Melanie Herzog is professor of art history at Edgewood College in Madison. She holds an MFA in ceramics and a PhD in art history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Herzog teaches, publishes, and lectures widely on North American art and visual culture. Her publications include Elizabeth Catlett: An American Artist in Mexico (University of Washington Press, 2000), Milton Rogovin: The Making of a Social Documentary Photographer (Center for Creative Photography, 2006), and “Dancing in Two Worlds: The Portraits of Tom Jones,” in Wisconsin People & Ideas (Spring, 2006).
