Elizabeth Kuebler
دانشیار · Visual culture of antebellum American slavery
University of Saint Francisمعرفی
Dr. Elizabeth Kuebler is an Associate Professor of Art History at Saint Francis University. Her research focuses on the intersection of art history with social justice, global perspectives, and American cultural history. She actively engages in international academic discourse, presenting at conferences in Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, Pretoria, and across Europe.
Her research interests include the visual culture of antebellum American slavery, 20th-century Paint-by-numbers art, the history of art collecting, and the role of landscape painting in American art history. A notable focus is Thomas Kinkade's place within American art discourse, particularly his engagement with religion, aesthetics, and cultural debates.
Her publications include a chapter on slavery’s cultural legacy in antebellum Richmond (2019), an analysis of Elihu Yale’s global material networks (2016), and a study of Jean Hélion’s portraiture (2016). Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary cultural critique, emphasizing art’s role in understanding societal dynamics.
Dr. Kuebler’s presentations include lectures on American landscape painting’s portrayal of nature at Indiana Humanities and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, as well as an invited talk on religion in American art at Tsinghua University, Beijing.
