Photographs / en The year in pictures: U of T News looks back at 2022 /news/year-pictures-u-t-news-looks-back-2022 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The year in pictures: U of T News looks back at 2022</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/_NC_7803-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=00g4PGxM 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/_NC_7803-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=C6ouWseR 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/_NC_7803-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=L8e6PeW1 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/_NC_7803-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=00g4PGxM" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>davidlee</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-12-20T12:38:49-05:00" title="Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 12:38" class="datetime">Tue, 12/20/2022 - 12:38</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">The Toronto High Containment Facility, based at Temerty Faculty of Medicine, houses the largest containment level 3 lab in Ontario. Researchers can study high-risk pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, in a safe and secure way. (Photo by Nathan Cyprys)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/mariam-matti" hreflang="en">Mariam Matti</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/back-school-2022" hreflang="en">Back to School 2022</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/black-research-network" hreflang="en">Black Research Network</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/eagle-feather-bearer" hreflang="en">Eagle Feather Bearer</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/institutional-strategic-initiatives" hreflang="en">Institutional Strategic Initiatives</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy-0" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/photographs" hreflang="en">Photographs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george-campus" hreflang="en">St. George campus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sustainabilty" hreflang="en">Sustainabilty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Members of the şüŔęĘÓƵ community shared&nbsp;many memorable moments across the three campuses in 2022.</p> <p>In spring, graduating <a href="/news/u-t-prepares-celebrate-class-2022-convocation-hall">students returned to Convocation Hall</a>. In fall, more than 90,000 students from across Canada and around the world were welcomed back to U of T for what President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> described as &nbsp;<a href="/news/president-meric-gertler-welcomes-students-faculty-staff-and-librarians-u-t-s-biggest-back">“our biggest back-to-school ever.”</a> Through the year, the&nbsp;university’s renowned scholars continued to make their mark through <a href="/news/tags/research-innovation">pathbreaking research and innovation</a> that made an impact locally and globally. Meanwhile, events with world leaders deepened the university’s international collaborations and partnerships.</p> <p>For all those highlights and more, <em>U of T News</em> photographers were there.&nbsp;Below is a selection of striking images and special moments from&nbsp;2022:</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/0S0A7343-crop_0.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>Indigenous artist Que Rock, a member of the Nipissing First Nation, <a href="/news/visual-healing-experience-que-rock-mural-adorns-john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture-landscape">stands in front of the mural he created </a>honouring the 215 children whose unmarked graves were discovered at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., in 2021.</p> <p>The mural is on the north facade of the building housing U of T’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. (Photo by Nadya Kwandibens/Red Works Photography)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/0302SilkRoadsBookProject036-crop_0.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><a href="/news/hidden-stories-project-u-t-researchers-lead-international-collaboration-centuries-old-books">The Hidden Stories project</a>, co-ordinated by the research team at U of T Mississauga’s Old Books New Science Lab and funded by the Mellon Foundation, aims to explore the systems, peoples and cultures that make a book.</p> <p><b>Alexandra Gillespie</b>, U of T vice-president and U of T Mississauga principal, leads the Old Books New Science Lab. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/085A5769-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>The founders of the Black Research Network,&nbsp;<strong>Alissa Trotz</strong>, <strong>Beth Coleman</strong>, <strong>Rhonda McEwen</strong> and <strong>Maydianne Andrade</strong>, <a href="/news/behind-scenes-black-research-network-u-t-groundbreakers-s2-ep2">appeared in an episode of&nbsp;<em>Groundbreakers</em></a>, a U of T multimedia series on Institutional Strategic Initiatives, to discuss Black research excellence and enhancing the research capacity of Black scholars across U of T's tri-campus community.&nbsp;</p> <p>The renowned scholars and pathbreaking leaders also discussed the origins of the Black Research Network and opportunities for collaboration and policy change.&nbsp;(Photo by Lisa Lightbourn)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/0622Zelenskyy018-crop_1.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, <a href="/news/fighting-future-ukraine-s-president-zelenskyy-addresses-canadian-university-students-u-t-event">delivered an address and participated in a Q and A </a>with students at U of T and other universities across Canada at an event hosted by U of T President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> and the Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy in June. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-09-12-Cheer-Off-%281%29-crop_0_0.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>More than 90,000 U of T students were welcomed back to U of T for their fall term with a wide range of events, including a <a href="/news/cheers-clubs-and-first-day-class-students-kick-fall-term-across-u-t-s-three-campuses">cheer-off at Varsity Stadium</a> on the St. George campus. (Photo by Johnny Guatto)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/snowshoeing-highland-creek-valley-1600x0-c-default.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>The proximity of the U of T Scarborough campus&nbsp;to Highland Creek Valley and Rouge National Urban Park offered&nbsp;many opportunities for students to enjoy the outdoors throughout the seasons.</p> <p>A <a href="https://magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/greenhouse-outdoor-recreation-program-winter-stations-design/">year-round program started by Athletics and Recreation</a> organizes activities such as snowshoeing, hiking, dragon boating and rock climbing. (Photo by Don Campbell)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-09-22-AI-Leaders-Roundtable-Polina-Teif--13-crop_0.