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Hassan honored for elevating study of global modern art
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April 5, 2021
Salah Hassan, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Africana Studies, has been elected as the 2021 Distinguished Scholar by the College Art Association, the largest and oldest scholarly and professional association in the field of art history. The honor was celebrated with a special session at the CAA 2021 Annual Meeting in February.
Salah Hassan
Hassan, an art historian, art critic and curator, is an expert on African and African Diaspora art history and visual cultures. He focuses particularly on contemporary art and modernism from comparative perspectives.
“Salah Hassan’s scholarship and curatorial work have been deeply formative in bringing recognition to the study of modern and contemporary African and African diaspora art,” said Iftikhar Dadi, associate professor and chair of the Department of History of Art. “As a result of the sustained efforts of a small number of scholars, foremost among them Salah Hasan, this field is now among the most