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FALL 2002
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Anderson-Riedel Joins
CFA Faculty
Susanne Anderson-Riedel, assistant professor of art history, joined the CFA faculty this fall. Her art history career began at the University of Marburg, Germany. "I was drawn to the field as it encourages the study of cultural history and emphasizes the inter-relatedness of different fields, such as art, literature, music and science," she says. She received her master of arts degree in art history and German philology at Freiburg University in 1993, with a master's thesis on the French painter Jacques-Louis David and the dissemination of his works by graphics artists.
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| Her dissertation, Creativity and eproduction: Establishing the Graphics Arts as an Academic Discipline. The Engraving Department at the Institut de France and the Rome Prize for Engraving, 1803-1825, was carried out at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and investigates the recognition of engraving as one of the fine arts. |
Assistant Professor Susanne Anderson-Riedel
in front of the Louvre in Paris.
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Her research in the print collections and archives of Paris and Rome uncovered extensive material that permits a full reconstruction of the role of engravers at the French Academy. The documentation helps to re-evaluate the societal position of graphic artists in 19th century France.
During the past two years, Anderson-Riedel has taught 18th- to 20th-century art and design at UCLA and at Oregon State University, where she also created a study-abroad program to Italy. She has published several articles in international journals and encyclopedias on the field of engraving, the history of collecting and on art theory and historiography. Last spring she participated in an international conference in Ascona, Switzerland, concerning The European Print and Cultural Transfers in the XVIIIth and XIXth Century, the proceedings of which will be published by the end of the year. Presently, she is editing her dissertation for publication.
Inconjunction with UCLA, the Getty Research Center and the Biblioteque National, Paris, she is currently organizing a conference that will investigate the relationship between French and American artists and collectors in the 18th and 19th centuries and will analyze the cross-continental dialogue as a stimulant for both artistic expression and the art market.
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