<p>I am interested in doing a Phd in Art History in an American University but am totally at a loss as to where to apply/ what colleges look for in applications etc.
Also, does anyone know of any lecturers/professors who are particularly enthusiastic, nice to deal with etc.</p>
<p>I would really appreciate any help on this :)</p>
<p>what do you do with a phd in art history? historize some art?</p>
<p>Applying to a graduate program in Art History assumes that you have either an undergraduate degree in Art History or at least extensive coursework in the subject. You might want to pose your question in the grad school forum: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/</a></p>
<p>ExplorerCY: with a degree like that, the OP could be a professor, or work at one of the large auction houses such as Sotheby’s or Christie’s, among other things.</p>
<p>can we call Websters and put “historize” in the dictionary?</p>
<p>Yale University or New York University</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr</p>
<p>[History</a> of Art Graduate Program Home](<a href=“http://www.brynmawr.edu/gradgroup/historyofart/index.htm]History”>http://www.brynmawr.edu/gradgroup/historyofart/index.htm)</p>
<p>University of Iowa</p>
<p>[Art</a> History - School of Art and Art History - The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://www.art.uiowa.edu/art_history/art_history.html?nav=overview]Art”>http://www.art.uiowa.edu/art_history/art_history.html?nav=overview)</p>
<p>University of Missouri</p>
<p>[PhD</a> requirements - Dept. of Art History and Archaeology - University of Missouri-Columbia](<a href=“http://aha.missouri.edu/programs/phdreq.html]PhD”>http://aha.missouri.edu/programs/phdreq.html)</p>
<p>Start with these, and see where the professors got their degrees.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>
edit: Actually it turns out it’s already in the dictionary:
[historize</a> - Definitions from Dictionary.com](<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=historize]historize”>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=historize)</p>
<p>Couldn’t the OP become a museum curator?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help! :)</p>
<p>Columbia, Yale, and NYU are the top three in the USA. Williams also has a good masters program. And undergrad, Vassar rocks for art history. And don’t let the yahoos get you down–studying the history of art is a great way to understand culture, politics, religion, etc. We need people like you to help us not to keep repeating the mistakes of the past, and to preserve what is beautiful and irreplacable. good luck.</p>
<p>I’m applying to Art History programs for the fall, and I reached my final list through basically 3 means:</p>
<p>1) Googling people whose writing I enjoyed. I had read a lot of work by Dr. Christine Poggi, googled her name, and found out she’s on the faculty at UPenn, which I immediately added to my list. </p>
<p>2) Asking professors which schools have strong departments for, for instance, feminist theory/contemporary which is my preferred area of study, and then researching people in their departments. That’s how I decided applying to American University’s Masters program…I had read a book by 2 of their faculty members and all my professors said they were very strong in feminist/gender theory so it was a natural match.</p>
<p>3) Looking at the big cities. LA, New York, and DC. For me, part of getting my further degree is being able to make connections and surround myself with the art world, since I would like to work somewhat in the museum world. I honestly think that for Art History, location is a lot more important than for other fields. Those are three cities where you will be surrounded by galleries, huge museums, and great works of art, so if you’re looking for an object-based education, you may want to search the art history schools available there.</p>
<p>The thing that helped me most was talking to different people in my department at my UGrad institution (particularly those in my preferred area of study) because they know where the quality faculty are, which schools have great museums on campus/nearby, and which departments are strong for what. I think you’ll find they’ll give much more specific, guided advice for your particular situation.</p>
<p>tunadunk, what’s your specific area of study? that will also help to determine where you want to apply, as some schools are especially strong in some fields.</p>
<p>i just went through the whole process myself and applied to uchicago, berkeley, nyu, yale, northwestern, princeton, harvard, and upenn. they all have strong programs so you might want to look into these (if they haven’t already been mentioned).</p>
<p>also make sure to look into the funding at the various schools. columbia and nyu are notorious for not giving a lot, and the environment is therefore very competitive (lots of students competing for a small pool of money). some, thankfully, are fully funded - i’ll be getting full tuition plus a $25k stipend!</p>