Fellows’ Presentations
During their residencies, fellows are invited to present talks on their research. These in-depth presentations held throughout the academic year take place in the West Building Lecture Hall and are followed by discussions with the Center community and attendees.
October 7, 2026
Liza Kirwin, Archives of American Art (emerita)
Kress-Beinecke Professor
The Eternal Twilight of Jervis McEntee
October 22, 2026
Alison Locke Perchuk, California State University Channel Islands
Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow
Visualizing the Apocalypse in Medieval Europe: Narrative Structure, Location, Function, Meaning
November 5, 2026
Maya Stiller, University of Kansas
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Senior Fellow
Sensing the Buddha Land: Architecture, Sound, and Devotion in Late Chosŏn Korea
December 5, 2026
Daniel Savoy, Manhattan University
Paul Mellon Senior Fellow
Architecture of the Soul: Buildings, Cities, and the Construction of Life in Early Modern Italy
February 11, 2027
Alexander Bevilacqua, Williams College
Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow
The Mask of Battle: European Chivalry in the Age of Discovery
March 4, 2027
Jennifer Van Horn, University of Delaware
William C. Seitz Senior Fellow
To Make Otherwise: Disabilities and US Art History, 1780–1950
March 25, 2027
Kathleen Christian, Humboldt University of Berlin
Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professor, October 2026–March 2027
Curatorial Cultures and the Sack of Rome, 1527
April 15, 2027
Subhashini Kaligotla, Columbia University
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Senior Fellow
Seeing Ghosts: Death and the Afterlife in the Art of Premodern India
Fellows’ research project titles are listed and presentation titles may vary.
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