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jbhowell@vwc.edu

2005 Batten Professor

Joyce Bernstein Howell, Professor of Art History and Curator of Art Exhibitions at Virginia Wesleyan College, holds a B.A., an M.A., and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, where she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Her publications on the painter Delacroix include studies of his theory and practice of color, his lithographic production, and a forthcoming article, "Eugene Delacroix's review of Le Dessin sans matre and the Modernized Discourse of Drawing," to appear in 2005 in the British journal of linguistics and art history, Word & Image. In addition to art historical research, since 1989 she curated an ongoing program of art exhibitions at the college. She is actively involved with local art organizations, such as Norfolk?s d?Art Center and the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, and is a member of the Education Committee of the Chrysler Museum of Art.

Art History Courses:
19TH-Century ; 20th Century; History of Photography; American Art; Art of Asia, Africa, and the Americas; Survey of Western Art, Prehistoric to 20th Century

Publications
"Eugene Delacroix's review of Le Dessin sans matre and the modernized discourse of drawing," in Word & Image "Delacroix's Lithographs of Antique Coins," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, July-Aug. 1994, 15-24. "Eugene Delacroix and Color: Practice, Theory, and Legend," Athanor, II, 1982, 37-43.

Papers/Chaired Sessions

"The New Deal After Dark: FSA Images of Dancing," Popular Culture Assoc/American Culture Assoc. Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 2003 Session Chair, "Connecting the Academy to the Community: Using the Chrysler Museum as a Teaching Resource," Virginia Humanities Conference, Norfolk, VA, Mar, 2001 "Historical Problems in a Group of Biographical Essays by Eugene Delacroix, "Southeast College Art Conference, Annual Convention, 2000, Louisville, KY. "La Nuit: Nighttime in the Art of Delaunay, Whistler, and Brassai and in the Music of Debussy and Poulenc," (Lee Jordan-Anders, Pianist) Virginia Conference for the Humanities, Blacksburg, VA, March, 2000 Session Chair: "Considering Biography," Southeastern College Art Conference Annual Convention, 1999, Norfolk, VA "Delacroix?s Essay on Drawing Instruction and Aspects of his Practice as a Draftsman," Southeastern College Art Conference, Annual Convention, 1998 , Miami, FL.

Recent Public Lectures
"Just what is it that makes Delacroix so modern?" Annual Art History lecture, Tidewater Community College Visual Arts Center, April 2002 "Worshiping the Worshiper: American Style Religious Images in Depression Era America, lecture to accompany "Picturing Faith Photography Exhibition," Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan College, Sept. 2002 "How Athena became Lord Elgin's Marble," Idea of Greece Lecture series, Virginia Wesleyan College, November, 2001 "Judaism and Art History," Judaism and Culture Series, Department of Religious Studies and the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA, Nov. 2000 "Why is Rembrandt so famous? Myth, Biography and Art History," Continuing Education Series, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Fall, 1997

Selected Community Service

Chrysler Museum of Art Education Committee, 2002-present Hermitage Foundation Museum Collections Committee, 2003-present Panelist, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia opening of Strauss Collection of Post-1960s Art, 2003 Judge, Reflections PTA Art Competition, Various Hampton Roads Public Schools, 1998-Present Residency Jurist, D'Art Center, Norfolk, VA, 1994

Professional Organizations
College Art Association
Southeastern College Art Association
American Association of University Professors/Vice President, Virginia Wesleyan College Chapter

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