served as Chair of the De- should the worst happen to the sculpture en route. partment for 2015-16. Her co-authored book with This cast would prove to be a template for the Erin Benay, Faith, Gender and the Senses in Italian original after a crazed man wielding a hammer vi- Renaissance and Baroque Art, was published by Ash- olently attacked the Pietà in Rome in 1972. As the gate Press in June 2015. She was also a selected par- world watched, conservators exactingly restored Page 4 the original, scrupulously documenting their work “‘Assyrianizing’ Contexts at Hasanlu Tepe IVb?: Ma- with far greater transparency than had previously been teriality and Identity in Northwest Iran,” in J. MacGin- the norm. As a result of the attack, the sculpture was nis and D. Wicke, eds. The Provincial Archaeology of moved and placed behind bulletproof glass, never the Assyrian Empire (Cambridge: McDonald Institute again to be seen as intended. The plaster cast, placed for Archaeological Research)(in press). A number of on view in the Vatican Museum, now assumed a new other publications are in preparation. role, giving cultural and religious pilgrims closer ac- cess to the Pietà and the master’s hand than was possi- She presented invited lectures and papers at confer- ble with the original. The cast’s aura of authenticity ences in both the U.S. and Europe. On April 6, she may help explain why this, and additional casts pro- delivered a fascinating talk, “Clothed in Splendor: duced have occasionally been sent abroad—frozen Investigating Dress in the Ancient World,” as part of ambassadors of love and peace—as was the case when the Manhattanville Faculty Lecture Series. In addition a cast of the Pietà was sent to Ground Zero in NYC to her work with University of Pennsylvania, she is following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Field Editor, College Art Association CAARe- views.org, Chair of the Corresponding Members Com- Today, mechanically reproduced copies of the Pietà mittee, AIA, and Consulting Scholar, NYU Institute can be found all over the world (many based on direct for the Study of the Ancient World. castings). The final section of this study will explore the locations and functions of these copies, and will Professor Gillian Greenhill Hannum was on sab- once again ask questions about the aura of authenticity batical leave during Fall Semester 2015. She complet- a copy might possess. ed work on a book chapter titled “No Typical Tourist: Photographer Zaida Ben-Yusuf in Meiji Japan” for an In addition to chairing the department, Professor Ra- edited volume on art and to be published by fanelli served as Chair of the Faculty By-Laws Com- Ashgate Press. She also began work on an exhibition mittee, on the Middle States Periodic Review Report titled “Eva Watson-Schütze: Pictorialist Portraits” to Steering Committee, and is in-coming Chair of the be held at the Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylva- Faculty following her sabbatical. nia State University, January – May 2017. She has also been working on two grants received by the Col- Professor Megan Cifarelli will return to the depart- lege. She is collaborating with librarians Catherine ment and will serve as Chair for the 2016-17 academic Medeot, Lauren Ziarko and Mary-Elizabeth Schaub on year. She was on leave for 2015-16, working as Con- a CIC grant-funded project digitizing images of Man- sulting Scholar for the University of Pennsylvania hattanville’s old West Harlem campus, and as part of a Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology and lec- two-year Mellon Foundation grant, she presented a turing for the Archaeological Institute of America. Her roundtable in early June with Christine Dehne at scholarly output during the past two years has been “Understanding the Essences of Portfolio-Based extensive, with four articles in press: “Masculinities Learning,” a collaborative international seminar co- and Militarization at Hasanlu, Iran: A view from the hosted by the Association for Experiential and Evi- burials,” in Near Eastern Archaeology (ed. S. Budin dence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) and the Center for and J. Webb, special volume on Gender Archaeology) Recording Achievement in the U.K. and gave a paper, September 2016; “Archaeological Evidence for Small also with Professor Dehne, on the design and imple- Scale Crisis: Hasanlu, Iran,” in J. Driessen and T. mentation of the ATLAS program, Manhattanville’s Cunningham, eds. From Crisis to Collapse: Archaeol- new approach to portfolio and reflective learning, at ogy and the Breakdown of Social Order (Louvain le the AAEEBL Annual Conference in Boston in August. Neuve, Belgium: Aegis) expected 2016; “Gendered She also managed to spend two weeks in the South of Artifacts and Costly Signaling Theory at Hasanlu, visiting artists’ homes and studios and muse- Iran,” Proceedings of the Conference on Gender, ums along the Côte d’Azur, visiting sites connected Methodology and the Ancient Near East, hosted by the with Renoir, Matisse, Chagall, and Picasso in Cagnes, Center of Excellence “Changes in Sacred Texts and Nice, Vence and Antibes. Upon her return in January Traditions,” University of Helsinki (October 2014) (in 2016, she served the College as a member of the press); with Danti, Michael (co-author), Board on Academic Standards, served on the Periodic Page 5

