LSU Professor Defining New Field of Wearable Technology

March 13, 2008 in A & D News, Art History, Digital Art, Faculty & Staff Focus

(Baton Rouge) – Imagine a plumed hat with feathers that react to the radio waves emitted by cell phone activity. Or an arm band that administers a pin prick to its wearer each time a soldier dies in Iraq. Those are just two examples of what‟s being called “wearable technology art,” an exciting new field [...]

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LSU Art History Professor Selected for Prestigious Fellowship

January 16, 2008 in A & D News, Art History, Faculty & Staff Focus, Honors & Awards, Research

(Baton Rouge) – The LSU College of Art and Design is pleased to announce that Justin Walsh, an assistant professor of art history, has been selected for the Institute for Classical Architecture and Classical America’s Arthur Ross Advanced Research Fellowship. He received the grant for his research on “The Consumption of Athenian Pottery in Ancient [...]

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LSU Photography Professor Showcases Katrina Photos in New Book

December 1, 2007 in A & D News, Faculty & Staff Focus, Photography, Publications

(Baton Rouge, LA) — The LSU College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the publication of a new book of Hurricane Katrina photographs and essays by renowned photography professor Thomas Neff. Published by the University of Missouri Press, the book is entitled Holding Out and Hanging On: Surviving Hurricane Katrina, and contains intense [...]

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Lynne Baggett Wins Silver in Create Awards

June 12, 2007 in A & D News, Faculty & Staff Focus, Graphic Design, Honors & Awards

(Baton Rouge) – Lynne Baggett, an associate professor of graphic design in the LSU School of Art, is a silver winner in the 2007 Create Awards competition. Baggett received the award in the category of graphic communication illustration for her entry “Check the Fine Print II” on a Last and Fast postcard. Hers was among [...]

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LSU Art Historian’s New Book Examines Rituals of Secret Society in Napoleon-Era France

June 12, 2007 in A & D News, Art History, Faculty & Staff Focus, Publications

(Baton Rouge, LA) – In a fascinating new book, LSU Art Historian Darius A. Spieth brings to life the world of secret Masonic societies that existed in Napoleon-era France and discusses the obsession these groups had with ancient Egyptian worship and rituals. In, Napoleon’s Sorcerers: The Sophisians, published this month by the University of Delaware [...]

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Graphic Design Student Receives Honorable Mention in International Competition

May 12, 2007 in A & D News, Graphic Design, Honors & Awards, Student Spotlight

(Baton Rouge) – The College of Art and Design is proud to announce that graduating senior Isral Duke has received an honorable mention award in an international poster design competition to promote study abroad in Germany. He was among a handful of more than 47 contestants from around the world to receive such recognition. The [...]

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