newsletter Volume 2. Number 1 March 1977
CAAawards
The Association's awards for excellence in art historical scholarship and criticism and in the leaching of studio arts and art history werc presented at Convocation ceremonies held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Fcbruary 4. This year marked the inaugtuation of the CAA award for Distinguished Teaching of Art History. Its first recipient, Alexander Soper, has taught graduate and undergraduate students for more than forty years and is currently Pro fessor of Oriental Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. The Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, established in 1973, went to painter Grace Hartigan, who since 1965 has been resident artist at the Maryland Institute Graduate School of Painting. The" Charles Rufus, JVlorey, B~?~",'A,wru:;4/J?E HIGH SPIRITS at the Los Angeles County Museum reception. the,most distiQ,~ish1ii~O!~?~~:'5i.f!l~1,~&~!~\~~< ,,' the ,histOITOf art puHHshe4' by'au Ambi~an',:'Qf'" Canadian during 1975 was presented to Mari~ 1977 annual meeting report lyn Aronberg Lavin for her Seventeenth Cen tury Barberini Documents and Inventories. The Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize for the best article surprisingly well-attended stop at "Homosexu "In its infimte wisdom the Board of Directors by a scholar under thirty-five years of age appear more than four years ago chose as the site of the ality in Art." Studio sessions covered painting, ing-during 1975 in The Art Bulletin was award 1977 CAA annual meeting the one place in performance, criticism, and teaching programs. ed to Catherine Wilkinson for "The Escorial the country that is enjoying balmy weather." Again, it was no surprise that the session on and the Invention of the Imperial Staircase." With these opening words of his welcoming ad alternative job possibilities was particularly Amy Goldin, of Art in America, received the dress at Convocation, CAA President George popular. (What was surprising was that the Frank Jewett Mather Award for distinction in Sadek probably best characterized the reason session concentrated on constructive sugges art and architectural criticism. The citations for the good spirits and good cheer that per tions rather than complaints; so much so that read as follows: vaded the Los Angeles conference. it spilled over into an impromptu informal in Continued on p. 4, col. 1 It was hard to be grumpy in the face of all that the afternoon.) What was said at sessions, by sunshine, and-with the exception of a hotel whom, and how well will be covered in detail telephone system that was practically non in the Summer issue of Art Journal. For the mo functioning and four buses that stood infuri ment, we'll confine ourselves to some simple LISTING OF MFA PROGRAMS atingly empty (they belonged to another com statistics and mechanics: pany) as lines waiting to get to the Getty grew There were 2,000 paid registrants at the meet A non-evaluative directory of MFA pro longer and longer-there was not much reason ing. An additional 700 applicants using the grams offered by more than 100 institu to be. Smaller attendance (less than 3,000, com placement bureau and about 300 exhibitors and tions. Indudes information on admission pared with about 4,000 in Chicago and 5,500 in speakers (who receive complimentary registra requirements and criteria, areas of con Washington) made for shorter lines, greater tion) make up the rest of the estimated 3,000 at centralion, degree requirements, fellow intimacy, and generally less confusion. And an tendance. Of those registered. almost 700 came ships, assistantships, tuition, application extensive program of tours and receptions, ar from California; last year, in Chicago, it was deadlines, elc. ranged by the Local Committee under the chair· less than 100. Only 130 New York State residents Single copies: $1.00 each manship of Kenneth Donahue, gave everyone were registered in Los Angeles, as contrasted Institutional bulk orders the opportunity to enjoy fresh air, fresh art, with almost 300 the year before. Unfortunately 5-19 copies, 75ceach and a remarkable array of fine free food (sub -or fortunately-our statistics don't go back 20 or more copies, 50ceach marine sandwicheS at the Getty; Mexican-in beyond that. spired dips and a superlative quiche at the Los As usual, some people objected to having to Postage and handling induded in price. Angeles County Museum of Art). Bars, as usual, wear or show badges for admission to sessions Prepayment required. Scnd orders to were on a cash basis. Business, as