Steven Leuthold

Steven M. Leuthold, PhD, is a professor of art and design history at Northern Michigan University. He previously taught art and design theory at Syracuse University and, as a doctoral candidate, courses in aesthetic and political communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Leuthold’s research concerns global art and design history and comparative aesthetics. His most recent book is Beauty and Power: Global Design, 1840-1914. Leuthold’s first book was Indigenous Aesthetics: Native Art, Media, and Identity; it was followed by Cross-Cultural Issues in Art: Frames for Understanding. He has published in academic journals such as The Journal of Aesthetic Education, Art Criticism, Ethnohistory, Multicultural Education, and Film Criticism. Leuthold is also a practicing artist and musician. Some of his creative work can be viewed at stevenmleuthold.com.