An Examination of Russian Orthodox Iconography

Presenter Information

Olivia Bode

Document Type

Poster

Campus where you would like to present

Ellensburg

Event Website

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source

Start Date

15-5-2019

End Date

15-5-2019

Abstract

This poster examines five religious icons from the collection of the Central Washington University Museum of Culture and Environment. There was little information about the icons in the museum records except they were presumed to be of Russian or Slavic origin. Most museums have numerous objects in their collections that have little to no information known about them. This is inherently problematic because it is a museum’s job to preserve cultural history through objects, which cannot be done if there is no information about the object within museum records. Providing historical background for objects in museum collections addresses the common issue of objects without provenance and cultural context. It was my goal to provide historic and cultural background information through completing catalog and condition reports on the objects and conducting research on Russian iconography. I also analyzed the images to find their religious meaning and received translations of the inscriptions on the objects to provide cultural context. Through my research I found that four of the five icons are reflective of Russian Orthodox iconographic styles and the other icon requires further research.

Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation, College of Arts & Humanities

Faculty Mentor(s)

Roxane Easley

Department/Program

History

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An Examination of Russian Orthodox Iconography

Ellensburg

This poster examines five religious icons from the collection of the Central Washington University Museum of Culture and Environment. There was little information about the icons in the museum records except they were presumed to be of Russian or Slavic origin. Most museums have numerous objects in their collections that have little to no information known about them. This is inherently problematic because it is a museum’s job to preserve cultural history through objects, which cannot be done if there is no information about the object within museum records. Providing historical background for objects in museum collections addresses the common issue of objects without provenance and cultural context. It was my goal to provide historic and cultural background information through completing catalog and condition reports on the objects and conducting research on Russian iconography. I also analyzed the images to find their religious meaning and received translations of the inscriptions on the objects to provide cultural context. Through my research I found that four of the five icons are reflective of Russian Orthodox iconographic styles and the other icon requires further research.

Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation, College of Arts & Humanities

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Posters/71