Doctoral Dissertations Completed at New York University

Beng , Chew Teng (Ph.D.) "Papermaking from Selected Malaysian Fibers: An Investigation of its Artistic Potential through Creation of Original Paper Artworks" NYU 1987 dissertation abstract

Bolmeier , Jane (Ed.D) "Disagreements Over Significance in Contemporary Art and Art Criticism with Special reference to the Work of Robert Raushenberg" NYU 1984 dissertation abstract

Bowles , Audrey E. (Ph.D.) “ Religious images as seen in painting of the postmodern era” NYU 1995* dissertation abstract

Boyer, Frank Van Skiver (Ph.D) Artist Writing as Discoursal Gesture NYU 2000 dissertation abstract

Cain , Jerrilee (Ph.D.) "Integrating the Arts in Public Education: The Symbolization Process as Holistic Experience" NYU 1982 dissertation abstract

Chang , Effi Kin-Tsuei (Ph.D.) “A Study of the Influence of Government Policy and the Fine Arts Museum on the Contemporary Visual Arts in Taiwan from 1947 to 1993” NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Chang , Xiao-ai (Ph.D.) "A Cross-Cultural Interpretation of Artistic Terms in Chinese and Western Art Theory and Practice: A Semiotic Analysis" NYU 1994 dissertation abstract

Chen , Shang-Yu (Ph.D.) "Popular Art and Political Movements: An Aesthetic Inquiry into Chinese Pictorial Stories" NYU 1996 dissertation abstract

Coates , James (D.A.) "In the Light of Desire: Painting as a Form of Inquiry into the Aesthetic Nature of Being There" NYU 1996 dissertation abstract

Costa , Virgilio (Ph.D.) "A Voice from the Outside: Visual Themes and Features of Identity in the History of the Brazilian Culture (Painting and Poetry, 1500-1950)" NYU 1995 dissertation abstract

Daniel , Robert (Ph.D.) "The Role of the Visual Arts in Post-Modem and Late-Modem Architecture: A Comparative Study" NYU 1986 dissertation abstract

Dernini , Sandro (Ph.D.) “A Multicultural Aesthetic Inquiry into ‘Plexus Black Box,’ an International Community-Based Art Project” NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Devero , Lisa (Ph.D.) 'The Court Dance of Lois XIV as Exemplified by Feuillet's 'Choregraphie' (1700) and How The Court Dance and Ceremonial Ball were Used as Forms of Political Socialization" NYU 1989 dissertation abstract

Fasanella , Marc R. (Ph.D.) 'The Environmental Design of Jones Beach State Park: Aesthetic and Ecological Aspects of the Park's Architecture and Landscape" NYU 1989 dissertation abstract

Fowowe , Moses (Ph.D.) "A Study of the Origins, Development, and Significance of Southern Nigerian Traditional Pottery" NYU 1987 dissertation abstract

Fraih , Insaf (Ph.D.) "Aesthetic Inquiry into Jordanian Embroidery" NYU 1985 dissertation abstract

Fraser , Sanford (Ph.D.) "Organic Unity and Training in Relation to Art Judgment" NYU 1981 dissertation abstract

Gottheim , Vivian (DA) "Eve of Saint John's Day: A Work in Words and Images Based on an Aesthetic Inquiry into the Dramatic-Dance 'Bumba-Meuboi' as Presented in Sao Luis of Maranhao, Brazil" NYU 1985 dissertation abstract

Henshaw , Elizabeth (Ed.D.) "Nigerian National Policy on Art Education: A Proposal for its Extension and Implementation in the Cross River State of Nigeria" NYU 1979 dissertation abstract

Holmes , Ann (D.A.) "The Transition of the Artisan Potter to the Artist-Potter in Mashiko, a Folklore Kiln Site in Japan" NYU 1982 dissertation abstract

