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Suzanne Blier, 'Picasso’s Demoiselles: The Untold Origins of a Modern Art Masterpiece'

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Register in advance for this webinar Suzanne Blier, Harvard University Part of the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Colloquium Series

Suzanne Blier's "Picasso’s Demoiselles: The Untold Origins of a Modern Masterpiece" named "Best of 2020" by Artforum

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Artforum International has named Suzanne Blier's "Picasso’s Demoiselles: The Untold Origins of a Modern Masterpiece" one of their best books of 2020. The full review by Michele Wallace is available to read on the Artforum International website. The book...

Suzanne Preston Blier

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Suzanne Preston Blier (Ph.D. 1981 Columbia, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University) is an historian of African art and architecture in both the History of Art and Architecture and...

Suzanne Blier Honored for Being an “Ambassador of the Yoruba (Nigeria)”

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Professor Suzanne Blier was honored on September 10 with an award and trophy for being an “Ambassador of the Yoruba (Nigeria)” during a two-day Event in Chicago at the Malcolm X College and the DuSable Museum, where she also delivered the event’s Keynote...

Suzanne Preston Blier is the New President of College Art Association

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CAA News Today: An Interview with Suzanne Blier

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In 2019, Suzanne Preston Blier, professor of African art at Harvard University and former president of CAA, published a major book on Picasso’s use of global imagery, Picasso’s Demoiselles: The Untold Origins of a Modern Masterpiece. In addition to its...

Professor Suzanne Blier's New Book "Picasso′s Demoiselles: The Untold Origins of a Modern Masterpiece" Out Now

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In Picasso's Demoiselles, eminent art historian Suzanne Preston Blier uncovers the previously unknown history of Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, one of the twentieth century's most important, celebrated, and studied paintings. Drawing on her...

Suzanne Blier receives ACASA Leadership Award

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Professor Suzanne Blier has received the ACASA Leadership Award from the Arts Council of the African Studies Association “in recognition of excellence, innovative contributions and vision in the fields of African and Diasporic Arts.” This award is given...

HESCAH Lecture: Dr. Suzanne Preston Blier | "Picasso, Decay, and the Surrealist Colonial Gaze"

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HESCAH Lecture: Dr. Suzanne Preston Blier | "Picasso, Decay, and the Surrealist Colonial Gaze" Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00pm to 7:00pm UF College of the Arts YouTube channel Suzanne Preston Blier is one of the most preeminent art historians working on...

Clay – "Modeling African Design” curated by Suzanne Blier and Jessica Martinez (May/June Harvard Magazine)

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“Clay—Modeling African Design” was recently curated by Suzanne Blier, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies, and Jessica Martinez, Director of Academic and Public Programs and Division Head...

Global Objects: A Conversation with Edward S. Cooke, Jr. and Suzanne Blier

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Join us at the Concord Museum for the 43rd Annual Mary Lesneski Memorial Lecture. Edward S. Cooke, Jr., renowned art historian at Yale University, is joined by Harvard University art historian Suzanne Blier in a conversation on Ned’s newest book Global...

Professor Suzanne Blier elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Congratulations to Professor Suzanne Blier, Allen Whitehill Clowes Chair of Fine Arts and of African and African American Studies, for her recent election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and...