Nancy Siegel is Assistant Dean and Professor of Art History & Culinary History at Towson University where she specializes in American
landscape studies, print culture, underrepresented women artists of the 19^th century, and culinary history of the 18^th and 19^th centuries. She provides historical cooking demonstrations, tastings, and lectures widely on landscape and food histories in addition to serving as an art and culinary consultant for museums and non-profit institutions. Her book, Political Appetites: The Power of Food in Revolutionary America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026) is available for purchase and is the basis for the documentary Feeding the American Revolution (WMHT/PBS).