Marc Gotlieb to Lead Graduate Program in the History of Art at Williams College/Clark Art Institute

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Williams College has announced the appointment of Marc Gotlieb as the Class of 1955 Memorial Professor of Art and director of the Graduate Program in Art History, effective July 1. He succeeds Mark Haxthausen as director of the graduate program. Gotlieb is associate professor and chair of the department of fine art at the University of Toronto. The department is a joint unit with graduate and undergraduate programs in the history of art and studio art. Recently he led an effort to upgrade the department's doctoral and master's programs, including the launch next year of a new degree in curatorial studies and art criticism. His broad academic interests include eighteenth and nineteenth- century European painting and sculpture, criticism and interpretation. He is the author of "The Plight of Emulation: Ernest Meissonier and French Salon Painting." Since concluding this major reinterpretation of French Salon painting, he has been engaged in three distinct projects. These are a book-length study around the artist Henri Regnault, one of the key figures of French late-nineteenth century art; an ongoing inquiry into the history and psychology of art instruction; and research on the French Romantic artistic imagination, particularly the intersection of painting, artistic biography, and early art history. Beyond these inquiries, he has also been involved in a project around the academic painter Jean-Leon Gerome, with special attention to issues of narration, pictorial drama, and spectatorship. His teaching encompasses nineteenth-century art, with particular attention to such topics as Romanticism, Orientalism, taste and canonicity, impressionism and its aftermath, academic art, and modernism. "Across my teaching," he said, "I try to develop in students analytical and interpretive skills at once pertinent to the history of art, but no less pertinent to the mandate of higher education regardless of discipline." Gotlieb has also taught at Emory University. He is a trustee of the PowerPlant Art Gallery in Toronto and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Gotlieb is editor-in-chief of the Art Bulletin published by the College Art Association of America. He received his Ph.D. in art history from Johns Hopkins University.

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St. Stan's Students Spread Holiday Cheer at Williamstown Commons

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
12:50PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Students from St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Adams brought the holiday spirit to Williamstown Commons on Thursday, delivering handmade Christmas cards and leading residents in a community caroling session.

"It honestly means the world to us because it means the world to them," said nursing home Administrator Alex Fox on Thursday morning. "This made their days. This could have even made their weeks. It could have made their Christmas, seeing the children and interacting with the community."

Teacher Kate Mendonca said this is the first year her class has visited the facility, noting that the initiative was driven entirely by the students.

"This came from the kids. They said they wanted to create something and give back," Mendonca said. "We want our students involved in the community instead of just reading from a religion book."

Preparation for the event began in early December, with students crafting bells to accompany their singing. The handmade cards were completed last week.

"It's important for them to know that it's not just about them during Christmas," Mendonca said. "It's about everyone, for sure. I hope that they know they really helped a lot of people today and hopefully it brought joy to the residents here."

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