Professor Dr. John Clarke

Biography

Professor John R. Clarke received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He began teaching at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980, focusing on ancient Roman art, art-historical methodology, and contemporary art. Clarke has authored seven books, 78 essays, articles, and reviews. His notable works include 'Roman Black-and-White Figural Mosaics' (1979), 'Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, Decoration' (1991), and 'Looking Lovemaking: Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250' (1998), which studies erotic art to reveal ancient Roman attitudes toward love, gender, and race. His recent research includes the co-direction of the Oplontis Project, which aims to provide a comprehensive publication of a luxury villa (50 B.C.-A.D. 79) with research findings accessible through a 3D digital model. Clarke has served on the Board of Directors for the College Art Association and the American Council of Learned Societies, including a term as Vice-Chair.

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