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DR.
BETTY CROUTHER
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| Courses:
Medieval, Italian, and Northern Renaissance, Baroque/Rococo, American
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1900, Black American Art, Survey of Western Art, Research and Writing
in Art Dr. Crouther's research focuses on nineteenth and twentieth century American art with publications in Muse, "Deciphering the Mississippi River Iconography of Frederick Oakes Sylvester," and SECAC Review, "Iconography of a Henry Gudgell Walking Stick." Lectures and papers presented at professional meetings include "The Hand as a Symbol for African American Artists" (SECAC 1994); "Images of Peace and African Heritage in the Art of Lawrence A. Jones" (SECAC 1992); "Marriage and Social Aspiration in the Art of Rembrandt" (Mississippi Museum of Art 1992); "Iconography in the Art of Contemporary African Americans: Lawrence A. Jones and Roger Rice" (Porter Colloquium, Howard University 1992); "Iconography of a Henry Gudgell Walking Stick" (SECAC 1991); "Diversity in Afro-American Art" (University of Missouri 1990); and "Black American Art in the South before 1900" (American Visions Symposium 1988). In 1994, Dr. Crouther received the Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Southeastern College Art Conference. She has also participated in a Fulbright group studies program in India, and held a J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship, Kress Foundation Fellowship and Ford Foundation Fellowship. She is a member of the College Art Association, Southeastern College Art Conference, National and Mississippi Art Education Associations, the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Delta Phi, and faculty sponsor for the Epsilon Psi chapter of Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity. |
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