About HECAA




About HECAA




HECAA recently celebrated its 25th year as a scholarly society. Initially founded as a caucus of art and architecture historians within the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), we continue to meet annually at ASECS and sponsor panels there. We are also affiliated with BSECS in the UK and CSECS in Canada. Our first independent conference was held in Dallas in November 2018. Keep up with our activities by following our affiliated blog, Enfilade. From the outset, we have been a warm and nurturing community dedicated to supporting graduate students and emerging scholars in our field. Please join us!

HECAA in Action

Books by Members

February 6, 2020

China and the Church: Chinoiserie in Global Context

This groundbreaking study examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions’ impact on Western attitudes...

February 6, 2020

Art and Celebrity in the Age of Reynolds and Siddons

In this volume, Heather McPherson examines the connections among portraiture, theater, the visual arts, and fame to shed light on the emergence of modern celebrity culture in eighteenth-century England. Popular actors in Georgian...


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Our Constitution

The purpose of the association is to facilitate communication and collaboration among scholars of eighteenth-century art to expand and promote knowledge of all aspects of the period’s visual culture through research, conference presentations, and publication. The association encourages and supports graduate students and emerging scholars in the visual culture of the long eighteenth century.

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Our Officers

See the current HECAA officers and list of all past leadership members.

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