Professor of Art History & Visual Culture, Dept of Visual & Performing Arts. As founder of Fairfield's Art History program (1975), Professor Eliasoph has been devoted to expanding students' knowledge, understanding and direct observation of world art. Sharing his passion for the history of art, he has focused on western art in the traditional and revolutionary contexts.

After a career as a regional art critic, publishing reviews for daily newspapers and magazines, he has been the weekly blogger for The New York Times InEducation global curriculum platform. Founder, moderator and host of the university's community based 'Open VISIONS Forum' public affairs programs, he has enjoyed stage dialogs with many notables including Isabel Allende, Benizir Bhutto, Abba Ebban, Wm. F. Buckley, Jr, Dustin Hoffman, Philippe de Montebello, Ken Burns, Stephen Sondheim, David McCullough, Andrea Mitchell, Tim Russert, Brian Williams, Gore Vidal, Lesley Stahl, Bill O'Reilly, Dominck Dunne, Salaman Rushdie, Christopher Hitchens, Fareed Zakaria, Tara Westover, Jon Meacham, H.R. Liz Cheney, US Sen. Cory Booker, UN Ambassadors Susan Rice and Samantha Power, etc. All the while being privileged to share their unscripted, spontaneous views with community audiences.

Connecting art of the past with issues and contexts of today - he guides us to visually explore the masterpieces of ancient, Renaissance, modern and contemporary artworks - all the more enriching as we come to realize why:
'Art Really Matters!'

“What is 'Good' vs. 'Bad' Art? - The Five Keys to Connoisseurship"

"How to Understand Quality in Art: The Science of Refined Taste"

"How to Visit Museums - from Ancient Artifacts to Contemporary Chic"

“I Lost My Marbles! - The Masterpiece Parthenon's Sculptures Journey from Athens to London"

“Myths, Legends &Heroes of the Classical World: From Athena to Zeus"

"The Aegean World: Ancient Rhodes, Utopian Crete, Explosive Santorini"

"S.P.Q.R.: The Senate & People of Rome: Gifts of the Roman Empire"

“Artistic Treasures of Medicean Florence: Golden Age of Humanism”

"Popes, Princes, Painters and Propaganda: The High Renaissance in Italy"

"Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael: Why Is Their Art Sublime?"

“Jewish Art: From Moses to Modigliani: Beyond the Second Commandment”

"Northern Light - Spirituality and Theology in the Art of Flemish Masters"

"Vermeer - Rembrandt - and Rubens: Dutch & Flemish Art of the Baroque Age"

“Art and Propaganda: Uses & Abuses of Propaganda for Tyrants and Democracies"

“Art + Politics + Money: Consumers, Capitalism, and Rogue Connoisseurs of Contemporary Arts”

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