Wayne State University

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Brian Madigan

Associate Professor, Art History
313-577-2685
aa1708@wayne.edu
2153 Faculty/Administration Building

Biography

research interests:
Greek sculpture, Classical and Hellenistic; Roman sculpture; the afterlife of Classicism and the history of archaeology


Academic Interests

current projects:
collaborative study of the sacred image in the ancient world
Roman ceremonial sculpture

education:
PhD University of Minnesota, art history
AM Rutgers University, art history
MA University of New Brunswick, English literature
AB Rutgers University, English literature

courses taught:
AH 1110: Survey of Western art history, 1
AH 3070: Art and Archaeology of ancient Egypt
AH 3210: The History and urban Development of Rome [taught in Rome]
AH 3240: Mythology in Greek Art
AH 5210: Hellenistic Art
AH 5250: Ancient Rome
AH 5260: Classical Greek Art
AH 5270: Roman Painting and Sculpture
AH 5310: The ancient City of Athens
AH 5320: Classical Architecture in Britain
AH 5997: Seminar: The History and urban Development of Rome [taught in Rome]
AH 5997: Seminar: The cult Statue in Antiquity



Awards and Honors

J. Paul Getty Foundation grant, publication subsidy for The Temple of Apollo Bassitas II: The Sculpture, 1991.

Millard Meiss Publication Fund of the College Art Association, publication subsidy for The
Temple of Apollo, Bassitas, II: The Sculpture, 1991.