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Martha McNamara is Senior Lecturer in Art at Wellesley College and Director of the New England Arts and Architecture Program. She co-directs Wellesley's Architecture major while teaching courses in American art and architectural history, including ARTH 317 (Historic Preservation), ARTH 318 (New England Arts), and Boston Architecture seminars.
- Contact: mmcnamar@wellesley.edu
- Phone: +1 (781) 283-2961
Her research explores New England's visual and material culture from European contact to the 20th century, focusing on how objects communicate meaning in contexts like legal professionalization, domestic attachments, and social transformations. Current projects include two book manuscripts: one on folk artist Pedro Tovookan Parris and another analyzing New England landscape representation.
Publications include award-winning work on amateur cinema history and co-edited collections addressing architectural evolution and cultural studies. She actively contributes to public history as Board Chair of the Old State House preservation organization, redefining its educational role in American democracy narratives.