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>U of T <a href="/news/south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-visits-u-t-ai-roundtable">President <b>Meric Gertler </b>welcomed Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean president</a>, to Simcoe Hall&nbsp;to discuss artificial intelligence and opportunities for further collaboration between the university and South Korean partners.</p> <p>The meeting included a roundtable discussion titled “AI for the Better Future of Humanity,” that featured AI leaders and luminaries, including <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> Emeritus&nbsp;<strong>şüŔęĘÓƵ</strong> and Lee Jong-ho, South Korea’s minister of science and ICT (information and communication technology). (Photo by Polina Teif)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/C7%20Kaeliana%20Smoke_0.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 499px;"></p> <p><b>Kaeliana Smoke</b>, a master’s student in anthropology at U of T Mississauga, was a member of the inaugural cohort of Eagle Feather Bearers during spring convocation.</p> <p><a href="/news/your-ancestors-walk-you-eagle-feather-bearers-reflect-new-tradition-ahead-fall-convocation">The Eagle Feather Bearer</a> carries a ceremonial Eagle Feather into Convocation Hall at the outset of each ceremony. The new tradition symbolizes the university’s enduring partnership with Indigenous Peoples. (Photo by Lisa Sakulensky)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/U-of-T-Cheer-02-crop_0.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p>The U of T Scarborough Cheer Team – open to all U of T students, regardless of athletic ability&nbsp;– is one of&nbsp;<a href="/news/esports-k-pop-u-t-hosts-hundreds-community-oriented-clubs-and-student-groups">hundreds of clubs and extracurricular options</a>&nbsp;students participated in across U of T’s three campuses this year. (Photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/greenhouse-utm-davis-building-e1650396706426-2400x0-c-default.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 426px;"></p> <p>In&nbsp;2022, <a href="/news/u-t-ranked-2nd-world-first-ever-qs-sustainability-ranking">a new ranking placed the university second in the world&nbsp;for sustainability</a>, recognizing the way sustainability permeates U of T's entire mission of research and teaching as well as its operations.&nbsp;</p> <p>The greenhouse atop the Davis Building at U of T Mississauga, which <a href="https://magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/greenhouse-outdoor-recreation-program-winter-stations-design/">provides research opportunities for undergraduate biology students</a>,&nbsp;is home to some annuals, including beans and corn and has a permanent collection of flora that includes hibiscus, orchids, mosses, peppers, cotton, bananas and figs.<em>&nbsp;</em>(Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:38:49 +0000 davidlee 178544 at In photos: Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 return to U of T /news/photos-class-2020-and-class-2021-return-u-t <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">In photos: Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 return to U of T</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Rotman-Convocation-%282022-11-12%29-135-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=WtwlLpo0 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/Rotman-Convocation-%282022-11-12%29-135-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uowG1Ngu 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/Rotman-Convocation-%282022-11-12%29-135-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=EO6lQu-G 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Rotman-Convocation-%282022-11-12%29-135-crop_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=WtwlLpo0" alt="interior view of convocation hall showing graduands and the glass oculus "> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>davidlee</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-12-19T14:31:39-05:00" title="Monday, December 19, 2022 - 14:31" class="datetime">Mon, 12/19/2022 - 14:31</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Rotman School of Management alumni gather in Convocation Hall (photo by Neil Ta)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/jenny-rodrigues" hreflang="en">Jenny Rodrigues</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6859" hreflang="en">2020 &amp; 2021 Graduation Celebrations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/leslie-dan-faculty-pharmacy" hreflang="en">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/photographs" hreflang="en">Photographs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Thousands of şüŔęĘÓƵ alumni crossed the stage at Convocation Hall over the last two weeks, in <a href="/news/big-moment-u-t-alumni-who-graduated-virtual-convocations-return-person-celebrations" target="_blank">a very special series of in-person events to celebrate the classes of 2020 and 2021.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>While every member of the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 graduated during virtual convocations, returning to the university to gather as a community and share in a U of T tradition cheered by friends and family was a chance to make new memories.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It was my first experience graduating in Canada so I am grateful to have been present and have my moment on stage with all my peers and fellow graduates,” says <b>Mariana Saraiva</b>, who earned an executive MBA degree from the Rotman School of Management in 2020 and returned to celebrate with her classmates last month. “For me, it was extraordinary to return to campus and celebrate what we achieved in person.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Over the 28 ceremonies, U of T photographers and videographers captured the heartfelt and triumphant moments as alumni donned their gowns, reconnected with their peers and walked across the historic stage.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/12-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><em>Members of the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education’s Class of 2020 and 2021 gather at Convocation Hall on Dec. 7 (Photo by Dewey Chang)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/DZ5_7061-utm.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 501px;"></p> <p><em>U of T Mississauga grads smile alongside <strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong> (centre), U of T vice-president and principal of U of T Mississauga. (Photo by Lisa Sakulensky)</em></p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/Pharmacy-2020-2021%20Convocation%20-02.