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Kulpa, Pierette M.

Kulpa, Pierette M.

Assistant Professor
Art & Design
610-683-4525
Sharadin Art Studio 303
kulpa@kutztown.edu
  • Biography
    Pierette Kulpa received her Ph.D. in art history from the Pennsylvania State University, her Master’s degree in art history from London’s Courtauld Institute of Art, and her BA in Art History and Anthropology from the University of Arizona. Kulpa’s research investigates the appropriation of art objects for political means and object biography. Her recent publication, “The Fascistization of Michelangelo Buonarroti and the ‘libertà espressiva’ of the Pietà of Palestrina” appeared in I Tatti Studies in the Italian Renaissance in 2017. Her research interests include patronage within the seventeenth-century Roman Curia, the reuse of Renaissance sculptures by Mussolini, and the legacy of Michelangelo in the centuries after his death. She has received numerous grants to pursue these studies including the Nevada Arts Council Jackpot Grant, Penn State’s Dissertation Fellowship, a Renato Cevese Scholarship to study Palladio in Vicenza, and the Silver Trout Curatorial Award from the Palmer Museum of Art. She is co-coordinator of KU’s Italy Study Abroad Program, loves speaking Italian, and traveling far and wide in Italy.
  • Course Regularly Taught
    Art History A Survey: Prehistoric to Early Renaissance

    Renaissance Art

    Southern Baroque

    Art History Seminar

    Ancient Egypt: Art, Exploration, and Afterlife

    Paragone: Rivalry in the Arts
  • Office Hours
    Term Days Start Time End Time Room Additional Information
    Spring 2024 TH 1:15PM 2:45PM SH303
    Spring 2024 W 2:30PM 4:30PM ZOOM https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/99669957451
  • Class Schedule
    Term Days Start Time End Time Course Location
    Spring 2024 TH 8:00AM 9:15AM ARH 350 010 SH123
    Spring 2024 TH 9:30AM 10:45AM ARH 124 010 SH123
    Spring 2024 ARH 390 970
    Spring 2024 ARH 350 810 ONLINE
    Spring 2024 ART 392 970
    Spring 2024 ARH 24 810 ONLINE