Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., New York University 1994
  • M.A., New York University 1989
  • B.A., Rutgers University New Brunswick 1987
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Classical Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007 - 2015
  • Associate Professor of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007 - 2013
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2013
  • Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2000 - 2007
  • Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Classical Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2000 - 2007
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • SEP 16, 2014

    The Many Tentacles of Humanities Writ Large
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  Awards & Honors

  • James R. Wiseman Book Award for Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture. Archaeological Institute of America. January 2008
  • Fellowships for University Teachers. National Endowment for the Humanities. 2005
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Portrait sculpture, Greco-Roman
  • Sculpture, Classical, in art
  • Women in art
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Greece (Country) 
    • Turkey (Country) 
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Women in the Classical World: Critical Concepts in Classical Studies. Edited by S Dillon and SL James. Routledge, 2017. (Edited Book)
    • Women in the Classical World: Critical Concepts in Classical Studies. Edited by S Dillon and SL James. Routledge, 2017. (Edited Book)
    • James, SL, and Dillon, S. A Companion to Women in the Ancient World. February 13, 2012.  Full Text
    • Dillon, S. Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture: Contexts, Subjects, Styles (paperback). Cambridge University Press, 2012. (Monograph)
    • The Past is Present: The Kempner Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Nasher Museum. Edited by CM Antonaccio and S Dillon. Duke University Press Books, March 1, 2011. (Edited Book)
    • Dillon, S. The Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World (paperback). 2011.
    • Dillon, S. The Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World. Cambridge University Press, March 2010.
    • Dillon, S, and Welch, K. Representations of War in Ancient Rome (paperback). Cambridge University Press, 2009.
    • Dillon, S, Smith, RRR, Hallett, CH, Lenaghan, J, and Voorhis, JV. Roman Portrait Statuary from Aphrodisias. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz Germany, June 2006.
    • Dillon, S. Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture: Contexts, Subjects, and Styles. Cambridge University Press, April 2006. (Monograph)
    • Dillon, S, and Welch, K. Representations of War in Ancient Rome. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. (Edited Book)

  • Book Reviews

    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Depicting the Dead: Self-Representation and Commemoration on Roman Sarcophagi with Portraits' by S. Birk (Aarhus University Press, 2013)." Latomus: Revue d’Études Latines 75, no. 2 (2016): 495-497.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture', E.A. Friedland, M. Grunow Sobocinski, and E.K. Gazda, eds. (Oxford University Press, 2015)." Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2015).  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture' by R. Neer." Art Bulletin 94, no. 1 (March 2012): 130-133.  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Roman Portraits in Context' by J. Fefjer." CAA on-line reviews (December 13, 2011).  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Art in the Era of Alexander the Great' by A. Cohen." American Journal of Archaeology on-line reviews 115, no. 4 (October 2011).  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Marmorskulpturen der römischen Kaiserzeit aus Milet: Aufstellungskontext und programmatische Aussage. Funde aus Milet, 5,2'.by R. Bol (Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011)." Journal of Roman Archaeology 25 (2011): 876-879.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Role Models in Roman Art' by I.S. Hansen and S. Bell." Journal of Roman Archaeology 23 (2010): 583-586.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Die griechischen Porträts. Antike Repräsentation – Moderne Projection' by O. Jaeggi." Bonner Jahrbuecher 209 (2009): 362-363.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Anonyme griechische Porträts des 4.Jhs v.Chr' by D. Piekarski (Rahden/Westf. 2004)." Gnomon 80 (2008): 248-250.
    • Dillon S, . "Review of 'The Invention of Art History in Ancient Greece: Religion, Society, and Artistic Rationalisation' by J. Tanner (Cambridge, 2006)." Sehepunkte 7, no. 12 (2007).
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Antichi Volti della Repubblica. La Ritrattistica in Italia Centrale Tra IV E II Secolo' by M. Papini." Journal of Roman Archaeology 20 (2007): 428-431.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials and Techniques in the Archaic and Classical Periods' edited by O. Palagia (Cambridge, 2006)." Classical Review 57, no. 2 (2007): 521-522.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description' by A.A. Donohue (Cambridge, 2005)." Art Bulletin 89 (2007): 160-162.  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'The Roman Nude. Heroic Portrait Statuary 200 BC-AD 300' by CH Hallett (Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture and Representation, Oxford University Press, 2005)." Sehepunkte 6, no. 11 (2006).
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Relief Sculpture of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus' by BF Cook (Oxford 2005)." Classical Review 56, no. 2 (2006): 453-454.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Aphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece' by L. Llewellyn-Jones (Swansca, 2003)." Classical Review 55, no. 2 (2005): 682-684.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'Bildnisse griechischer Herrscher und Staatsmänner im 5. Jahrhundert v.Chr.' by Ralf Krumeich (Munich, 1997)." Bryn Mawr Classical Review (October 10, 2001).
    • Dillon, S. "'Imaging Julio-Claudian Women' review of 'Imperial Women: A Study in Public Images 40 B.C.-A.D. 46' by Susan Wood (Mnemosyne no. 194, Brill, 1999)." Journal of Roman Archaeology 14 (2001): 557-559.
    • Dillon, S. "Portraits of Livia: Imagining the imperial woman of Augustan Rome." CLASSICAL WORLD 93, no. 1 (1999): 115-116.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "'Repetition and variation in ancient art’ review of 'Classical Bronzes: The Art and Craft of Greek and Roman Statuary' by Carol Mattusch." Journal of Roman Archaeology 10 (1997): 441-146.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of 'The Fire of Hephaistos" by Carol C. Mattusch (Cambridge, MA 1996)." American Journal of Archaeology 101 (1997): 806-807.
    • Dillon, S. "Review of J. Griesbach, ed., Polis und Porträt. Standbilder als Medien der öffentlichen Repräsentation im hellenistischer Osten (Published online)." Sehepunkte : Rezensionsjournal für Geschichtswissenschaften .  Link to Item
    • Dillon, S. "Review of V. Jeammet (ed.), Tanagras: Figurines for Life and Eternity (Published online)." Bryn Mawr Classical Review .  Link to Item

