Art History at Bowdoin offers courses that examine works of art in their historical, social, religious, and philosophical contexts. Students study not only the formal aesthetic values of these works, but also the ways in which they reflect the cultures and the personalities that produced them.
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Announcement
Exciting Fall 2020 Art History Courses
Art History faculty have put together a great course offering for this fall semester. Designing their courses with remote learning in mind, their goal is to ensure you will experience the same quality of instruction Bowdoin has traditionally offered!
Announcement
2020 Bowdoin Honor Prizes Awarded
Congratulations to this year's
Art History Honor Prize Recipients!
Anne Bartlett Lewis Memorial Prize
Mackenzie Philbrick '20
Art History Junior-Year Prize
Grace Clipson '21, Sabrina Lin '21,
and Brooke Wrubel '21
Art History Senior-Year Prize
Maria McCarthy '20 and Benjamin Wu '18
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During Shutdown, Bowdoin Museums and Special Collections Throw Open Their Online Doors
While there's no substitute for standing close to a beautiful, old, or evocative manuscript, artwork, or other object, Bowdoin's two museums and special collections are, in response to the virus crisis, offering new ways for students to interact with their collections. -
Kinaya Hassane '19 Named Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Fellow
Henry Luce Foundation names Kinaya Hassane, Bowdoin Class of 2019 as Graphic Arts Department Curatorial Fellow in support of a two-year project Imperfect History: Curating the Graphic Arts Collection at Benjamin Franklin’s Public Library