Review Report Steering Committee, and was appointed We also have news to share of former faculty. Pro- as a one semester replacement on the Academic Tech- fessor Greenhill Hannum visited Professor Emerita nology Committee. Sr. Eleanor Carr, RSCJ ‘44 in Albany late last autumn, together with Professors Emeritae Mary Professor Deborah Saleeby-Mulligan, in addition to Lee Baranger and Laura Kaufman. They en- curating Manfred Schwartz: Variations on a Theme, joyed lunch out at a local restaurant called Peaches Arthur M. Berger Gallery, Manhattanville College, and caught up on news. Sr. Carr was in excellent April 12 –May 6, 2016, completed work on several form! She always enjoys hearing news from our projects. Two book chapters will appear during the alumni and keeps up-to-date on news of the Col- coming year: “Rural Utopias: Landscape Painting in lege. the West of Ireland, 1900-1930,” in Landscape of Promise and Ruin in the Irish West, 1830-1930, John Report from Professor Emerita Baranger: B. Roney and Irene Whelan, eds. (Newcastle: Cam- bridge Scholars Publishing, release date, 2017) and “I taught the history of art in Mexico, but I had not “Reimagining Traditional African Art: Contemporary been in Mexico City in recent years. There are Artists and the Appropriation of the Traditional,” in astonishing changes: growth up into the hills far Word, Image, and Power, Africa and the African Dias- from the Aztec and Spanish Colonial cen- pora, release date, 2017 (Cambridge Scholars Press). ter. There is a new city of densely packed sky- She is also working on an exhibition, Violated Bodies: scrapers of bold, ingenious design. The area is New Languages for Justice and Humanity, co-curated wealthy with luxury malls, offices and apartment with Kyunghee Pyun. The exhibit will be on view at buildings. Downtown, the Colonial center is pro- The Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, John Jay College tected with pedestrian zones. The archeologi- of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, in March 2017. cal museum at the site of the main Aztec temple is world class in treasures of sculpture, painting, ce- She also presented a paper, “Reimagining Traditional ramics and many artefacts from recent excava- African Art: Contemporary Artists and the Appropria- tions. It is a brilliant building and display of com- tion of the Traditional,” at an international conference, plex history. Word, Image, and Power, Africa and the African Dias- pora, hosted by The College of New Rochelle and Mansions of the 16th to 19th centuries are now Manhattanville College in April 2016. She also en- filled with elegant restaurants and shops, so these gaged in archival research at The Clyfford Still Muse- buildings are not being torn down. There are new um, Denver, in July 2015 for a proposed publication, museums in formerly industrial areas away from Working Out West Alone: The Early Work of Clyfford the center: an aquarium and a museum built by E. Still. Carlos Slim the multi-billionaire. It shows hun- dreds of inferior paintings and sculptures, but the Professor Saleeby-Mulligan has been serving as Direc- building is a dramatic design: Frank Gehry on the tor of the Museum Studies Program and as a member of outside and Frank Lloyd Wright Guggenheim on the Committee on the Assessment of Student Learning the inside. It is free, and it is the most popular mu- and the Castle Scholars Honors Committee, coordinat- seum in town. The Ballet Folklorico at the Bellas ing the November 2015 Human Rights Awareness Day. Artes theater is a reliable spectacle, in a building that combines Beaux Arts, Aztec, and Art Deco The Department was fortunate, indeed, to have Profes- designs. The lobby has the recreation of the Diego sor Patrick Salland as a full-time Visiting member for Rivera mural that was destroyed at Rockefeller 2015-16. Professor Salland defended his dissertation Center. The stage curtain of Tiffany beads is a during his one year appointment with us, and was show in itself with changing lights. awarded his PhD by New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. He is also working on an exhibition cata- After this , I descended from logue review of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s An- 8,000 to 4,000 feet elevation to my sister's town of cient Egypt Transformed: the Middle Kingdom for the Xalapa, Veracruz, which is a tropical para- dise. My nephew had a traditional barbecue at his College Art Association, which