Assistant Professor, Art History

211 Woods Art Building
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0114
402-472-5522
psapirstein2@unl.edu

Philip Sapirstein is an Assistant Professor of Art History, having joined the UNL faculty after postdoctoral research in Israel (Fulbright, NEH), Greece (ACLS), and the University of Pennsylvania.. An art historian and archaeologist, his areas of specialization are Greek architecture, ancient pottery and craft systems, ethnoarchaeology, and digital documentation and reconstruction. A major focus of his research is the emergence of monumental architecture from the 8th to 5th centuries B.C. at Greek sanctuaries and settlements in the mainland, Italy, and Turkey. He has been involved in fieldwork at many sites in the Mediterranean, including projects at Corinth, Corfu, Olympia, and Sardis. With a background in studio art, design, and computer analysis, another significant aspect of Sapirstein's research is the exploration of advanced digital technologies for the recording, reconstruction, and visualization of antiquity. He has published on Greek roofing systems from monumental Archaic temples, the Athenian pottery industry, and methodology. He is principal investigator of the Digital Archaic Heraion Project at Mon Repos, Corfu.

Philip Sapirstein