Over the past couple of months, I’ve been sharing examples of outreach exhibitions from my dissertation. Previous posts focused on the Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions and the Community Art Center Project. Now let’s look at a show from my third case study, the VMFA Artmobile. Today, we consider Painters of the Renaissance. Note: I don’t have… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Painters of the Renaissance
Category: Research
Dissertation Work, August Update
I feel like I’ve been saying this every month, but August has been a busy one for the dissertation. Between reaching some major research milestones, revising another chapter, and gearing up for reworking two more chapters, I’ve been getting as much done as I can before the end of the summer. Let’s take a look!… Continue reading Dissertation Work, August Update
Exhibition of the Month: Edmund Lewandowski
Last month I introduced you to a new feature on this blog where I discuss one of the outreach exhibitions I’ve been researching. For the inaugural post, I described Arms and Armor, one of the Met’s Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions. This month, we’ll consider an offering from the Federal Art Project, FAP #292: Edmund Lewandowski. Historical… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Edmund Lewandowski
Dissertation Work, July Update
I’ve already shared some dissertation updates through my two posts on the research trips I took to New York and the National Archives. Since I have been doing things beyond travel though, I thought I’d share my dissertation work for the month. Processing Dissertation Research Since returning from my trips, I’ve been processing the archival… Continue reading Dissertation Work, July Update
Exhibition of the Month: Arms and Armor
A New Monthly Feature Something occurred to me recently. I write about my dissertation regularly on this blog, but I’ve said little about the actual exhibitions I’ve been researching. I’ve discussed my working process, shared my monthly progress, and described the issues that inform my research. Yet when it comes to the shows themselves, I… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Arms and Armor
Summer Research Trip II: National Archives
Last week I discussed my most recent excursion to New York to wrap up Chapter 2 research. A few days after I returned, I headed out a second time to undertake a long-awaited research trip to the National Archives. Let’s take a look at what I’ve been doing. Record Group 69 at the National Archives… Continue reading Summer Research Trip II: National Archives
Summer Research Trip I: New York
One of my dissertation goals for the summer is to wrap up outstanding research. This includes finishing secondary readings, processing archival documents I haven’t read yet, and undertaking any final research trips. During the last week of June, I took a big step toward completing on-site research by spending a week in New York. Let’s… Continue reading Summer Research Trip I: New York
Dissertation Work, June Update
Summer may be underway, but I remain busy with my dissertation work. In the weeks since the writing retreat at the beginning of the month, I’ve been working to maintain the momentum I experienced there. Let’s take a look! Drafting a Conclusion During the week immediately following the workshop, I wrote a conclusion. Actually, I… Continue reading Dissertation Work, June Update
Halleran Writing Retreat
Jump-Starting the Fellowship Last week I officially inaugurated my year as a Halleran Dissertation Completion Fellow by participating in a week-long writing retreat. Over the course of five days, I wrote, learned about dissertation deadlines, and got to know my fellow cohorts. Let’s take a look! About the Writing Retreat Mandatory for all Halleran Fellows,… Continue reading Halleran Writing Retreat
Dissertation Work, May Update
Two Lines of Work Last month I finished the initial drafting of Chapter 5. As of now, all five chapters of my dissertation as outlined in my prospectus exist, albeit in need of additional research and revision. To keep from losing momentum, I’ve started looking ahead to the coming year by scheduling new research trips… Continue reading Dissertation Work, May Update