usual, was (we try to make them as aesthetically inoffensive CAA., 16Easl52 Street, N.Y.C. 10022 brisk. as possible, honest!). However, since there do Art history sessions ranged from Mycenaean seem to be a number of people who want to at- art to Minimalism, with an unusually and not Continued on p. 9, col. 2 annual meeting program guidelines lannual meeting program guidelines VISITING ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS The following gu.idelines were adopted by the CAA Board of Directors on April 24, [976 and shall D. Sessions I. FORMAL SESSIONS. These may be either ses Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. become effective fur the 1978 annual meeting. slot shall be reduced to 1% hotHS and scheduled arc not provided. sions at which papers al'e read or panels. They Henry Drf'w<1l, Cleveland State University. 12:15 P.M.-J:4S P.M. 4. Ad hoc groups and individuals will be represent the attempt on the part of the Art Summer 1977. i. On the theory that (a) since we sched accommodated whenever possible, at the discre A. Cycles. We currently meet on a four-year sessions. They should not allow a person to History and Studio Program Chainnen and of ule meetings in cities with important collections tion of the Executive Secretary. Harvard University cyde, as follows: New York City, East Coast, chair more than one session, either formal or the Association to develop a cohercnt, cohesive it might be nice to schedule some "free time" for S. Space for social events (reunions, recep Dimitri Hadzi. Visiting Lecturer on Visual Mid-West, West Coast. informal. The same individual may not chair intellectual structure that both covers all signifi those who wish to visit them, (b) 7);2 hours of pa tions, etc.) will be assigned on a first-wme, first and Environmental Studies. 1976-77. either formal or informal sessions two years in cant bases and gives some sense of what's hap pel'S or panels (the usual "dosage" on Thurs served basis. B. Program <;hairmen a row. pening now in the discipline. Formal sessions days) is a bit much of a good thing, (c) some 6. To distinguish between the official CAA University of Texas at Austin (all Spring 1977) 8. Tentaliveprograms should be submitted are announced in the Call for Papers (sent out 1. There are three program chairmen: might enjoy some "guilt-free" time for longer program and the programs of related organiza" Agnes Mongan, formerly director Fogg Mu An History Sessions) including mu to the Board at its Spring meeting prior to the approximately 8 months in advance of the meet visits with colleagues; and, (d) most people ar tions, the latter shall be published in a separate seum. Visiting professor under the Leslie seum sessions) annual meeting. The Program Chairmen need ing); titles of papers are published in the pre rive on Wednesday afternoon orevening in order section of the preliminary and final programs. WaggOller Professorship, art history. not be present at this meeting. The tentative liminary program; and, for art history sessions, Studio Sessions (including criticism to be there for the Thursday morning session, John Canady, formerly New York Times art sessions) program will be announced to the membership abstracts are published. Another significant so we might as well take advantage of their being I. Equipment. The usual equipment for sessions critic. Visiting professor, art history. Social Events (tours, receptions, etc.) in the first subsequent newsletter. distinction is that travel funds are available for there, the following radical revision of CAA is two projectors, two screens, an electric pointer, Kazuya Sakai, CentTO de Estudios Asiaticos de 9. Once programs have been accepted by formal sessions only. The larger rooms are regu 2. Program Chairmen are appointed by time slots is proposed (namely the substitution and necessary microphones. Requests for any El Colegio de Mexico. Visiting Tinker Pro the Board and announced to the membership, larly assigned to the formal sessions. the President of the CAA. (During the Presi of a Wednesday evening session for the usual odIeI' equipment must be cleared in advance fessor, painting. no formal sessions may be added. Should an in 2. INFORMAL SESSIONS were initiated in 1976. dent's second tcnn, the appointment is made in Thursday afternoon session, thereby releasing with the CAA office. Sybil Broyles, editor Texas Monthly. Instructor, dividual session chairman subsequently wish Their primary purpose is to meet the needs of consultation with the Vice-President.) The the Thursday afternoon time): visual communications. to resign or to cancel his session, the Program small but legitimate constituencies or to provide chairmen arc announced by the Fall meeting J. Registration. Annual meeting registration Damian Bayon, member Comite des Con Chairman may either reassign that topic to an run-over discussion time for 1l1e formal sessions. Day 1 (Wednesday) of the Board ca. 15 months prior to the next fees are the way we pay for all the above. Short seillers Artistiques de l'UNESCO. Adjunct other chairman or drop the session altogether. Additionally, informal sessions are useful be 8:30 P.M.