News & Ongoing Events Dell Upton, Professor and Chair, Department of Art History, UCLA Friday, November 13, 2009 4:30 p.m. AUP 170, UW-Milwaukee “Urban Life and Urban Spaces in the New American Republic” This lecture is co-sponsored by the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Department of Art History. Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University November 3-5, 2009 4 p.m. 1111 Mosse Humanities Bldg. 33rd Annual Merle Curti Lecture Series "Past Obsessions: World War Two in History and Memory" Lamidi Olonade Fakeye, World-Renowned Yoruba Sculptor   Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009 Prof. Fakeye gave both a wood carving demonstration using his personal tools, a combination of African adzes and chisels bought abroad, and a talk about his artwork.  Ezra Shales, Professor, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Tuesday, September 20, 2009 "Craft's Social Life" This lecture was sponsored by the UW Department of Art and the Anonymous Fund. Prof. Shales gave a talk about craft, its revival, and its role in contemporary culture, addressing the social and anti-social practices of craft and its effects on aesthetics and society.  The World at Hand is an on-line exhibition exploring the transcultural influences in materials and technology of eighteenth century British pottery. Take a scenic tour of southwestern Wisconsin with our new online Vernacular Architecture Tour. The UW Material Culture Program, the Chipstone Foundation, and the Wisconsin Historical Society recently teamed up to launch the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database, a great resource for the study of craft traditions and material culture in Wisconsin. Check out the Wisconsin Historical Society's "Museum Object of the Week" here.	Current and Upcoming Exhibitions and Events Opportunities Recent Developments Faculty & Student News
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