Claude Mohr

PhD Student


Claude Mohr (he/they) is a first-year PhD student in the Art and Architectural History program studying under Dr. David Getsy. Currently, his research concerns gender, sexuality, and early twentieth-century avant-gardes, focusing in particular on the intersections of transgender studies and Surrealism. 

In 2024, Claude received his M.A. in Art History from the University of Florida. His thesis, "Transgender Studies and the Uncanny Object in Surrealism, 1924–1970," reevaluated a central element of Surrealist visual production, the uncanny, in terms of its relationship to gender’s mutability in the oeuvres of Hans Bellmer, Claude Cahun, and Toyen. Claude also holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Grinnell College in Iowa, where he undertook a Mentored Advanced Project on the relationship between sexuality and space in the films of David Cronenberg. 

In addition, Claude has curated two exhibitions at the University of Florida: On View: José Gabriel Fernández, A Brief History of Drawing at the Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery and Surrealism at the Harn: A Centennial Celebration at the Harn Museum of Art (co-curated with Dr. Rachel Silveri and graduate students from the Department of Art History.)