Betsy Fahlman
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Phone: 480-965-2610
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WHALL 245 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1505
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Mail code: 1505Campus: Tempe
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Betsy Fahlman is a professor of art history at Arizona State University, where she has taught since 1988. She did her undergraduate work at Mount Holyoke College, and graduate work at the University of Delaware, where she earned her master's and doctoral degrees. A specialist in American Art, her interests include public art, American modernism, the New Deal, industrial archeology and the art history of Arizona. Her books include "Kraushaar Galleries: Celebrating 125 Years" (2010), "New Deal Art in Arizona" (2009), "Wonders of Work and Labor: The Steidle Collection of American Industrial Art" (2008), "James Graham & Sons: A Century and a Half in the Art Business" (2007), "Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth’s Late Paintings of Lancaster" (2007) and "Guy Pène du Bois: Painter of Modern Life" (2004).
- Ph.D. University of Delaware 1981
- M.A. University of Delaware 1977
- B.A. Mount Holyoke College 1973
A specialisrt in Euro-North American art history, Professor Fahlman's research spans the late nineteenth century to 1945. She has strong interests in women artists, American modernism (including the history of photography), the relationships between American Art and industry, and the art history of the American Southwest (including Arizona).
Kraushaar Galleries: Celebrating 125 Years (New York: Kraushaar Galleries, 2010).
New Deal Art in Arizona (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2009).
Fahlman, Betsy and Eric Schruers, Wonders of Work and Labor: The Steidle Collection of American Industrial Art (University Park, PA: Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, 2008; distributed by Pennsylvania State University Press).
Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings of Lancaster (Fort Worth, Texas: Amon Carter Museum, 2007).
James Graham & Sons: A Century and a Half in the Art Business (New York: James Graham & Sons, 2007).
“The Art Spirit in the Classroom: Educating the Modern Woman Artist,” in Marian Wardle, ed., American Women Modernists: The Legacy of Robert Henri, 1910-1945 (Provo, Utah, Museum of Art, Brigham Young University in association with New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2005), 93-115, 245-246.
“The Engines of Art: The Railroad as Cultural Icon,” Railroad Heritage, no. 14 (2005): 5-11 (Proceedings of the "Iron Icon: The Railroad in American Art." symposium held at the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, University of Missouri, St. Louis).
Guy Pène du Bois: Painter of Modern Life (New York: James Graham and Sons, 2004 and New York: The Quantuck Lane Press [a Norton subsidiary], 2004).
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 585 | Women in the Visual Arts |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 692 | Research |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 585 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 692 | Research |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 585 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 692 | Research |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 584 | Internship |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 585 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 584 | Internship |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 692 | Research |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 584 | Internship |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 692 | Research |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 585 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 584 | Internship |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
ART 592 | Research |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 690 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 584 | Internship |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 493 | Honors Thesis |
ARS 456 | Intro to Museums |
ARS 598 | Special Topics |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 340 | Art in America |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 692 | Research |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
ARS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ARS 595 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 599 | Thesis |
ARS 790 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARA 484 | Internship |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 250 | History of Photography |
ARS 799 | Dissertation |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 485 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 585 | Women in the Visual Arts |
ARS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ARS 592 | Research |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARS 792 | Research |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
ARS 484 | Internship |
ARS 584 | Internship |
ARS 795 | Continuing Registration |
Professor Fahlman teaches ARS 250: History of Photography, ARS 340: Art in America, ARS 485/585: Women in the Visual Arts, and ARS 456.598: Introduction to Museums. She has taught semninars on Public Art, the New Deal, and The New Woman Artist: Gender and Modernity, 1900-1945. She also runs an art history internship program.
2016-Present: Adjunct Curator of American Art, Phoenix Art Museum.