Huggins , Winston (Ph.D.) "A Critical Study of Six Jamaican Artists in the Context of an Emerging Caribbean Culture in New York: An Aesthetic Inquiry" NYU 1993 dissertation abstract

Hyde , Sarah (Ph.D.) ''The Dynamics of Siddha Yoga in the Artistic Expression of Three Contemporary American Painters: William Willis, Robert Kushner, Kathy Chernus" NYU 1994 dissertation abstract

Jamuni , Pairoj (Ed.D.) “Modern Thai Painting: A Study of Twelve Thai Painters in the Context of Thai Tradition and Changing Art Education” NYU 1988 dissertation abstract

Johnson , Cynthia (Ph.D.) "The Art of the Windsor Chairmaker: An Aesthetic Inquiry" NYU 1985 dissertation abstract

Jones , Gayle Curtis (Ph.D.) “ The Fabric Thanka: Aesthetic Inquiry into a Living Tradition” NYU 1993 dissertation abstract

Julian , June (Ed.D.) “Ecology Art Education On-Line: A World Community of Old Trees” NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Kaggen , Lois (Ph.D.) “An Investigation of Visual Art Created by Artists with Physical Disabilities “NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Kessel , Gertrude (Ph.D.) "An Analysis of the Concept of the Artist's Intention in the Visual Arts" NYU 1975 dissertation abstract

Kim , Sung Bok (Ph.D.) “Fashion as a Domain of Aesthetic Inquiry: A Postmodern Assessment of Critical Writings on Fashion in America Between 1980 and 1995” NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Kwo , David (Ph.D.) "Chinese Brushwork: Its History, Aesthetics and Techniques" NYU 1977 dissertation abstract

Lange , Patricia (Ph.D.) "Pueblo Pottery Figurines: Art as Social Criticism" NYU 1993 dissertation abstract

Lederman, Arline 'The Arts of Afghanistan: A Documentation and Aesthetic Analysis" NYU 1989 dissertation abstract

Lieberman , Barry (Ed.D.) "Phenomenological Approach to Aesthetic Education in Secondary School Painting Classes" NYU 1979 dissertation abstract

Maffeo , Edward (Ph.D.) "The Influence of Photography in Contemporary Visual Art" NYU 1979 dissertation abstract

Mainzer , Janet (Ph.D.) 'The Relation Between the Crafts and the Fine Arts in the United States from 1876 to 1980" NYU 1988 dissertation abstract

Marshall, Cora (D.A.) “Elaborating Cultural Identity: Imaginal World Making in the Work of Selected Ethnocentered Artists” NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Minowa , Teruko “The creativity of contemporary Japanese artists within the context of Japanese and western aesthetics / Teruko Minowa” NYU 2005 dissertation abstract

Mohammad , Faridah Shaban (Ph.D.) "Artist Representation in Contemporary Kuwaiti, Egyptian and Iranian Paintings and Prints, and Interpretation of these Works According to Islamic Law" NYU 1995 dissertation abstract

Montalto , Laurence (PhD.) “A Phenomenological Examination of Dominant Painting Styles and the Effects of Ideology on M.F.A. Candidates in Selected Departments of Art" NYU 1983 dissertation abstract

Monteiro , Katia (Ph.D.) "The Fairy Tale Revisited: A Survey of the Evolution of the Tales, From Classical Literary Interpretations to Innovative Contemporary Dance-Theater Productions" NYU 1993 dissertation abstract

Morgan , Robert (Ph.D.) "The Role of Documentation in the Visual Arts" NYU 1978 dissertation abstract

Nourel-Din , Safwat (Ph.D.) "Ceramics of Failaka: A Question of the Function of Tradition in the Artistic Creation" NYU 1985 dissertation abstract

Nworjih , Chris (Ph.D.) "A Study of the Origins, Characteristics, and Significance of the Traditional Art of Blacksmithing in Southeastern Nigeria" NYU 1993 dissertation abstract