-ll:OOP.M.* Fonnal and Informal scheduled meeting (i.e., chairmen for the 1978 of engaging in fistfights, a real attempt should professor, art history. _ 10. The Art History Program Chairman is cause some topics and some people just work annual meeting must be announcf'd by the Fall Day 2 (Thursday) be made to police sessions so that no one with responsible for recommending a coordinator better in smaller groups. Those Grand Ball Board meeting in 1976). This information is 9:30A.M.-Noon Fonnal and Informal out a badge is permitted to enter. for student projectionists and ushers. rooms can get awfully cold and lonely. ACLS TRAVEL GRANTS made known to the membership in the first sub 2:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.· Informal only II. The Program Chairman for Studio and 3. BOARD-SPONSORED SESSIONS. These gener sequent newsletter. 8:30 P.M. -II :00 P.M. Formal and Infonnal 3. Insofar as possible, all Program Chair the Program Chainnan for Art History receive ally deal with topics of current concern to the ACLS Travel Grants to attend international Annual Meeting Program Committee _ men shall be local to the area in which the meet a complimentary hotel room during 1l1e annual Association: moral rights, print standards, Day 3 (Friday) conferences during the period March through Shirley Blum, Chair ing will be held. meeting. They may also receive reimbursement M.F.A. standards, etc. They may be requested 9:30A.M.-Noon Formal and Informal June, 1977, were awarded to three applicants George Sadek 4. Program Chairmen should consult for telephone, postage, and other out-of-pocket by any committee chairman (or, for that matter, 2:00 P.M.-1:30 P.M. Formal and Informal endorsed by the CAA: Svetlana Alpers, Univer RoseWeil with each other concerning conflict and balance expenses. by anyone else), but must be approved by the 8:30 P.M.-ll:OO P.M. Convocation sity of California, Berkeley, Scholarly Col full Board. Financial support, if given, is Advisors loquium on IlIe Occasion of 1l1e Fourth Cen of programs. During the years we meet jointly Day 4 (Saturday) charged to the appropriate committee budget Irving Sandler, Chair, 1978 Studio Sessions tennial of Rubens' ,Birth, Antwerp $766; Mil with SAH, the CAA Art History Program Chair C. Individual Session Chairmen 9:30A.M.-Noon Formal and Infon11<11 man should consult with the Program Chair I. To encourage the participation of senior and not to annual meeting travel. Lucy Freeman Sandler, Chair, 1978 Art lard F. Hearn, University of Pittsburgh, Annual History Sessions man for SAH with the purpose of planning a scholars, chainllen are encouraged to invite at 4. SCIIEDULEOF SESSIONS "'The Board will specifically review the Wednes Medieval Conference of the British Archaeo truly joint meeting and not simply a prolifera least one but no more than two papers for their a. All sessions are limited to 2~ hours. day evening session and the Thursday afternoon logical Association, Durham, England, $383; tion of simultaneous sessions. sessions. The rest of the "slots" must be filled There are no scheduled overruns. (If overrun "free time" after the 1978 annual meeting. Howard Saaiman, Carnegie-Mellon Univer 5. Insofar as possible, Program Chairmen by those who have responded to the Call for time is needed an informal follow-up may be sity, International Conference to Celebrate the E. Travel Funds should take into consideration the appoint Papers. requested.) Centenary of the Birth of Brunelleschi, Florence, I. Total amount and division (i.e., be menl of session chairmen who are accessible 2. If chairmen receive good papers which b. Simultaneous sessions. There shall $650. tween studio and art history) is set by Executive to the area in which the meeting will be held. they are unable to use, 1l1ey are encouraged to be no more than 3 formal and 1 informal art Applications for ACLS Travel Grants to Committee; distribution is at the total discre Part of the rationale for this is that