Global turns in US art history

Art and Art History

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

Art and Art History

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

Art History and the Global Challenge: A Critical Perspective

The challenge of globalization and the “decolonization” of our way of thinking have become a major concern for most art historians. While it is still too early to assess the impact on the discipline of the “Global turn”—a turn that is all the more timid that it materializes more slowly in public collections and public opinions than in books—we nonetheless wanted to probe scholars who are paying...

The History of Art based on the Artist in Two Worlds: The Beginning of Art History in the West and Iran

In the West, the history of writing on art goes back to the classical antiquity but writing art history began with Giorgio Vasari’s 16th-century pioneering work on the artists’ biographies. In the present article, the authors follow the preliminary conditions that led to the birth and development of art history in the western world. The first important comparison is between the birth time of ar...

Global Art