Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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“Enclosed Art: Painting, Pollution and Glass in the Victorian Metropolis”

Apr 23, 2026   5:30 pm  
62 Krannert Art Museum
Lecture
Sponsor
School of Art and Design
Contact
David O'Brien
E-Mail
obrien1@illinois.edu
Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

This talk argues that paintings exhibited in London in the mid-nineteenth century should be understood within polluted atmospheres that shaped not only artistic representations, but also practices of conservation, collecting and display, within a broader culture of technological accommodation to pollution.

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