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"Faces of Empire: Social Discourse of Field Marshal, 1st Baron, Sir Jeffery Amherst's Portraits Created in Life" by Jonathon T. Weber

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

During his life, 1717 to 1797, Lord Amherst was and continues to be a controversial figure for his military exploits which expanded the reach of Britain’s Empire. Historians and his peers have equally criticized these endeavors for decimating Woodland Indian communities and provoking insurrections in America and Europe. In this paper I will explore how this morally complicated individual is identified and remembered in portraiture.

Jonathon T. Weber

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Jonathon T. Weber is a graduating 2015 senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences in the History of Arts and Architecture.  Despite a strong background in finance, he discontinued this to focus his studies exclusively in art history.

Where the Elgin Marbles Were In February

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

For the time being, I know where the Elgin Marbles have been and how they traveled around Europe for all research purposes.  This information is sitting in a spreadsheet in my Google Drive, organized by sculpture number, location, donor, etc.  All this information, that is, for the 120 Elgin fragments in the British Musuem.

Abstract Writing Pt. II

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Here's my second attempt at the Itinera abstract, after some comments from Jen:

Let's Have a Go at Writing an Abstract

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The First Experiences in Research (FE-R) program requires its students to write abstracts about their research projects.  So, here's the first draft of mine:

The Men on the Cards

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

           This semester, I’ve taken a more active role in the research of Decomposing Bodies headed by Project Lead, Alison Langmead, and Project Manager, Aisling Quigley of the Visual Media Workshop. One of my tasks is to transcribe Bertillon prisoner identification cards of the Ohio Penitentiary, a collection comprised of around 40,000 cards created throughout the late nineteenth to early twentieth century; a pre-computer database of criminals.