Poster of Jean-Michel Basquiat's film Africa at the Heart film with image of a face with broad strokes of color superimposed on map of Africa

Film Screening of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Africa at the Heart”

Apr 12, 2023
5 p.m., Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Harris Cinema
Professor Jenny Anger and a group of students examine an artwork in the Print and Drawing Study Room

Anger’s New Book to Explore Surrealism and Female Mental Illness

Dec 19, 2022
Professor of Art History Jenny Anger is studying how admiration for female “madness” has affected the reality of women artists with mental illness.
Yale University buildings

A Passion for Art History

Nov 02, 2022
David Cambronero ’16 expected to major in biology and then go on to medical school. But when he took History of Art and Architecture, he became enthralled by the professor’s deep knowledge and passion for the subject. He was captivated.
Julian Montalvo and Fredo Rivera in bright pink and green costume with island bound: an exercise in decolonizing drag, locust projects and 2022 in text

Fredo Rivera Wins WaveMaker Grant for Performance Art Project

Aug 15, 2022
The project draws upon a wide range of sources, including historical archives, cartography, the built environment, soundscapes, and contemporary visual cultures of the “postcolonial colony.” WaveMaker grants are part of a regional regranting program supported by the Warhol Foundation.
Art history students look at stained glass windows in Louis Sullivan's Merchants' Bank

Studying the Artistic and Architectural Gems of Grinnell

May 14, 2022
Introduction to Art History (ARH 103) is a foundational course that makes active use of the Grinnell College Art Collection, exhibited and housed in the College’s Museum of Art. According to Professor Jenny Anger, much of the coursework is based on the close study of these works of art.
Students lay out art pieces for exhibit

An Artistic Voyage: Exhibition Seminar

Apr 22, 2022
The art history Exhibition Seminar course is a rare opportunity for undergraduate students to curate an exhibition. The course culminates in a show in the Grinnell College Museum of Art and in the publication of a catalog.
Fredo Rivera '06

Fredo Rivera ’06 Awarded Career Enhancement Fellowship

May 07, 2021
Fredo Rivera ’06, assistant professor of art history, has received a six-month Career Enhancement Fellowship funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Rendering of ‘Grinnell Crossroads’ designed by Walter Hood

Construction Begins on Gateway Public Art Project in Grinnell

May 21, 2020
Site work has begun on a small park and public art project at the southeast corner of Highway 146 and Highway 6 commemorating the community’s history.
Owen Daley ’20 looking at different pieces in the Print and Drawing study room

Changing Direction

Apr 01, 2019
An internship at the Stanley Museum of Art helped one student discover his future by exploring the past.

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