A Symposium on American Art in Honor of Retiring Professor of Art History Janice Simon

Banner Artwork: John Frederick Kensett (American, 1818 – 1872), “Italian Scene,” ca. 1851 – 53. Oil on canvas, 13 5/8 × 19 5/8 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Eva Underhill Holbrook Memorial Collection of American Art, gift of Alfred H. Holbrook. GMOA 1945.56.

On the occasion of her retirement, the Lamar Dodd School of Art invites you to celebrate and reflect on the work and legacy of Dr. Janice Simon, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Art History at the Lamar Dodd School of Art specializing in 19th and 20th Century American art. 

Lunch Details

Lunch will be provided. There are four sandwich choices: 1. Ham and Cheese 2. Turkey 3. Hummus and Veggies 4. Mozzarella, Basil, and Tomato.

Please let Asen Kirin aekirin@uga.edu or Shelley Zuraw szuraw@uga.edu know your preference by April 10.

Symposium Program

Morning Session

The Trajectory of Dr. Simon’s Students | 9 am

Introduction, Asen Kirin — Professor, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Rhonda Reymond, Associate Professor, West Virginia University, “Legacy: Divergence and Convergence”

Chris Bennett, Associate Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, “Intervento (Intervention): Honoring Janice Simon Today”

Coffee

Charlotte Gaillet, Curatorial Assistant, Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Feminist Echoes and Reverberations in the Photography of Anne W. Brigman and Imogen Cunningham.”

Brief Remarks, Janice Simon — Professor, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Lunch (provided) | 11:45 am – 1 pm

Afternoon Session

Janice Simon’s impact on teaching and teachers of the future | 1 pm

Introduction, Shelley Zuraw — Associate Professor, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Lindsey Harding — University of Georgia Writing Intensive Program Director

Owen Hardy — BA Art History student, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Jason Rafferty — MFA student, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Grace Moorman — MA student, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Tara Kraft-Ainsworth — PhD student, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Concluding Remarks

Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Curator of American Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, “A Usable Past: Teaching and Making American Art History Today”