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I often wonder about the things that attract young men and women to the field of visual communications. Maybe it all begins with a strong interest in drawing, or perhaps with a desire to interface with a powerful computer and create lots of "cool stuff". Some may have the interest but assume they can't draw that well. However, it's not necessary to come from high school able to draw well or already be into "hacking" to succeed as a graphic design student. A basic talent in drawing or experience in creating images in a computer must be developed into an ability to communicate specific messages to a selected audience.

That's what a graphic designer does; he or she is an "imagemaster", a person who is skilled in using the combination of words and images as a communication tool. The purpose of my teaching at Tech is to guide the process for each student of learning to master the use of image, composition, and type. Each student's goals and talents are unique, and we have created a learning environment here that maximizes the opportunity for personal growth and development.

education
Ph.D. Art History, University of Delaware 1992
M.A. Art History, University of Delaware 1984
J.D. University of Maryland School of Law 1976
 
academic experience
Associate Professor, Louisiana Tech University 2000 - present
Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University 1994 - 2000
Assistant Professor, American University 1994
Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University 1990 - 1993
 
publications
What the Four Million Bought: Cheap Oil Paintings of the 1880s," American Quarterly 48 (March 1996): 77-109 1996
Competition and Conflict in the New York Art World, 1874-1879," Winterthur Portfolio 29 (Autumn 1994): 103-20 1994
Against the Current: Anti-Modern Images in the Work of Winslow Homer," American Art Review 5 (Fall 1993): 120-25 1993
From Havana to Wall Street: Popular Sheet Music in America, 1898-1929 exhibition cat., University of Delaware Gallery, 1988 In Progress, Eugene Ludins and the Tragedy of American Painting 1988



 

contact
szalesch@latech.edu