E. J. Johnson ‘59

Program Director

Amos Lawrence Professor of Art

Architectural Historian specializing in the architecture of the Italian Renaissance and the Twentieth Century. Author of Sant'Andrea in Mantua, The Building History; Charles Moore, Buildings and Projects, 1949-1986; Memphis: An Architectural Guide; Style Follows Function: Architecture of Marcus T. Reynolds; Drawn from the Source: The Travel Sketches of Louis I. Kahn. Articles include essays on Aldo Rossi and on Venetian architecture and theaters of the sixteenth century. Current project is a book-length study of the architecture of theaters in Italy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In addition to ARTH 101, which he has taught for a number years, he has offered a range of courses on architectural history, including "Portraits of Cities," co-taught with Prof. Sheafe Satterthwaite, that featured a section on New York.

Courses:

Fieldwork in New York

Link:

http://www.williams.edu/Art/wcart/faculty/johnson_ej/ ejohnson.htm

Email:

Eugene.J.Johnson@williams.edu