Burglind Jungmann, UCLA professor of art history, has published a new book, "Pathways to Korean Culture: Paintings of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910 (University of Chicago Press, November 2014).
The book provides a survey of the important developments in Korean art and visual culture during the Joseon Dynasty and introduces the paintings of that era to the wider world. In addition to discussing the more well-known ink paintings of the literati elite, Burgmann discusses the role of women as artists and patrons, the influence of Chinese antiquities and the use of art as a means of foreign exchange.
"'Pathways to Korean Culture" also ties in with upcoming art exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
Jungmann, who was the first professor of Korean art in the United State when she joined the UCLA faculty 15 years ago, studies the political, cultural and social context of painting in Korea and the exchange of art between China, Korea and Japan. She studied at the University of Heidelberg and Seoul National University, and, after recerving her Ph.D., taught Japanese and Korean at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Munich.
