Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Teel Curator for African and Oceanic Art
Affiliation	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Email	kgunsch@mfa.org
Mailing Address	465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02118
Phone/Fax Number(s)	617-369-3226
Countries of Specialization	Nigeria (Benin Kingdom)
Education	Institute of Fine Arts, New York University PhD September 2012 Dissertation: Images for the King: The Bronze Plaques of the Benin Court in their Architectural Context Advisors: Susan Vogel and Jonathan Hay Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Master of Arts 2008 Primary study in the History of Italian Renaissance Art and African Art American University, Washington D.C. Bachelor of Arts with Honors 2001 Dual Major in Art History and International Development
Research Interests	Court art, patronage, workshop production methods, series, bronzes
Publications	“Art and/or Ethnographica? The Reception of Benin Works from 1897-1935.” African Arts 46 No. 4 (Winter 2013): 14-23. Barnes Foundation Catalogue of African Art in the Permanent Collection. Entries on Benin hip ornaments and a Benin figure. Forthcoming. Review of _Whose Africa? Art Treasures from the Kingdom of Benin in the Collection of the Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm_, edited by Wilhelm Ostberg, published by Etnografiska Museet, 2010. In African Arts. Invited Review. Summer 2012.
Keywords	Benin, plaques, Nigeria, art history, 16th century