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Notes from the Chair Undergraduate News
The Department of Art History is privileged to help offer tribute to the memory of Patrick Quigley through the establishment of the Patrick J. Quigley IV Memorial Scholarship. Soon after the attack on 9/11 PriceWaterhouseCoopers established a fund to help the families of the victims of 9/11, and the Quigley family chose to use this support to endow a Memorial Scholarship in Patrick's name. The endowment will fund two annual scholarships given to Seniors majoring in Art History. The winners for 2004 were Stephen Mirra (left) and Sarah Beetham (second from left.) The following undergraduate students received Honors in Art History 2003-2004: Congratulations to all! Junior year Abroad in Florence Cristina Toma, 3rd year Rutgers College Undergraduate art history major Last semester several Art History majors and minors embarked on the Rutgers Study Abroad program in Florence, Italy. We found ourselves immersed in Italian culture, and surrounded by art that we had only seen in class or in our textbooks. A walk past 500-year-old statues in the niches of Orsanmichele became part of our daily routine. The nature of study abroad distanced us from the ordinary tourist: we inhabited the city, and in turn we were able to gain knowledge far beyond the means of our Lonely Planet tour books. Our experience extended far beyond the context of Florence’s streets, churches, and museums, into our own apartments. I was a fortunate Florentine dweller, residing in Piazza del Duomo with five other students. From our narrow balcony we stood at a stone’s toss from Brunelleschi’s Dome. The architecture of the Florence Cathedral, down to its stonework pattern, became a continuation of the living room and kitchen area. None of us would have ever imagined that our living arrangements would ultimately become our direct contact with Florence architecture: we awoke every morning and went to sleep every night for four months in the heart of Renaissance art. Whether or not we realized it at the time, we became Florentines for the duration of our brief stay.  |
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