Wendy M. K. Shaw is a Professor of Art History in the Department of Art History and the Center for Cultural Studies Program in World Arts at the University of Bern, Switzerland. She is the author of Possessors and Possessed: Museums, Archaeology, and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Her research interests lie particularly in the history and theory of institutions of art and visual culture at the intersections of cultural identity.
'In this theoretically rigorous and meticulously researched book, Wendy Shaw brings new interpretations to late Ottoman-early Turkish Republican art. Considering the entanglement of artistic production with issues of nationhood, history, and modern identity, and using the concept of 'translation as painting', she examines the work of Ottoman painters in reference to European movements. Along the way, she introduces a wide compendium of artists, discusses the institutional frameworks, and draws insightful conclusions that shed light on the dilemmas of the present-day art scene in Turkey.' - Zeynep A elik, Distinguished Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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