Dr. Douglas Nickel

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Biography

Douglas R. Nickel is the Andrea V. Rosenthal Professor in the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University. His expertise lies in the history of photography and American art. He completed his doctoral degree in 1995 at Princeton University. Over the past decade, Nickel served as a curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where he organized traveling exhibitions that highlighted the works of Carleton Watkins and Lewis Carroll, particularly investigating themes related to the snapshot. Before joining Brown, he was the director of the Center for Creative Photography and held the position of associate professor in art history at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His current research delves into fundamental inquiries regarding the connections among photography, science, art, and metaphysics, including the viewer's role in constructing photographic meaning.

Research Interests

Awards

#2004

Historians of British Art Book Prize

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Top 100 Books of 2002

Courses

HIAA 0070 - Introduction to American Art: 19th Century HIAA 0072 - Introduction to American Art: Twentieth Century HIAA 0075 - Introduction to the History of Art: Modern Photography HIAA 0089 - Contemporary Photography HIAA 1174D - American Art: Twentieth Century HIAA 1930 - History Methods Art Historical Interpretation HIAA 2860A - Museum Photograph HIAA 2860B - Photographic Origins HIAA 2860C - Roland Barthes HIAA 2860D - Photography Objectivity HIAA 2860E - Topics in the History of Photography: Philosophy HIAA 2860G - Photography: Theory and Practice HIAA 2860H - Special Topics: Photography: Reception and Response HIAA 2920 - Methods in Research Art Historical Interpretation

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics