Get to know Carolyn...

Class Year: 2009

Major: Art History and Sociology and Anthropology

Comps Topic: Italian Baroque artist, Gian Lorenzo Bernini's double-figured sculptures

Languages: English, Spanish, Italian

Campus Jobs: SOAN department assistant, and helps plan, organize and run the Carleton Summer Academic Programs.

Extracurricular:

• WHAC: “Women’s Hockey at Carleton.”  Though the first time Carolyn had ever skated was as she stepped into her first game with WHAC.  She was born in Detroit, and so believes it is part of her heritage to play. 
• Tutors two kids in Spanish. 
• Carolyn is also the Art History SDA (student departmental adviser).   In this role, she has pioneered the art history Journal Club, where students, faculty and staff discuss issues in art history.
  

Off-campus Studies: Junior year, studied in Siena, Italy through an independent language immersion program.  On this trip, she completed an independent study on the art history of clothing, and traveled to several major art sites, which solidified her intent to be an Art History major.

Future plans: Applying to be a teaching assistant through a “cultural ambassador” program and work at a museum in Spain

Top 5 Works of Art and Why:

• Bronze Fu Hao Fang Ding (bronze ritual food vessel), 1300-1030 BCE: Objects like this blow my mind-- the process of making it is extremely difficult, and I amazed that the necessary technology existed (and that these objects have survived to modern times).

• Van Eyck's Arnolfini Double Portrait 1434: I really enjoyed uncovering the mystery behind this Double (read: not Wedding) portrait in Alison's class

• Pantheon, 120 CE: It is a perfect display of Roman innovation of Greek ideals

• Seagram Building, 1958,  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Kahn & Jacobs: Since becoming an art history major, I can see the beauty and historical importance of sky scrapers

• Andy Goldsworthy, Leaves/polished, creased/made in the shadow of the tree from which they fell/pinned to the ground with thorns, 1989:  Because there is something magical about manipulating nature.  See some Goldsworthy works.