Charles Cohen

Biography

Currently Charles Cohen is examining the works of Venetian and other northern Italian artists as well as the themes of provincialism, religious art before the Council of Trent, and the changing role of drawing in the creative process in Italian art.

Cohen has been the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship among numerous other awards. During his tenure at the University he has served as Chair of the Department of Art History for 10 years, as a Resident Master of Pierce Hall for 22 years, and as Chair of the Department of Visual Arts for three terms. Before joining the Chicago faculty in 1970, Cohen taught at Harvard University.

Cohen received the 2016 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. 

Publications

The Art of Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone: Between Dialect and Language Volume II

Cambridge University Press
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1996

The Art of Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone: Between Dialect and Language Volume I

Cambridge University Press
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1996

The Drawings of Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone (Firenze : nuova Italia, 1980)

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I disegni di Pomponio Amalteo (Pordenone: Archivio artistico del Friuli, 1975)

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Profiles

Andrei Pop
Andrei Pop
Modern Art and Aesthetics
Department Chair
CWAC 162 | Tuesdays 1-2pm or by appointment.
773.702.0278
Niall Atkinson
Niall Atkinson
Medieval and Renaissance Architecture and Urban History
CWAC 260
773.702.0270
Wei-Cheng Lin
Wei-Cheng Lin
Chinese Art and Architecture
Architectural Studies Advisor
CWAC 268 | Office Hours: Wednesdays 9-10am and 12-1pm
773.702.0268
2006-07
Iowa State University
Assistant Professor, East Asian Art and Architecture
Potters Wheel
Richard Neer
Ancient Greek Art and Architecture
CWAC 259
773.702.5890
Megan Sullivan
Megan Sullivan
Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art
CWAC 272
773.702.5126