  • Book Sections

    • Dillon, S, and Shea, TD. "Statues as Artifacts: Towards an Archaeology of Greek Sculpture." In Greek Art in Context, edited by DR Perez, 19-29. Routledge, 2017. (Chapter)  Open Access Copy
    • Dillon, S. "Approaches to the Study of Greek Sculpture." In The Diversity of Classical Archaeology, edited by R Raja and A Lichtenberger, 223-234. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2017. (Chapter)
    • Dillon, S. "Approaches to the Study of Greek Sculpture." In The Diversity of Classical Archaeology, edited by R Raja and A Lichtenberger, 223-234. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2017. (Chapter)
    • Dillon, S. "Portrait Statues of Women on the Island of Delos." In Women and the Roman City in the Latin West, edited by E Hemelrijk and G Woolf, 201-23. Brill, 2013.
    • Dillon, S. "Female Portraiture in the Hellenistic Period." In A Companion to Women in the Ancient World, 263-277. February 13, 2012.  Full Text
    • Dillon, S. "Hellenistic Tanagra Figurines." In A Companion to Women in the Ancient World, edited by SL James and S Dillon, 231-234. Wiley-Blackwell, January 2012. (Chapter)
    • Dillon, S. "Hellenistic Tanagra Figurines." In A Companion to Women in the Ancient World, edited by SL James and S Dillon, 231-234. Wiley-Blackwell, January 2012. (Chapter)
    • Dillon, S. "Marble Votive Statuettes of Women from the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace." In Samothracian Connections: Essays in Honor of James R. McCredie, edited by B Wescoat and O Palagia, 165-172. Oxbow, 2010.
    • Dillon, S. "Portraits of Women in the early Hellenistic Period." In Early Hellenistic Portraiture: Image, Style, Context, edited by RVD Hoff and P Schultz, 63-83. Cambridge University Press, October 2007.
    • Dillon, S. "Women on the Columns of Trajan and Marcus and the Visual Language of Roman Victory." In Representations of War in Ancient Rome, edited by S Dillon and K Welch, 244-271. Cambridge University Press, April 2006.
    • Dillon, S. "Honorific Portraiture (Accepted)." In Handbook of Greek Sculpture, edited by O Palagia. DeGruyter.
    • Dillon, S. "Terracotta Figurines (Accepted)." In Samothrace; excavations conducted by the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University: Vol. 9, The monuments of the Eastern Hill, edited by BD Wescot. American School of Classical Studies at Athens. (Chapter)
    • Dillon, S. "Portrait Statuary in Roman Athens: reconsidering the material from the Athenian Agora (In preparation)." In What's New in Roman Greece. .
    • Dillon, S. "Portrait Statuary in Roman Athens: reconsidering the material from the Athenian Agora (In preparation)." In What's New in Roman Greece. .

  • Journal Articles

    • Dillon, S, and Baltes, E. "Honorific Practices and the Politics of Space on Hellenistic Delos: Portrait Statue Monuments Along the Dromos." American Journal of Archaeology 117, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 207-246.  Open Access Copy
    • Sheila Dillon, . "Subject selection and viewer reception of Greek portraits from Herculaneum and Tivoli." Journal of Roman Archaeology 13 (October 2000): 21-40. (Academic Article)  Open Access Copy
    • Sheila Dillon, . "Figured Pilaster Capitals from Aphrodisias in Caria." American Journal of Archaeology 1997, no. 101 (October 1997): 731-769. (Academic Article)  Link to Item
    • Sheila Dillon, . "The portraits of a civic benefactor of 2nd-c. Ephesos." Journal of Roman Archaeology 9 (October 1996): 261-274.  Open Access Copy

