School of Art, Art History

Art History Program

Faculty

Course Descriptions

Area Philosophy

Art History Links

Art History Faculty

Michael Duffy, Art History Coordinator
Abdul Skakoor Farhadi
Ron Gaziani
Punam Madhok
Sharon Pruitt
Jessica Christie

 

Michael Duffy

 

Art History Coordinator

Degrees 
BA University of New Hampshire 
MA University of New Hampshire 
MA Michigan State University 
PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 

Areas of Interest 
19th Century France and England- Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts

Courses Taught
1905 Dimensions of Art 
1907 Art History Survey
4920 19th Century Painting 
4970 History of 19th & 20th Century Design 
4980 Art History Methodology
6903 19th Century Painting (grad) 
6908 Art History Methodology (grad)
6911 19th & 20th Century Design (grad) 

E-Mail 
duffym@mail.ecu.edu 

 

Ron Graziani

 

Degrees 
BA University of California, Los Angeles
MA State University of New York, Stony Brook
PhD University of California, Los Angeles

Areas of Interest 
Visual Culture in the 20th Century
Critical Theory

Courses Taught 
1905 Dimensions of Art 
4940 20th Century Painting & Sculpture 
4990 Survey of Contemporary Art 
5981 Issues in Contemporary Art
6000 Philosophy of Art (grad)
6905 Painting & Sculpture from 1900-1950 (grad) 
6914 Survey of Contemporary Art (grad) 

E-Mail 
grazianir@mail.ecu.edu

 

Punam Madhok

 

Degrees 
BFA Visva-Bharati (Santiniketan)
MA University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Areas of Interest 
Indian Art
Venetian Painting

Courses Taught 
1906 Art History Survey 
3920 Asian Art 
3940 Italian Renaissance Art 1500-1600
4980 Seminar in Art History: Indian Art
6913 Asian Art (grad) 
6915 Italian Renaissance Art 1500-1600 (grad) 

E-Mail 
madhokp@mail.ecu.edu 

 

Sharon Pruitt

 

Degrees 
BS Case-Western Reserve University 
MA Howard University 
PhD The Ohio State University 

Areas of Interest 
African-American Art
Contemporary Nigerian Art
Egyptian Art

Courses Taught
1905 Dimensions in Art
1906 Art History Survey
1910 Art Appreciation (non-majors)
2906 West/Central African Art (non-majors)  
2910 Ancient Art History 
2970 African Art 
6909 Seminar in Art History (grad)
6912 African Art (grad) 
 
E-Mail 
pruitts@mail.ecu.edu 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art History Program

Faculty

Course Descriptions

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Art History Links

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