- Level II, Art History
Research Interests
- Areas of research: Medieval Art
- Major: Gothic Art and Architecture; Minor: Byzantine Art and Architecture
- Cross-cultural exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean, 12th-15th centuries
- Medieval mapping and the geographic imaginary
- Manuscript illumination and early print culture
- Silk textiles in Netherlandish panel painting
- Artist workshops and guilds; secular patronage
Education
- B.A. Nineteenth-Century Literature and History, Cornell University
- M.A. English Literature, Simmons University
- M.A. History of Art & Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts
Contact
Karen is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Spitzer School of Architecture. Prior to joining the program, she worked as a senior acquisitions editor in trade book publishing for over twenty years and then as a literary agent. Karen has worked one-on-one with writers and artists developing projects for publication throughout her career. Currently, she is an education volunteer with school groups at The Met 5th Avenue and The Cloisters; she also serves as a Collection Guide at The Cloisters.