  • Other Articles

    • Dillon, S. "Portraits and Portraiture." Edited by M Gagarin. (2010).
    • Dillon, S. "Portraiture, Greece and Rome." Edited by R Bagnall, K Brodersen, C Champion, and SH Andrew Erskine. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome (2009). (Essay)
    • Dillon, S. "’Nike of Samothrace,’ ’Pergamum Altar,’ and ’Polyeuktos: Portrait of Demosthenes’." Edited by A Bostrom. Encyclopedia of Sculpture (2004). (Essay)
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • ARTHIST 723S: Grant Writing and Prospectus 2018
  • ARTHIST 725S: Women in Antiquity: An Intensive Methodological Introduction 2018
  • CLST 725S: Women in Antiquity: An Intensive Methodological Introduction 2018
  • ARTHIST 208: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Athens 2017
  • CLST 248: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Athens 2017
  • ARTHIST 104: Exploring Art and Architecture - Foundations and Histories 2016
  • ARTHIST 502S: Greek Art: Hellenistic to Roman 2016
  • CLST 542S: Greek Art: Hellenistic to Roman 2016
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Crossing the Corrupting Sea: Women on the Move in the Ancient Mediterranean. Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World Lecture Series 2015-2016, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsored by the Kentucky Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the University of Louisville Liberal Studies Project . November 12, 2015  2015
  • Portrait Statuary in Roman Athens: reconsidering the material from the Athenian Agora. What’s New in Roman Greece conference, Roman Seminar and Institute of Historical Research, Athens Greece. October 8, 2015 - October 10, 2015  2015
  • Roman Portrait Statuary in Athens. Symposium in Memory of Professor Evelyn B. Harrison, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. May 10, 2014  2014
  • Statues as Artifacts: Towards an Archaeology of Greek Sculpture . Greek Art in Context conference, University of Edinburgh. April 7, 2014  2014
  • Face Veils, Fine Fabrics & Female Visibility: Reading Female Fashion in Hellenistic Art, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. October 25, 2012  2012
  • Female Clothing on Greek and Roman Statuary, Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen. May 1, 2012  2012
  • Portraits of Women on the Island of Delos, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. December 14, 2011  2011
  • Votive Sculpture from Samothrace: Moving Beyond the Winged Victory, Archaeological Institute of America, Richmond Virginia Society. March 11, 2011  2011
  • Elite Women as a status-defined group in the portrait monuments of Delos, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, England. March 3, 2011  2011
  • Portrait Statue Monuments along the Delian Dromos, Oxford University, Department of Classics. March 2, 2011  2011
  • Portrait Statue Monuments along the Dromos at Delos: Sculptors, Patrons, Subjects, and Space, Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Antonio TX. January 7, 2011  2011
  • Wired! New Representational Technologies for Historical Materials, CHAT Festival, UNC-Chapel Hill. February 17, 2010  2010
  • The Samothracian "Green Girls" and the chronology of Tanagra figurines, Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Philadelphia PA. December 31, 2009  2009
  • Portraits and Politics: Honoring Generals in the Athenian Agora, Archaeological Institute of American Annual Meeting, Chicago. December 14, 2008  2008
  • Finding the Female Portrait in Greek Art, Wofford College, Spartanburg SC. November 13, 2008  2008
  • The “flâneuse” and the face-veil: out and about in the Hellenistic city, Fifth Feminism and Classics Conference, University of Michigan Ann Arbor. May 10, 2008  2008
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  Service to the Profession

  • Editor in Chief : American Journal of Archaeology. 2013 - 2016  2013 - 2016
  • Reviewer of Proposal “La vie des portraits grecs/Das Leben griechischer Porträts,” a three-year collaborative French and German research project : L'Agence nationale de la recherché/French National Research Agency/ Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. July 2011 - July 2012  2011 - 2012
  • Fellowship Committee, Art History : Kress Foundation. 2010  2010
  • Admissions and Fellowships Committee, American School of Classical Studies. 2009 - 2013  2009 - 2013
  • Board of Directors, The American Research Institute in Turkey. 2009 - 2011  2009 - 2011
  • Committee on Admissions and Fellowships : American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 2009 - 2012  2009 - 2012
  • Fulbright National Screening Committee, Turkey/Cyprus/Greece. 2009 - 2012  2009 - 2012
  • Fellowships Committee on Archaeology : American Research Insitute in Turkey. December 6, 2008  2008
  • Cambridge University Press, external reviewer. 2008  2008
  • Program Committee for the Annual Meeting, Archaeological Institute of America. 2008 - 2010  2008 - 2010
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  Service to Duke

  • Imagining Duke Curriculum. 2014 - 2017  2014 - 2017
  • Wired! Lab for Visualizing the Past Executive Committee. January 8, 2012  2012
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies. December 20, 2010 - July 1, 2013  2010 - 2013
  • Executive Committee of the Graduate Faculty. November 19, 2010 - July 1, 2012  2010 - 2012
  • Director of Graduate Studies. December 31, 2009 - July 1, 2010  2009 - 2010

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