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Jennifer Laffick, Ph.D. Candidate. Jennifer Laffick has just returned from a month-long research trip in Brazil where she conducted research for her dissertation, “Neoclassicism's Atlantic Currents: French Painting and Power in the Early Nineteenth Century.” Working at institutions in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Brasília, Laffick investigated how French artists adapted the neoclassical aesthetic to Brazilian patrons' tastes during the 1810s and 1820s. While in Rio, she also gave a presentation about the international dimensions of her research at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Laura Martin, Ph.D. Student. Thanks to the generous support of Meadows School of the Arts and the Custard Institute for Spanish Art, Laura Martin is thrilled to announce that she will be concluding her first year in the Ph.D. program with a research trip to Spain. During her time in Spain, she will delve into archives, museums, and various cultural institutions, immersing herself in Spanish art and history. These experiences will undoubtedly shape and inform Martin’s dissertation project, al lowing her to make meaningful contributions to the academic discourse of the art history field. She is incredibly grateful for this opportunity and looks forward to sharing her discoveries and insights with her colleagues upon return.

Jean Marie Christensen, Ph.D. Candidate. During the 2023-24 academic year, doctoral candidate Jean Marie Christensen pursued dissertation research through the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies/Clark Memorial Library Fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles. She presented portions of her dissertation at various conferences including the Annual Medieval and Renaissance Symposium at Saint Louis University and the Southeastern Renaissance Conference at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Erin Wilson, Ph.D. Student. Wilson’s scholarly interests revolve around paintings – particularly portraiture – and objet d'art produced in, or concerning, France in the long 18th century. As such, she will be going to Paris the first week of June to revisit favorite works, gain new experiences, and make connections derived from the knowledge she acquired over these past two semesters.