Harn creates new position to increase collaborations with UF faculty, students

October 28, 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Eric Segal, former assistant professor of art history at the University of Florida, has been appointed curator of academic programs at the Harn Museum of Art.

Segal’s appointment will further foster collaboration between UF faculty and students, who turn to the Harn as a campus resource. As curator of academic programs, Segal will lead the ongoing effort to weave the museum’s programs into the academic fabric of UF to enhance student learning experiences.

“Segal’s appointment will assist in fostering already established relationships and stimulating new connections,” said Rebecca M. Nagy, Harn Museum director. “I want all faculty, from the humanities to the physical sciences, to understand the museum is a resource that can be used in many disciplines, not just art. Our goal is to provide life changing experiences with works of art to every UF student.”

Segal received his bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in art history at the University of California, Los Angeles. Segal’s teaching and research focuses on American Art and extends from Colonial America to the modern United States.

In addition to introductory courses in the history of art in America, he has taught advanced courses in American Art; visual culture studies (including popular illustration); African American art; the history and theory of collecting and museums; and methodology and theory in art history. He is putting the finishing touches on “Illustrating Whiteness: J. C. Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell and The Saturday Evening Post,” which has been accepted by the University of California Press, as well as a catalogue essay about Howard Pyle for the Delaware Art Museum.