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><em>Alumnae from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy pose for a photo and show off their bouquets in front of Convocation Hall. (Photo by Steve Southon)</em></p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/040a0799_52562345768_o-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>A pair of alumni from the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering are all smiles at their graduation celebration. (Photo by&nbsp;Tristan McGuirk)</em></p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/dalla-lana-12-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>Family and friends embrace outside Convocation Hall at the graduation celebration for the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. (Photo by Dewey Chang)</em></p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/040a0157_52562100839_o-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>Jason Bazylak, professor, teaching stream, in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, carries the Eagle Feather during Faculty of Applied Sciences &amp; Engineering celebrations. (Photo by&nbsp;Tristan McGuirk)</em></p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/20221212121216_5K1A5120-daniels-harry-choi.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>Hey there, grad! An alumnus from the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design waves for the camera. (Photo by Harry Choi)</em></p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/0U1A1384-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em><strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>, U of T vice-president and principal, U of T Scarborough, applauds an alumna as she waves to the crowd and crosses the stage at Convocation Hall.&nbsp;(Photo by&nbsp;Ruilin Yuan)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="media_embed" width="1px"> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmFJVfRJOiN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" height style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);" width="1px"> <div style="padding:16px;"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; 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(Video by Nicole In)&nbsp;</em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:31:39 +0000 davidlee 178568 at U of T art historian shares insight on photography in the post-truth era /news/u-t-art-historian-shares-insight-photography-post-truth-era <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T art historian shares insight on photography in the post-truth era</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-02-24-bear.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uSbulJqJ 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-02-24-bear.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=EPHr7agi 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-02-24-bear.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=mGE2Q6m9 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-02-24-bear.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uSbulJqJ" alt="Photo Jordan Bear"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-02-24T15:56:43-05:00" title="Friday, February 24, 2017 - 15:56" class="datetime">Fri, 02/24/2017 - 15:56</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Art historian Jordan Bear's new book looks at illusions in Victorian photography. He has been asked to speak about questions that arose about the size of the audience during U.S. President Trump's inauguration (photo by Diana Tyszko)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/elaine-smith" hreflang="en">Elaine Smith</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Elaine Smith</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/photographs" hreflang="en">Photographs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/trump" hreflang="en">Trump</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/us-politics-0" hreflang="en">U.S. politics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/art" hreflang="en">Art</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In today's age of fake news and alternative facts, <strong>Jordan Bear</strong>'s research on the sociology of knowledge and how people can become&nbsp;convinced by photographs is extremely pertinent.</p> <p>An art historian, Bear looks into how works of photography are received, rather than how they are produced. His first book, <em>Disillusioned: Victorian Photography and the Discerning Subject</em>, recently won the prestigious 2016 Historians of British Art book award for a post-1800 subject.</p> <p>“I’m interested in the skills people develop or have imposed upon them to make sense of visual representations,” said Bear, an assistant&nbsp;professor of art history in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. “In the past three months, terms like fake news and alternative facts have become common. This new vocabulary makes us aware that these questions are important and are relevant to what makes a citizen informed about his or her place in the world.”</p> <p>For example, during President Trump’s inauguration, questions arose about the size of the crowd in attendance and photos were used to support the conclusions. Unsurprisingly, Bear received a number of emails as events unfolded.</p> <p>“In our culture, visual representation and its relation to evidence, proof and the truth may be difficult to sort out,” he said. “Photographs themselves don’t tell us very much. Supplementary information is key. The idea that there is smoking gun proof from a photo is problematic.”</p> <p>Given the timeliness of this subject, this year’s Historians of British Art book award was all the more appropriate.</p> <p>“I had no idea that I was being considered at all,” Bear said. “It’s a nice surprise. The main benefit is recognition. It will allow my book to reach a wider audience, and I hope it will open doors for research.”</p> <p>The book, which grew out of his doctoral research, explores why people are compelled to believe certain kinds of images and not others. Photography seemed like a good place to start&nbsp;because “people have heightened expectations for photographs to be an impartial reflection of the real world, and we know that’s not true.”</p> <p>Bear took a trip back in time to the beginnings of photography as a medium to compare what sense people make of photos compared to older, more traditional media such as painting.</p> <p>He is currently exploring historical paintings created before photography was invented and how they provide&nbsp;a public record of battles and other historical events.</p> <p>“In the first quarter of the 19th century, historical paintings go from being the most important genre of painting to almost invisible,” Bear said. “Eventually, objects used in battle or live testimony from that battle seemed more immediate to viewers than paintings of them. My hypothesis is that they became less important because they don’t give viewers the same proximity to the past that other kinds of evidence do.”</p> <p>Bear didn’t set out to become an art historian. Growing up outside New York City, he had access to an abundance of museums and loved the art he experienced. As he earned his bachelor’s degree in literature, Bear realized that his essays focused largely on the visual elements in the stories. He began incorporating art history courses into his curriculum and moved on to study art history at the graduate level at Columbia University.</p> <p>“By then, I had some sense that I was interested in modern art,” Bear said. “Nineteenth&nbsp;century art provided me with a way of thinking about the origins of technological and social movements that seemed to offer a way to get sense of our own culture and moment.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:56:43 +0000 ullahnor 105163 at