Emily E. Stamey

 

Emily is a 2002-2006 Self Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in American art history. She received a B.A. (2001) in art history from Grinnell College and an M.A. (2004) in art history from the University of Kansas. Emily is interested in the social history of the 20th and 21st century art in the United States, as well as the current practices of our country's museums. Emily's dissertation focuses on the work of painter, print maker, and theater artist Roger Shimomura. She has worked in educational roles at the Faulconer Gallery in Grinnell, Iowa, the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies in Washington, D.C., and the Spencer Museum of Art at KU. She is currently the Spencer Museum's curatorial intern in European and American Art. Mentor: David C. Cateforis, Associate Professor, History of Art