will appear in 2017. Page 6 ranch (hundreds of Brahmin milk cows) for 40 NEWS FROM OUR ALUMNI guests. By chance, a friend had a birthday party with Mariachi music. Life is more traditional there. Professor Emerita Mary Lee Baranger reported meeting Rosemary Argent ‘68 several times for What else? I did my usual fall week in Paris to check up lunch and lectures at the Morgan Library earlier on museums and relatives.” this year and enjoying catching up on her news. On one occasion, they also got together in Brook- lyn with Rosemary’s Manhattanville classmate, Report from Professor Emerita Laura Kaufman: Francesca Anderson BFA ‘68. Francesca’s draw- “Professor Emerita Laura Kaufman sends warmest ings are on view at the Bruce Museum in Green- greetings to all! Once again this summer, she visit- wich through the end of October in an exhibit ti- ed Vancouver, British Columbia, whose fresh, cool air tled Flora and Fauna. and lush greenery have made it a recurring destination for escaping the heat waves of the Northeast. This year A chardonnay wine made by Akiko Wakimura she was able to make several restorative visits to her fa- Freeman ‘88, Freeman Ryo-Fu, was served at a vorite garden anywhere, the Nitobe Memorial Garden on White House dinner honoring Japanese prime min- the University of British Columbia campus. The garden ister Abe in September 2015. Akiko and her hus- commemorates Nitobe Inazo, a Japanese educator and band Ken own Freeman Winery in Sonoma, CA, statesman who became a Quaker while studying in the and Akiko has become an acclaimed wine maker. United States. It is a small Japanese-style stroll garden, correct and perfect in all details. One knows one is not Professor Greenhill Hannum has enjoyed seeing in Japan only because of the absence of crowds and be- Rosemary James ‘91 several times during the cause of the extravagant vitality of the vegetation, in- past year. Currently supervisory attorney advisor cluding astonishing expanses of plush moss. The garden of the intellectual property practice at the Depart- is well worth a place on the itinerary of any visitor to ment of Homeland Security, Rosemary has been Vancouver. active on the President’s Advisory Council, which brings her to campus several times a year. She was Speaking of gardens, Professor Kaufman and Professor also profiled in the 2016 issue of Manhattanville’s Emerita Mary Lee Baranger spent many summer days alumni magazine. Rosemary felt that the rigor of preparing for their joint trip to Italy this Septem- the art history major and the emphasis on writing ber. They will join a tour of Tuscan gardens of Flor- were real pluses as she pursued a career in law. ence, Siena, and Lucca that is being organized by the Luan Thomas-Brunkhorst ‘92 has changed ca- Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College (where Profes- reers and is Director of the Long Prairie (MN) Ar- sor Kaufman is an alumna). Professor Baranger was ea Chamber of Commerce. She writes, “I LOVE drawn to the tour by her recent interest in the cultural my job. The variety is stimulating. I get to work life of the Anglo-American expatriate community of with businesses, non-profits, churches, schools, Tuscany during the Victorian era, into whose hands fell and the general public. I also get to plan projects many of the great historic gardens of Italy. Professor that support the arts. The next project will be a Kaufman, who makes it no secret that her heart belongs mosaic mural and possibly a skate park with graf- to Venice, was inspired to return to Florence after dec- fiti art. Fun!” We love hearing about all the differ- ades away when she visited the magnificent loan exhibit ent kinds of careers our graduates pursue. Lynn of fifteenth-century Florentine sculpture at the Museum Nevin Cukaj ‘94 continues to teach preschool of Biblical Art in New York (which proved to be the (this was her fourth year), recently recertified in art final offering of the now-closed museum). This will be therapy, and has been painting, having had a work her first exploration of Italian gardens, whose formal included at a juried exhibit at The College of New geometry and reliance upon massed evergreen plantings Rochelle in spring 2015. present a seeming contrast with the design principles of Catherine McKeon Mondkar ‘06 writes: “I've East Asian gardens.” been planning on writing to you with some good news that I'm happy to share. The good news is Page 7 that I recently accepted a new position