O'Brien , Renee Creager “The Post-romantic Vision of Contemporary Pinhole Photographers” NYU 1998 dissertation abstract

Palmer , Carleton (Ph.D.) Field Dependence-Independence and Differential Memory for Picture and Word Stimuli, NYU, 1978 dissertation abstract

Pandozy , Raffaele, (Ph.D.) "Redefining the Social Role of Art and Art Criticism in the Post Modem Era (A Hermeneutics of the Validity of Knowledge in Post Modem Art" NYU 1986 dissertation abstract

Pearlman , Amalia (Ph.D.) "Art Education and Ekistics; a Synthesis of Aesthetic and Social Concepts in the Shaping of Environment" NYU1970 dissertation abstract

Perlmutter , Dawn (Ph.D.) "Graven Images: Creative Acts of Idolatry-A Hermeneutic Study of the Relevance of Theological Proscription of Image-Making in Judaic Law to Contemporary Jewish Art and Artists" NYU 1993 dissertation abstract

Perni , Andy (D.A.) 'The Technology of Electronic Color Scanning and Four-Color Lithographic Printing of Art Reproductions and Their Effect on the Image Transference of an Artist's Original Painting” NYU 1987 dissertation abstract

Phelan , Andrew (Ph.D.) "Change or the Appearance of Change: A Study of the School of Art and Design of Pratt Institute 1970 and 1980" NYU 1986 dissertation abstract

Pio , Frank (Ed.D) “The Creation and Development of a Program of Study Derived from Ojibwe Philosophy for a Proposed Center of Learning and Research for the Arts” NYU 1997 dissertation abstract

Roe , Jae-Ryung (Ph.D.) ''The Representation of National Identity in Korean Art Exhibitions, 1951-1994" NYU 1995 dissertation abstract

Rosefelt , Marcia (Ph.D.) "The Design Dilemma: A Study of the New Morality of Industrial Design in Western Societies" NYU 1986 dissertation abstract

Rubin , Cynthia Elyce (Ph.D.) “Natural Forms; The Horn Island Logs and Watercolors of Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) ( Louisiana, Mississippi) NYU 1995 dissertation abstract

Ryan , Joanne (Ph.D.) "The Aesthetic Dimension of Process Philosophy in Alfred North Whitehead and Pierre Theilhard De Chardin and its Significance for Education" NYU 1981 dissertation abstract

Ryder , Willet (Ed.D.) "Achieving Self-Actualization through Art Experience: A Guide for Instructors of Elementary Education Students" NYU 1985 dissertation abstract

Schwarz , Cynthia Johnson (Ph.D.) “The Art of the Winsor Chairmaker: An Aestheic Inquiry” NYU 1985 dissertation abstract

Seigel , Marietta (Ph.D.) "Aesthetic Uses of Transparency in Sculpture: A Theoretical and Creative Investigation" NYU 1980 dissertation abstract

Somoza , Maria (Ph.D.) "Graphic Arts in Puerto Rico from 1945 to 1970: A Historical Perspective and Aesthetic Analysis of Selected Prints" NYU 1984 dissertation abstract

Spellman, Robert Clarence (Ph.D.) "A Comparative Anaysis of the Characteristics of Works and Aesthetic Philosophies of Selected Contem[orary Mainstream and B;lackstream Afro-American Artists " NYU 1973 dissertation abstract

Steinberger , Erika (Ph.D.) “Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks in the Treatment of Eating Disorders" NYU 1987 dissertation abstract

Von Honts , Jacqueline (Ph.D.) "A Study of the Three-Dimensional Art Work in Siqueiros "Poluforum" and the Creation of a Series of Sculptured all Works by the Artist-Investigator" NYU 1987 dissertation abstract

Wilson Cryer , (Ph.D.) Patricia L. Puerto Rican Art in New York: The Aesthetic Analysis of Eleven Painters and their work (Bilingual, Spanish) 1984 NYU dissertation abstract