Faculty: Dr. Lee Ann Riccardi
Dr. Riccardi holds a B.A.(Ohio State University), M.A. (Ohio State University), and Ph.D.(Boston University) in Art History. In her graduate work, she concentrated on Greek and Roman art and archaeology, and spent three and a half years as a member of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece. She is also a practicing archaeologist, and has worked on several archaeological projects in Greece, including Isthmia, Nikopolis, and the Athenian Agora, where she was a staff member from 1994-1998. She continues to work on Agora material and is currently publishing some of the recent finds.
The major theme of Dr. Riccardi's research involves the study of the portraits and propaganda of Roman emperors and their families, particularly as depicted in the Greek world. She has written several articles on different aspects of this topic, and is currently working on a manuscript about the significance and appearance of various wreaths and crowns worn by the rulers of the Roman Empire.
PUBLICATIONS IN SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
"Military Standards, imagines, and the Gold and Silver Imperial Portraits
from Aventicum, Plotinoupolis, and the Marengo Treasure," Antike Kunst 45
(2002), pp. 86-100.
"Uncanonical Imperial Portraits in the Eastern Roman Provinces: The Case
of the Kanellopoulos Emperor," Hesperia 69 (2000), pp. 105-132.
"The Mutilation of the Bronze Portrait of a Severan Empress from Sparta:
Damnatio Memoriae¹ or Christian Iconoclasm?," Mitteilungen des Deutschen
Archäologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung 113 (1998), pp. 259-269.
Published Abstracts of Conference Papers:
"The Effect of Gothic Invasions on Imperial Portraits in the Black Sea
Provinces, AD 235-278,"American Journal of Archaeology 104 (2000), p. 349.
"Adorning the Imperial Head: Style and Meaning of Roman Wreaths and
Crowns," American Journal of Archaeology 103 (1999), p. 320.
"An Undignified End: The Bronze Severan Empress from Sparta," in C. C.
Mattusch et al. (ed.), From the Parts to the Whole: Acta of the 13th
International Bronze Congress, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 28-June 1,
1996, Vol. II (Journal of Roman Archaeology Suppl., forthcoming).
"Imperial Faces: Uncanonical Portraits of Trajan and Hadrian in Athens,"
American Journal of Archaeology 99 (1995) p. 327.
"Emperors and Aristocrats: Common Elements in Third-Century Roman
Portraits from Cilicia," American Journal of Archaeology 98 (1994) p. 286.
"Nonconformity in the Use of Imperial Portrait Models: Evidence from the
Coinage of the Third Century A.C.," American Journal of Archaeology 97
(1993) pp. 316-317.
Ph.D. DISSERTATION: Roman Imperial Portraiture in the Eastern Provinces,
A.D. 235-270. A Study of the Reception and Rejection of Imperial Models.
(Director: Fred S. Kleiner; University Microfilms no. AAI9614001)
M.A. THESIS: The Image of Augustus in the Greek World: An Examination of
the Portraiture and the Cults. (Director: Mark D. Fullerton)
SELECTED SCHOLARLY LECTURES
The Bust-Crown, the Panhellenion, and Eleusis: A New Portrait from the
Athenian Agora, 1/8/05. Archaeological Institute of America Annual
Meeting, Boston, MA.
A New Portrait from the Athenian Agora: The Bust-Crown, the Panhellenion,
and Eleusis, 3/21/04. Montclair State University (by invitation of the
Northern New Jersey Society of the Archaeological Institute of America)
Hairstyles of the Rich and Famous: The Constructed Image of Roman Imperial
Women, 3/29/01. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (by
invitation of the Classical Studies faculty).
Roman Imperial Portraits in Greece and Rome and the Case of the
Kanellopoulos Emperor, 4/25/00. Temple University (by invitation of the
Art History Graduate Student Association).
The Effect of Gothic Invasions on Imperial Portraits in the Black Sea
Provinces, AD 235-278,12/29/99. Archaeological Institute of America Annual
Meeting, Dallas, TX.
Shining Faces: Imperial Portraits in Gold and Silver, 2/12/99. College Art
Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
Adorning the Imperial Head: Style and Meaning of Roman Wreaths and Crowns,
12/30/98. Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Washington,
DC.
An Undignified End: The Bronze Severan Empress from Sparta, 5/29/96. 13th
International Bronze Congress, Cambridge, MA.
Imperial Faces: Uncanonical Portraits of Trajan and Hadrian in Athens
12/29/94. Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
More Than Just Their Hair: Portraits and Propaganda of Roman Empresses in
the Third Century A.D., 9/17/94. David M. Bullowa Memorial Lecture,
American Numismatic Society, New York (by invitation of the curatorial
staff).
Emperors and Aristocrats: Common Elements in Third-Century Roman Portraits
from Cilicia, 12/28/93. Archaeological Institute of America Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC.
Nonconformity in the Use of Imperial Portrait Models: Evidence from the
Coinage of the Third Century A.C., 12/29/92. Archaeological Institute of
America Annual Meeting, New Orleans.
Portraits of Gallienus and the Coinage of Asia Minor, 9/9/91. XIth
International Numismatic Congress, Brussels, Belgium.
Imperial Portrait Models under Gallienus and the Coinage of Asia Minor,
4/7/90. The Symposium on the History of Art, Frick Collection and the
Institute of Fine Arts of New York University.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
6/05-7/05 Gertrude Smith Professor/Director of Summer Session, American
School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece
6/03-7/03 Solow Summer Research Fellow, American School of Classical
Studies, Athens, Greece
9/02-6/05 The College of New Jersey Support for Scholarly Activities:
Extended Support of 6 hours of Alternate Assignment for 3 years
9/01-6/02 The College of New Jersey Support for Scholarly Activities: 6
hours of Alternate Assignment
9/00-6/01 The College of New Jersey Faculty Institutional Research and
Sabbatical Leave: 6 hours of Alternate Assignment
9/99-6/00 The College of New Jersey Faculty Institutional Research and
Sabbatical Leave: 6 hours of Alternate Assignment
6/96-8/96 Samuel H. Kress Agora Fellow, Athenian Agora
6/95-8/95 Samuel H. Kress Agora Fellow, Athenian Agora
7/93-7/94 Samuel H. Kress Dissertation Fellowship
9/92-6/93 Doreen Canaday Spitzer Fellow, American School of Classical
Studies at Athens
9/92-6/93 Alice M. Brennan Humanities Fellowship, Boston University
Humanities Foundation
8/92-9/92 Samuel H. Kress Travel Grant in Art History
9/91-6/92 Fulbright Scholar, Greece
9/91-9/92 American Numismatic Society Dissertation Award
7/91-9/91 Samuel H. Kress Travel Grant in Art History
6/89-8/89 American Numismatic Society Scholarship for Graduate Seminar
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK
1994-1996; 1998 Trench Supervisor, Agora, Athens, Greece. Excavation of
multi-period urban site. Summers.
6/93-7/93 Survey Team Leader, The Nikopolis Project, Epirus, Greece. Study
of land use over time in 800 sq. km. area.
6/92-8/92 Volunteer, Agora, Athens, Greece. Excavation of multi-period
urban site.
4/92 Corinth, Greece. Trench Supervisor, in area of Medieval Church.
6/90-7/90 Isthmia, Greece. Member of team excavating Roman Bath and
working on conservation of mosaic.
6/87-8/87 Isthmia, Greece. Teaching Assistant for students involved in
learning basics of archaeology.
6/85 Isthmia, Greece. Survey, magnetometry, and electrical resistivity
study of Byzantine fortress.
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