as an As- new for me, so it will be exciting to learn about a sistant Landscape Architect at NYC Parks! I've different field. I might start learning how to cata- been working at NYC Parks for a couple of years log 20th century property in the next few months, now and while I've been doing related work, I which will be great.” Gina Viggiano ‘11, Assis- wasn't working in the type of job that I felt was tant Director at David Benrimon Fine Art, ap- best for all the hard work and the long ‘all night peared on the ArtGorgeous list in December in the studio’ hours it took to get my Masters. So 2015. Her profile traced her career path after graduation from Manhattanville and her rapid now I'm feeling positive about the year ahead!” rise in the gallery world, not to mention her ex- Trisha Murray ‘06 has moved to the Los Ange- quisite sense of style! Art history minor Aimee les area and is enjoying life on the West Coast. Wanner BFA ‘11, who also took classes in the She continues to teach art history online and has Museum Studies Program, has been a board taken a part-time job at the Getty Center. Brigitte member for the Jersey City Museum 3+ years Mulholland ‘07 writes, “In December I moved to running; among her roles are head of collections a sales position at Jane Lombard Gallery in Chel- chair, overseeing the collection; she has helped sea. I've traveled to LA and Dallas for work so implement over six shows and curated three of far, and am off to Seattle tomorrow for the art fair her own. She also helps with donor cultivation there! I get to spend some time on the west coast and grant writing. In March of 2014, a Name before and after the fair, and have happily been Wall she created for Aljira Gallery's history was able to see Trish!” This past year, Andrew Dea- part of the Aljira @30 exhibit at the New Jersey con ‘08 taught fourth grade at Torringford Ele- State Museum; in December of 2014, Aimee mentary School. During this upcoming school completed her MA in Museum Management at year, Andrew will serve as the school’s numeracy Montclair State University in New Jersey. Earlier this year, she moved to Washington, DC and is coach, a position he is looking forward to with currently working as a CLS/CSLA assistant to a great enthusiasm. He was recently named Tor- developmentally-disabled artist, Mara Clawson. rington Public School’s Teacher of the Year for She has designed videos, her website, and is 2016 - 2017. Andrew is working on his sixth year working with her on a children's book of her degree and certifications in Educational Leader- work about Moses. Aimee helps her learn daily ship and Remedial Reading at the University of skills to work toward her self-sufficiency and Bridgeport. Furthermore, Andrew continues to dream of being a professional artist. Amy Novak work at Camp MOE in Torrington, CT during the ‘12, who has been working in Visitor Services at summer, where he coordinates a literacy program. the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was named As- sociate Coordinator of Museum Experience at Katie Miller ‘11 writes: “I've been working with Met Breuer. Former Art History Department As- Bonhams Auction House for just over two years; sistant Barbara Perez Marquez ‘13 MFA ‘15 the first year part time on the Preview Staff and writes: “I moved to Baltimore, MD after finish- then from April 2015, I was hired full time as the ing my MFA (bought a house!). Always happy to Business Manager for the 20th Century Decora- connect and visit the Walters Museum with any tive Arts and Design department as well as Silver ARH visitors in town. Also, I have a graphic and Objects of Vertu. I'm still working with the novel coming out in 2018 from Knopf! More info 20th Century department but have moved out of here from one of the other collaborators: http:// Silver and into the role of Natural History Busi- justplainsomething.com/jps-business/2016/06/the ness Manager (gems, lapidary works, fossils). I'm -cardboard-kingdom-is-getting-published/.” Ali gradually becoming more familiar with 20th cen- Hoyt ‘14 had her first business trip to Europe this tury designers and styles from my work over the summer, providing her with an opportunity to past year. In addition to business management, I take in the sights of and the Victorian also receive and track the property once it's deliv- splendors of Brighton in the UK. ered, so it's a good opportunity to work directly with the items. Natural History is completely Page 8

