Art History is the study of the visual arts in civilization. It
examines changing values in all fields of visual culture,
including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography,
architecture, film, the mass media, and forms of popular
expression. Its interdisciplinary reach encompasses literature,
history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies,
critical theory, and cultural studies. Art History emphasizes
visual as well as verbal and written literacy, providing more
than the standard advantages to a liberal arts education.
Students majoring in Art History will engage with the
wide-ranging opportunities its curriculum presents for learning
and research. Studying Art History develops visual
literacy, communication skills, critical/creative thinking and an
understanding of diversity.
Art history M.A. candidate Sienna Stevens will be off to New
Bedford, Massachusetts this summer where she will intern
with the New
Bedford Whaling Museum.
Congratulations to Layne Little, lecturer in art history and
religious studies, on his National Endowment for the
Humanities Professional
Development Grant.
Please join us to celebrate this year’s “Arts & Humanities 2022
Graduate Exhibition” on view June 2–19 at the Manetti
Shrem Museum. UC Davis graduate students in Art and Art
History, Creative Writing, Design, Mathematics, Music,
Performance Studies, and Political Science present their work
in this final multidisciplinary exhibition.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
