""Architecture, sculpture, and painting have been, next to literature, the most important modes of expression of the sentiments, beliefs and opinions of men," Norton wrote. "They afford evidence, often in a more striking and direct manner than literature itself, of the moral temper and intellectual culture of the various races by whom they have been practiced and thus become the most effective aids to the proper understanding of history.""
"His argument was convincing. Thus began Harvard's Department of History of Art and Architecture (originally called the Fine Arts Department), making Harvard the first U.S. university to develop a professorship and a permanent program for art history curriculum. This year the department will mark its 150th anniversary with a conference slated for Nov. 7-8 called " The Education of the Eyes: 150 Years of Art History at Harvard.""
"Co-hosted by the Harvard Art Museums, the conference will bring together academics, art critics, and curators from across the U.S. and Europe to reflect on the history and legacy of the department, and on the future of the art history field. Speakers include former Museum of Modern Art Director Glenn Lowry, art critic Rosalind Krauss, art historian Svetlana Alpers, and New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman."
Charles Eliot Norton proposed adding art history courses to Harvard's curriculum in 1873, arguing that the fine arts are essential to education. Norton returned from Europe influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and the teachings of John Ruskin, and he referenced conversations with Ralph Waldo Emerson. Harvard founded the Department of History of Art and Architecture (originally the Fine Arts Department), becoming the first U.S. university with a professorship and permanent art history program. The department will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a Nov. 7-8 conference titled The Education of the Eyes, featuring prominent academics, critics, and curators.
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