Report from Sarah ment, I'm happily thriving in the art field! Connors ‘13 Other updates: “I will be celebrating my As you know, Billy and I are expecting our first baby one-year anniversary as on September 16th - a boy! Also, over the last year I Museum Manager/ co-curated my first exhibit, Boundless Reality: Travel- Executive Administrator er Artists' Landscapes of Latin America from the Pa- at the Hudson Valley tricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection. The exhibit Center for Contemporary opened in October of 2015 at the Americas Society Art this August! I began and the Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery at Hunter at HVCCA with plenty of College. I had my research on the landscapes by Ca- experience in administra- mille Pissarro published in October of last year (same tion, and an extensive ed- title as the exhibition); here is the link to the book for ucation in the arts, how- all the details: http://www.coleccioncisneros.org/ ever this has been my first publications/traveler-artists-landscapes-latin-america- opportunity to combine patricia-phelps-de-cisneros-collection. I co-curated the two. As Museum my second exhibition, WORD, which opened at Manager, my responsibil- HVCCA on February 27th, 2016 and runs through De- ities include everything cember 17th. I'm a little more than halfway done with from managing the office and day-to-day operations my MA at Hunter, though I've taken a pause with my of the center, maintaining the website, promoting graduate courses until I have the baby, planning to through social media and e-blasts, to recruiting and return no later than Fall of 2017.” coordinating the intern and volunteer team. We have a small staff here, so the environment is intimate and NEWS FROM THE STUDENTS highly collaborative and has allowed me to learn so much more than I would have at most other institu- While our department is small, the quality of our stu- tions. I co-curated my second exhibit, WORD, which dents and their work is very high. Many are double is on display at HVCCA through December 17th and majors, often taking awards in both departments at our features a combination of newly emerging and well- annual awards ceremonies. This year, we had six ma- established regional and international artists, and I am jors and five minors graduate. Students completed currently working on the next exhibition, Threads, internships at Hudson Valley Center for Contempo- which will open in February of 2017. While curating a rary Art, Westchester Arts Council and the Edward successful exhibit has been wildly exciting, and work- Hopper House in Nyack. ing with talented living artists has been a treat, my fa- vorite part of my job has been running the internship Report from Lisa Colten ‘16 program. Nothing feels better than bringing in stu- dents seeking experience in the arts and having the “During my college career, I took the opportunity to ability to place them in roles where they can learn intern at a number of places, most notably The Ed- about the arts and culture field, gain hands-on experi- ward Hopper House Art Center. The Edward Hopper ence, and grow throughout their time here. In fact, one House is a small art center located in Nyack, NY. of our volunteers (Ceci Iacobuzio) who came on under They are a nonprofit organization whose mission is to me has since applied to transfer to and has been ac- maintain the childhood home of beloved artist, Ed- cepted at Manhattanville, starting this fall with a mi- ward Hopper. My choice to intern here was very sud- nor in art history! And of course, a major highlight for den, and I had no trouble deciding that this would be me this past year was hosting Professor Rafanelli and the perfect setting for my first art history internship. the Seminar for Majors class of Manhattanville! I re- As a resident of Nyack, I was familiar with the art member taking that class not so long ago and dream- center, as I constantly walked by it on the way to ing of someday being among the fabulous alumni who school, or I would pop in for a quick visit during a had made it into the field. I felt like I had come full break. However, I simply did not want to work there circle, and with the support of the art history depart- because of my immediate comfort level, but to learn Page 9 how a small nonprofit organization functions. I want- per House was allow- ed to learn where the art came from, instead of who ing the artists to created it. I wanted to learn how to program a success- showcase their work ful event surrounding the arts, instead of just attending and draw attention to them. Most importantly, I wanted to learn where my more pertinent issues. skills and past experiences could prove useful. I had to understand the ways in which the With my main goals upon entering the internship set, Hopper House ap- the next step was to jump right in and take on tasks pealed to the commu- that were both new and familiar. I performed everyday nity, in order for duties that included: cleaning up at the end of every them to attend the day, answering phones, operating the POS, and check- show. In learning all ing inventory as well as making advertisements, and this, I realized I had moderating social media. I was comfortable perform- to do more work on ing these tasks from the beginning since I’ve learned my end. In taking these skills during other jobs and internships, and with time to volunteer, I the small staff, it was easy to ask for help. This sense found myself fully of familiarity was often balanced with a sense of unfa- invested in the pro- Photo of Lisa Colten ‘16 taken miliarity, especially when I was given a task that was ject, as I was truly do- alongside Edward Hopper self- completely foreign to me. Often, the artistic director ing all of the hard portrait drawing at the Whitney would ask for my help when it came to moving art- work for the benefit of Museum study room work or installing a new piece. I was always fearful the show, and most when performing this job. What if I damage some- importantly for the thing? What if something ends up crooked and the art- benefit of the artists. At that point in time, I became ist isn’t happy? What if I mislabel a work or spell more encouraged to volunteer more and to do whatev- something wrong? These questions always flew er I can for the greater good. Its profound effect has through my head, but I learned that always happens encouraged me to search for open positions in the when you handle artwork. I quickly learned to appre- field and to continue to volunteer at The Edward Hop- ciate all the hard work a museum staff puts in when per House Art Center, where I learn more about the curating a show, especially the five person staff at The community, its artists and myself, every day.” Edward Hopper House Art Center. As exhausting as it was to constantly be on my feet, lifting up heavy ob- jects, everyone else was doing it too. I felt special get- Our continuing students are already accomplishing ting to work right along side the artistic director, ask- significant things as well. Elizabeth Sweeney ‘19, who ing her questions and wondering if I was doing a good won the Clemencia Saleeby Award for outstanding job, and I think I was. It was a profound feeling to be work in art history this year, was a member of the Mu- wanted and utilized. seum Studies capstone course that curated the Manfred Schwartz exhibition this spring. As much as I expected to function on a more profes- sional level, I never expected the personal impact that Elizabeth M. Sweeney ‘19 Report: it would have on me. Working at The Edward Hopper “This past year was an especially amazing one filled House, and getting to assist in the curation of Where with fun, education, and excitement. We Are Standing, a show that compiled the works of three women artists from Iran, has forced me to be- One experience that made this year so special was come more civically engaged. The Edward Hopper Professor Deborah Saleeby-Mulligan’s Museum Stud- House itself is a non-profit organization, who works ies Seminar, in which I worked with her and my fel- closely with community members in order to keep the low classmates to plan, organize, promote, and install historical site standing. In preparation for the show, I an art exhibition. The class was small, with only seven learned about the artists and their works, and most im- students. We worked personally with the artwork, portantly how our community and The Edward Hop- Page 10

