HOSTED AT CWRU AND THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART DECEMBER 9-12, 2021

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE BYZANTINE STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA Nancy and Friends of Art Joseph Keithley BYZANTINE

The Byzantine Studies Conference is STUDIES a very important annual event hosted in North America to foster knowledge CONFERENCE about Byzantine Studies and associated IN HONOR OF ALICE-MARY TALBOT, WALTER KAEGI, St. Catherine Foundation BSANA AND DAVID WRIGHT, ORGANIZERS, THE FIRST fields. The most active scholars and BYZANTINE STUDIES CONFERENCE IN CLEVELAND IN 1975 graduate students attend and present their work at this prestigious event.

The first Byzantine Studies Conference was held in Cleveland in 1975. It has been held annually in a different city each year. The conference will be held again in Cleveland, between December 9-12, 2021. Department of Art History and Art

Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God (“The Stroganoff of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425–50. Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063. Byzantium, Ivory”), 950-1025. Byzantium, , Byzantine period. Attributed to Akotantos (Greek, c. 1450). Tempera and gold on Constantinople, 11th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: Ivory; overall: 25.3 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 11/16 in.). wood panel; unframed: 96 x 70 cm (37 13/16 x 27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1293 Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.154 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1511 MISSION SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULE STATEMENT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021 Scholarly talks on Byzantine Studies BYZANTINE STUDIES EVENING and associated fields will be presented ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA Presentation on the Work of the between December 10-12. Parallel sessions typically run at the same . “The Byzantine Studies Association of St. Catherine Foundation over the last North America, Inc. (BSANA) is a non- twenty years by Dimitri Dondos, profit, apolitical, academic organization Dr. Helen C. Evans, and Hieromonk Justin whose goals are to promote Byzantine Mr. Dondos is a prominent member of the HOST studies and associated fields in all Foundation, who belongs to the NYC and disciplines, provide an annual forum London Boards. Dr. Evans is the Mary and ELIZABETH BOLMAN for scholars to present their work and Michael Jaharis Curator of exchange ideas at the Byzantine Studies Emerita Medieval Art and The Cloisters, holds her MA and PhD in Byzantine Conference (BSC), publish an annual and (along with Elizabeth Bolman) a art history (Bryn Mawr College), Abstracts of that forum, support the member of the NYC Board. and is the Elsie B. Smith Professor undergraduate and graduate study of in the Liberal Arts and Chair of the Byzantium and associated fields in all Department of Art History and Art disciplines, and represent the academic FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021 at Case Western Reserve University. interests of United States Byzantinists in the EVENING She is a Senior Fellow in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks (Harvard quinquennial international Congresses.” Plenary Lecture by Hieromonk Justin University’s Byzantine Studies Center). www.bsana.net of the Monastery of St. Catherine on She is also on the Board of theSt. Mount Sinai Catherine Foundation (NYC). She is Hieromonk Justin is a scholar, and is in the Vice President of the US National charge of an extraordinarily important Committee for Byzantine Studies, Orthodox library, which is located at the which is the national branch of the Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai. International Committee for Byzantine Studies. She has a distinguished publication and fundraising record. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021 7:00 AM-9:00 AM Breakfast For questions, email: Breakfast at the Cleveland Museum of Art [email protected] with private viewing of the ancient and medieval galleries.