Art history

William Robert Levin
Professor of Art History
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
859-238-5737
william.levin@centre.edu

Author of Images of Love and Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art (University of Michigan Press, 1976). Has taught courses and seminars covering the entire chronology of the Western artistic tradition. Particular expertise in Italian art and architecture from 1100 to 1600. Lived and taught in Italy 1976-81. Returned to Italy 1993-94 and pursued reesearch that led to papers and journal articles on the history and art of Late-Medieval and Early-Renaissance philanthropic institutions in Italy and, more generally, the study of works of art dealing with the concept of charity.

Glassblowing and ceramics — Apprenticeships for artists — Kiln construction

Stephen R. Powell
H.W. Stodghill Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Art
B.A., Centre College; M.F.A., Louisiana State University
859-238-5727
stephen.powell@centre.edu

Internationally known artist whose elaborately colored three-foot glass vessels are held in permanent collections throughout the world. One of eight Americans chosen for 1999 show in Venice. Appearances on CBS TV's Sunday Morning and Kentucky Educational Television. 1999 Kentucky Professor of the Year (CASE-Carnegie). Vigorous advocate of art apprenticeships to give aspiring artists a firm grounding in the techniques of art as well as marketing and sales. Successful at securing corporate donations for a new student-built hot glass studio (opened in 1997) as well as a 30-foot outdoor anagama kiln.

Oil painting and pastels — Printmaking — Landscapes and still-life Images

Sheldon Tapley
H.W. Stodghill Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Art
B.A., Grinnell College; M.F.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
859-238-5735
sheldon.tapley@centre.edu

A nationally recognized painter whose work is held in public and private collections across the United States. An accomplished master of still life and landscape paintings. Represented by Tatistcheff Gallery in New York City and the Linda Schwartz Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.