2016 Arthur M. Berger Lecture

Cynthia E. Smith Curator of Socially Responsible Design Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Musem

By the People: Designing a Better America

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 7:30 pm West Room, Reid Hall

Free and Open to the Public Alumni reception to follow

took on individual projects, and collabora- cess, and select works to exhibit in our upcom- tively curated the show. ing show. Manfred Schwartz was a unique art- ist, much of whose artwork does not fit neatly The first step was sorting through and pho- into a designated style. Over the course of his tographing Andrew Dellava’s ‘73 generous career, he experimented with different media donation of Manfred Schwartz’s artwork. and themes. We chose to showcase this experi- There were paintings, sketches, pen and ink mentation in our exhibition by focusing on drawings, pastel creations, and lithographs. Schwartz’s variations on a few particular We even found creative pencil sketches hid- themes—namely acrobats, the beaches at den on the back of some pen and ink draw- Étretat, France, and celestials. ings. What a wonderful discovery! After choosing a theme and title for our show, It was fun to browse through the work, get Professor Saleeby-Mulligan, my classmates, an inside look at the artist’s thought pro- and I each chose a work of art that spoke to us. Page 11

We wrote catalogue entries for our chosen pieces and volunteered for different tasks. Some of us designed the exhibition banner, some created the catalogue, some crafted invi- tations and promotional posters, and others drafted informational wall labels.

We learned a lot from each other throughout the process. Co-curating Variations on a Theme was not only enjoyable and exciting, but also educational and enlightening; teamwork, patience, design, working within a budget, maintaining deadlines, and establishing a brand are just a few of the skills and values we honed throughout the semester. And what a wonderful sense of accomplishment to see all of our hard work come together at the opening reception!

Liz Sweeney ‘19 hanging Variations on a Theme in the Arthur M. Berger Gallery

Please keep in touch! Tell us about your activities, whether professional or personal.

Please drop us a note or fill out the following form and mail to Newsletter, c/o Gillian Greenhill Hannum, Department of Art History, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577 or e-mail to [email protected].  ------Name: Date of Graduation:

Address:

Current position or connection with the art field:

Personal news:

Page 12

I am delighted that I signed up for this class, Among this year’s other adventures with the Art and I can’t wait to start the next step in the pro- History Department was a trip Professor Lisa ject! This coming semester, I am working with Rafanelli organized for her Castle Scholars Professor Saleeby-Mulligan to archive and fur- course entitled Decoding da Vinci: we all went ther research Manhattanville’s collection of to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Drawings Manfred Schwartz’s artwork. Study Room and looked at original sketches by Leonardo da Vinci and other famous artists. Ex- Many thanks to a great team of individuals: quisite! What an amazing opportunity and un- Professor Deborah Saleeby-Mulligan, Erica forgettable experience!” Hernandez-Guttman, Jessica Iodice, Julia John- ston, Alyssa Martin, Simone Poisson, and Tashae Smith. And many thanks to the other

amazing professors in the Museum Studies Pro- gram and Department of Art History this past year: Professor Gillian Hannum, Professor Lisa Rafanelli, and Professor Patrick Salland.

Inside This Issue Department Highlights pages 1-3 News from the Faculty pages 3-6 Alumni News pages 6-8 News from the Students pages 8-12 2016 Berger Lecture Announcement page 10

Department of Art History Manhattanville College 2900 Purchase Street Purchase, NY 10577