Margaret Werth

Margaret Werth is an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Delaware, part of the College of Arts & Sciences. She holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University and previously taught at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on 19th- and early 20th-century art, photography, and film, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and intermedial approaches. Notable works include The Joy of Life: The Idyllic in French Art, circa 1900 (2002), analyzing mythic community and utopianism in French painting.

Her current research explores representations of the human face across painting, photography, and film (1860–1930), examining themes like subjectivity, identity, and technology. She organized a 2003 symposium on modern portraiture and has published essays on Picasso, Matisse, and Monet.

• Awards: Fellowships from NEH, Georges Pompidou Foundation, Clark Art Institute, and Centre allemand d'histoire de l'art.
• Teaching: Offers courses on modern European/American art, photography, silent film, and interdisciplinary topics like 'Modern Art and Literature.'

Her ongoing projects include studies of 1920s Parisian films and Edouard Manet’s 1870s work. She advocates for bridging artistic and cinematic practices through historical analysis.