Mitoloji Latannyèr | Mythologies Louisianaises Exhibition Curated by LSU Art Alum Mayers
The Mitoloji Latannyèr | Mythologies Louisianaises exhibition, on view at Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge October 2023 – December 2024, was curated by LSU School of Art alum Jonathan Mayers (BFA 2007). Art…
Read MoreArt 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…
Read MoreGatekeepers in the Art Market Workshop
“The Disputed Toll” by Heywood Hardy. Image courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery. TOOLS FOR THE FUTURE – RESEARCHING ART MARKET PRACTICES FROM PAST TO PRESENT International Workshop #8 GATEKEEPERS IN THE ART…
Read MoreDarius 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…
Read MoreFrank 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.
Read MoreProfessor Darius Spieth Presents Research in France
Art history professor Darius Spieth presented his latest research at two separate events in France this June. At the Festival of Art History at Fontainebleau Castle, near Paris, June 7-9, 2019, Spieth discussed low-end…
Read MoreArt History Professor Darius Spieth Presents Research at Louvre
Upon invitation by the Amis du Louvre, LSU art history professor Darius A. Spieth presented his research, on 18th-century art merchant Jean-Baptiste Pierre Lebrun, at the world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris, France on May 28….
Read MoreArt History Professor Darius Spieth Publishes Book Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art
Darius Spieth, professor of art history at the LSU School of Art, has recently published the book Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art, Studies in the History of Collecting & Art Markets Volume 3…
Read MoreArt History Students Contribute to the LSU Museum of Art’s Surréalisme Exhibition
This fall the students in LSU School of Art professor Darius Spieth’s History of Prints course had the opportunity to contribute to the Bonjour | Au Revoir Surréalisme exhibition, learning practical skills about museum…
Read MoreDarius Spieth Delivers Talk on Percier and Publishes Book Chapter on Vieille
Darius A. Spieth, professor of art history at the LSU School of Art, recently delivered a talk at Bard College on Napoleon’s interior architect Charles Percier and published a book chapter on French sociologist…
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