UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 23, Page 6
March 10, 1994
'Byzantine Heritage' subject of symposium

     The Byzantine Heritage" is the theme of the University's 1994 Biennial
European Art Symposium, to be held Friday, March 11, in Clayton Hall.
     Planned to coincide with the University Gallery's exhibit "Orthodox
Icons from a Modernizing Age from the Collection of Mr. Leslie M. Burgess
and Dr. Sarah Jastak-Burgess, Burgess-Jastak Foundation," many of the day's
events celebrate the heritage of icons from the Byzantine age.
     Six scholars from across the country will explore the richness of this
tradition by examining its formation, continuation and fulfillment.
     The day begins at 8:15 a.m. with registration and coffee. Welcoming
remarks by University President David P. Roselle are scheduled for 9 a.m.,
followed by opening remarks from Lawrence P. Nees Jr., professor of art
history at UD.
     Morning talks will include "The Iconography of Private Devotion at
Sardis in the Early Byzantine Period" by Jane Scott, director of
publications, Sardis Expedition, Harvard University; "Personal Piety in the
Byzantine World: Christian and Jewish Objects from the Byzantine Shops at
Sardis" by John Stephens Crawford, professor of art history, University of
Delaware; and "Clash of Gods: The Formation of Byzantine Art" by Thomas
Mathews, professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
     Afternoon programs include "The Development of Icons and Icon Piety in
Early Byzantium" by Gary Vikan, curator of medieval art, The Walters Art
Gallery; "A Miraculous Icon from Cyprus and Its Tradition" by Annemarie
Weyl Carr, professor, Southern Methodist University; "Russian Icons in the
19th Century: Selections from the Burgess-Jastak Foundation Collection" by
Alice Christ, professor, University of Kentucky.
     The day's events conclude with bus transportation from Clayton Hall to
the University Gallery at 5 p.m. for the opening reception of the
Burgess-Jastak icon exhibit.
     The symposium is free and open to the public. Advance luncheon
registration at $12.50 per person is required.
     For more information or to make luncheon reservations, call the
University's Department of Art History at 831-8415.
     The symposium is made possible by the support of the Delaware
Humanities Forum, the University's Department of Art History, Clayton Hall
Conference Center and the University Faculty Senate Committee on the Arts
and Public Events.
                                                  -Beth Thomas