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This exhibition is curated by Victoria Hazell, Charlotte Childs, Asante Crews, Sebastian Ihenacho, Kayla Kane, YoonJae Lee, Kate Liu, Annah Otis, Audrey Steinkamp, Sarah Vincent, and Shirley Wei, candidates in the MA in Art History in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University, with special contributions from Audrey Steinkamp. Frédérique Baumgartner, Director of the MA in Art History, and Roberto C. Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties, served as curatorial advisors. This website has been designed by Tim Trombley, Senior Educational Technologist at Columbia's Media Center for Art History.

MA students and Professor Mainardi discussing paintings for the exhibition in the Avery seminar room (2/8/24)

The curators wish to thank all the people at Columbia and beyond who have shared their expertise and lent their assistance with the conception and realization of this exhibition, including: Jenny Davis and Margaret Smithglass, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library; Eric J. Reisenger and Lillian Vargas, Art Properties; Lisa Peck and Tim Trombley, Media Center for Art History; Betti-Sue Hertz, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery; Petra ten-Doesschate Chu, Professor Emerita of Art History and Museum Studies, Seton Hall University; Paul Himmelstein, Painting Conservator, Appelbaum & Himmelstein; Wendy Nalani E. Ikemoto, Senior Curator of American Art, New-York Historical Society; Patricia Mainardi, Emeritus Faculty, Graduate Center, City University of New York; Prudence Pfeiffer, Director of Content, Museum of Modern Art; and April Kim Tonin, Ayesha Bulchandani Head of Education and Public Engagement, The Frick Collection.

For their guidance in researching the paintings included in the exhibition, we also thank: Curtis Rodgers, School of General Studies; Jocelyn Wilk, Columbia University Archives; Karin Althaus, Head of Department and Head of Collections and Curator, 18th and 19th Century Painting and Sculpture, New Objectivity, Lenbachhaus; Eugénie Fortier, Storage and Retrieval Lead, The Frick Art Reference Library.