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Students present at the Portland Art Museum
Elizabeth Bilyeu
PCC offered Honors History of Western Art (ART204H, ART205H, ART206H) for the first time in 2011-12. That school year, a group of very engaged students took one or more of the classes, and in addition to meeting the regular outcomes for the course, they moved beyond to demonstrate leadership in the professional realm of art history.
Collaborating with scholars and staff at the Portland Art Museum, the students wrote research papers about works in the collection. They reworked the papers into presentations for the public, which they made at the Museum in front of the works as a part of PCC’s former Art Beat celebration. They finished their projects by recording for posterity their reflections on the experiences they had with the works. These recordings are now part of the PAM’s permanent Object Stories Collection (exhibited at the Museum and online).
“Beyond the Studio: Art in Context”
Juried historical critiques of Renaissance art works at the Portland Art Museum by PCC honors art history students
Friday, May 11, 2012, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Portland Art Museum
Portland Community College’s 25th Annual Art Beat
- Ugolino da Siena (attr), Margaret Holding the Cross, 1330, tempera on wood, presented by John Henry Egan
- Barna da Siena, Madonna and Child, 1350, tempera on wood, presented by Kelly Sellers
- Francescuccio Ghissi, Resurrection of Drusiana, c. 1370, tempera on wood, presented by Douglas Taylor
- Giampietrino, Mary Magdalene, 1521, oil on wood, presented by Randall Smith
- Taddeo Gaddi, The Nativity, 1335, polychrome and gold leaf on panel, presented by Danielle Madderra
- Francesco Granacci, Madonna and Child with Two Angels, 1495, tempera on wood, presented by Jeffrey Naber
- French reliquary, 13th century, enamel and gilt on copper, presented by Nicole Ritz
- Jan de Beer, The Conversion of St. Hubert, 1520, oil on wood, presented by Erik Burlingame
In June 2012 Honors Art History Students published their experiences researching, writing about, and talking about the works of art in the Portland Art Museum. Their “object stories” can be heard both online at the PAM’s YouTube channel, and at the Portland Art Museum Object Stories Collection exhibit.
Listen to each student’s Object Story and reflections on their experience with art historical research by following the links below:
- Danielle Madderra – “Breastfeeding Virgin and Other Powerful Women”
- Kelly Sellers – “Punchwork Leads to an Open Mind”
- Jeffrey Naber – “A Scientific Appreciation of Religious Art”
- Randall Smith – “A Deeper Look at Mary Magdalene”
- John Henry Egan – “This is Saint Margaret of Where?”
Contact Elizabeth Bilyeu (ebilyeu@pcc.edu) about Honors Art History.
If you have questions about the Honors Program at PCC, contact Melody Wilson (Cascade Campus, 971-722-5009, mawilson@pcc.edu); Rose Bettencourt (Sylvania Campus, 971-722-4081, rbettenc@pcc.edu, or Martha Bailey (Rock Creek Campus, 971-722-3096, mbailey@pcc.edu).
