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28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards
Honoring Irene Roosevelt Aitken, Dr. Julius Bryant, Dr. Meredith Martin, and Katherine Purcell
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Performance, Craft, and the Body
A presentation by Lauren Kalman (Wayne State University)
March 26, 2025
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CANCELED—Enchanting Surfaces
Objects, Gender, and Ink Painting
A conversation with Peng Wei
April 2, 2025
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Late 19th-Century French Poupées & Bébés
A Françoise and George Selz…
April 9, 2025
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The Post-Jewish Object
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April 10, 2025
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Klismos
The revival of ancient Greek…
A lecture by George Manginis (Benaki Museum)
April 16, 2025
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Unpacking the Choiseul Box
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April 22, 2025
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28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards
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April 23, 2025
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Magical Objects and the Gothic…
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April 23, 2025
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Exploring Denis Williams’s Works on Paper
A lecture by Felicia Mings…
April 30, 2025
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Realgar Glass
Learning from the Archive, the…
A lecture by Julie Bellemare (BGC PhD ’21; The Corning Museum of Glass)
May 13, 2025
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Faculty

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Susan Weber
Director and Founder, Iris Horowitz Professor in the History of the Decorative Arts
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Christian Ayne Crouch
Dean of Graduate Studies
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Jeffrey L. Collins
Professor
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Ivan Gaskell
Professor
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Aaron Glass
Professor, Associate Chair of Research Programs
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Freyja Hartzell
Associate Professor, Editor of “West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture”
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Deborah L. Krohn
Professor, Chair of Academic Programs, Coordinator for History and Theory of Museums
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Meredith B. Linn
Associate Professor, Director of Masters Studies
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Jennifer L. Mass
Professor
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Caspar Meyer
Professor, Editor of “West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture”
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Andrew Morrall
Professor
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Helen Polson
Associate Professor of Practice in Writing and Exhibition Interpretations Editor
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Mei Mei Rado
Assistant Professor
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Drew Thompson
Associate Professor
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Ittai Weinryb
Associate Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, Editor of “West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture”
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Catherine Whalen
Associate Professor

Affiliated Faculty

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Elissa Auther
Affiliated Faculty
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Annissa Malvoisin
Affiliated Faculty

Visiting Faculty and Fellows

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Sequoia Barnes
Fields of the Future Fellow, Spring 2025
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Angela Brown
Visiting Fellow, Fall 2024
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Hannah Duggan
Cultural Heritage Science Fellow
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Stefan Heidemann
Visiting Fellow, Summer 2025
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Oknim Jo
Visiting Fellow, Spring 2025
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Meagan Khoury
Visiting Fellow, Spring 2025
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Asli Niyazioglu
Fields of the Future Fellow, Fall 2024
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Renee Romano
Visiting Fellow, Fall 2024
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Ashley D. West
Visiting Fellow, Fall 2024

Faculty Emeriti

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Kenneth L. Ames
Professor Emeritus
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Pat Kirkham
Professor Emerita
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François Louis
Professor Emeritus
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Michele Majer
Professor Emerita
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Elizabeth Simpson
Professor Emerita
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Paul Stirton
Professor Emeritus, Editor in Chief of “West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture”

In Memoriam

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David Jaffee
Professor, Head of New Media Research

Academic Administration

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Keith Condon
Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs
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Julia Cullen
Senior Manager of Academic Programs and Student Affairs
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Julie Fuller
Digital Humanities Educational Technologist
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Jesse Merandy
Director of Digital Humanities/Exhibitions

Publications

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Kat Atkins
Editorial Director
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Delia Cruz Kelly
Assistant Editor
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Alexis Mucha
Director of Rights, Sales, Production, and Promotion

Gallery Staff and Office of the Director

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Julia Siemon
Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator
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Izabella (Elwart) Mujica
Executive Assistant to the Director
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Emma Cormack
Associate Curator for Exhibitions and Study Collection Curator
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Eric Edler
Exhibitions Registrar
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Alexander Gruen
Chief Preparator
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Laura Microulis
Research Curator

Marketing, Communications, and Design

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Amy Estes
Director of Marketing and Communications
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Laura Grey
Art Director
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Maggie Walter
Senior Marketing Manager

Development

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Lindsay Smilow
Chief Advancement Officer
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Molly Fagan
Manager of Individual Giving, Alumni Affairs, and Special Events

Department of Research Collections

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Polly Cancro
Research Services Librarian
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Barb Elam
Digital Collections Metadata Librarian and Study Collection Manager
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Stefany Merkelbach
Library Fellow
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Sebastian Moya
Technical Services and Systems Librarian
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Mike Satalof
Archivist and Digital Preservation Specialist
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Abigail Walker
Collection Development Librarian

Operations and Administration

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Janet Ozarchuk
Chief Operating Officer
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Mohammed Alam
Budget Manager
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Samantha Baron
Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer
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Rita Niyazova
Director of Finance
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Chandler Small
Director of Security
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Kenyi Sun
Facilities Operations Manager

Public Humanities + Research

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Andrew Kircher
Director of Public Humanities + Research
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Mary Adeogun
Manager of Public Research & Education

Security

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Ebony Allen-Reece
Security Officer
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Carlos Cruz
Security Officer
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Moses Godson
Security Officer
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Kenneth Talley
Security Officer
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Carolyn Welch
Security Officer

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Enrique Angeles
Handyman
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Artur Dibra
Handyman/Maintainer
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Elvis Kabaj
Bard Hall Superintendent
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Ravichand Moneram
Maintainer
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Jose Olivera
Facilities Coordinator
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Ivan Ospina
Handyman
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Keyarr Patterson
Maintainer
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Gilberto Rivera
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In Memoriam

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Hollis Barnhart
Communications Manager
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