LSU Art History Professor Darius Spieth Edits New Grove Guide to the Art Market
LSU Professor of Art History Darius Spieth edited the newly published Grove Art Guide to the Art Market, a comprehensive exploration of the institutions, practices and economic forces that shape the global art world….
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A Global Reach of Scholarship: Six New Publications in Five Countries and Three Languages by Professor Darius Spieth
Over the past academic year, art history professor Darius Spieth has finalized publications from Baton Rouge to Bordeaux and Florence, and from London to Brussels, writing about subjects as diverse as the history of…
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Art & Design Students Win Awards at LSU Discover Day 2026
Aubrey Landaiche, Bachelor of Arts 2026, received the first place award for the LSU College of Art & Design at LSU Discover Day 2026. Her faculty mentor was Kelli Scott Kelley, professor of painting. The…
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LSU art historian Darius Spieth decorated as Chevalier of France’s Ordre des Palmes académiques
The Consulate General of France in New Orleans has decorated LSU art historian Darius A. Spieth as Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, a historic distinction recognizing exemplary service to education and culture. The Sept. 9 ceremony at the Résidence de France included remarks and official photos.
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Allison Young Named SAAM Research Fellow
Dr. Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, has been named a 2025-26 Smithsonian American Art Museum research fellow. As a Patricia and Phillip Frost Senior Fellow, Dr. Young will devote her fellowship to…
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Allison Young Awarded 2025 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, has been honored with the 2025 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award. This distinguished recognition celebrates Young’s exceptional contributions to the field of art history and…
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Darius Spieth Awarded LSU Distinguished Research Master; Named Sternberg Professor
Art history professor Darius Spieth has been selected to receive the 2025 LSU Distinguished Research Master Award in the area of Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences. This award recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement…
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Art Historian Darius Spieth Lectures in France Prior to 2024 Olympics
Darius Spieth, professor of art history, gave a series of talks on his research at European art history events in summer 2024. On May 22, 2024, Spieth gave the lecture, “Flea Markets from a…
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Research Team Investigates Coastal Cultural Heritage Sites
Art & Design Team Awarded 2024 Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research “Big Idea” Award An interdisciplinary team of faculty researchers in the LSU College of Art & Design were awarded a “Big Idea”…
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Alumni Spotlight: Kelly M. Ward
Kelly M. Ward (MA in art history 2020) is a Brazilian-American art historian and public relations practitioner originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with a concentration in public…
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Art History Faculty Release Robert Williams: Conversations
Robert Williams: Conversations, edited by LSU art historians Joe Givens and Darius Spieth, has been published by the University Press of Mississippi. Exploring the works of prolific artist Robert Williams, the book includes interviews…
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Allison Young Receives 2023 ATLAS Grant for Book on South African Artist
Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, is a 2023 recipient of an Award to Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents for her current book project on the…
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Allison Young a Cybersecurity Arts Contest Juror
Allison Young, assistant professor of contemporary art history, was a juror on UC Berkeley’s 2023 Cybersecurity Arts Contest, which highlights the issue of cybersecurity through art. Read more. The primary goal of the Cybersecurity Arts…
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Sophia Perkins first A&D LSU Discover Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher
Sophia Perkins is an Ogden Honors College senior studying art history in the College of Art + Design. Read her Q&A discussing graduating in three years and completing an honors thesis.
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LSU Art & Design Field Trips Resume
After over a year of restrictions and precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU Art & Design classes are returning to (almost) normalcy – including going on long-awaited field trips. “Travel is an integral…
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Nubia Nurain Khan, MA Art History
“I want to explore and shed light on the art world’s untapped areas from different perspectives as an art historian one day.” Read Q&A
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Art History Professor Allison Young on Exhibition Team Honoring Breonna Taylor
Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, is on the National Advisory Board of exhibition Promise, Witness, Remembrance at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY. The exhibition is a tribute to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old medical worker…
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Darius Spieth Voted “Favorite Professor” 2020
The LSU Reveille The Mag‘s “Best of Campus Guide 2020” named art history professor Darius Spieth “Favorite Professor” of the year. The course ART 1001: Intro to Fine Arts, which Professor Spieth teaches, won…
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Frank Hayden Lecture by Darius Spieth
Art history professor gave a talk on artist Frank Hayden at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum on Thursday, Oct. 1.
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New to LSU: Q&A with Allison Young
Allison Young is assistant professor of contemporary art history at LSU. A specialist in postcolonial and contemporary art of the Global South, she received her B.A. (2009) in Art History and Anthropology from Brandeis…
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