while the pass them on to the chairman of an appropriate history sessions simultaneously. There shall FULBRIGHT-HAYS SCHOLARS attend international art historical con~2rences tion of the Program Chairmen. CAA is a national organization, it is legitimate session well before the preliminary program be no more than 3 studio sessions simultane must be made through the CAA. Deadlines are 2. Applies to formal sessions only. Recipients in art and art history, 1976-77: to focus attention upon the strengths and deadline. (Usually around October IS.) ously, with a maximum of 2 of them formal ses July I for meetings scheduled November 3. Covers intercity travel only. If travel is Philip Gould, Sarah Lawrence College, art achievements of specific areas in our perigrina 3. No one may participate more than once sions. There shall be no more than I Board February; November I for meetings scheduled by car, covers gas only. history (College of Chinese Culture and Na tions around the country. A second reason re ill any of the formal sessions. (This includes sponsored or other special session scheduled March-June; March I for meetings scheduled 4. No one may receive annual meeting tional Palace Museum); Barbara Kran, Eastern lates to the limitations on funds available for bolll panel and paper sessions.) If duplication simultaneously with the above. July-October. Application forms available travel funds in two consecutive years. Washington State College, Cheney, Metal travel to the annual meeting (see section E). occurs (and this usually can't be ascertained un c. During the entire meeting period from CAA office. - smithing (Institute of Plastic Arts, Bucharest); there may be no more than 30 formal sessions 6. By adhering to the principle of planning til the preliminary program is in), one of the F. Free Registration. Applies to all session Gail Leggio, Charlottesville, Va., Rosetti's and no more than IS informal sessions. This NEH STUDY/RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS by individual Program Chairmen rather than chairmen must corne up with a substitute. chainnen. Applies to a maximum of 6 partici assimilation of Flemish medieval art (Royal planning-by-committee, the Board reasserts its should be considered a maximum, not a man '1. Session chairmen are encouraged not pants in each formal session. Museum of Belgium); Thomas McCormick, NEH Fellowships for Independent Study and support of the intelligence, integrity, and even date; anything less is more than acceptable. to accept a paper by anyone who has given a Wheaton College, Charles-Louis Clerisseau Research are open to scholars who have made idiosyncracy of the individuals chosen to fulfill paper in the previous year or to accept as panel d. Sessions of related organizations may G. Honoraria. No. Under no circumstances. To (University of Split, Yugoslavia); Michael W_ or demonstrated promise of making significant those positions. With that bias firmly under not be scheduled during the regular CAA time ists anyone who has been a panelist during the anyone. This includes fees for rental of films, Meister, University of Texas, Austin, Art history contributions to humanistic studies. Degree stood, it is suggested that Program Chairmen previous year. (For art history sessions this can slots unless one of the Program Chairmen spe videotapes, etc. (University of Rajasthan, India); Pat Reeves, Los candidates and persons seeking support for make some attempt to ascertain and to respond easily be checked in the index to the abstracts. cifically releases a time slot to that group. Angeles County Museum of Art, Textile con work leading toward degrees not eligible. 1977- to the current interests of the CAA constituency. For studio sessions the CAA office will supply e. Program Chairmen will do their H. Related Organizations/Liaison Groups/etc. servation (National Museum, Peru); Peter H_ 78 recipients in art and architecture: William Obese interests are to some degree reflected in an alphabetical list of all panelists to each of the best to avoid scheduling related areas simul 1. Related groups may hold their business Smith, American University, Beirut, Art and B. DinsIlf:lor, Jr_, American School of Classical attendance reports from previous annual meet session chairmen.) taneously. meeting and up to a maximum of 3 subject ses history, (Soodo Women's Teachers' College, Studies; Henry J. Drewal, Cleveland State Uni ings, areas of specialization indicated on c.v. S. Although the time limit of 2% hours per 1'. When a session requires the viewing sions as part of the CAA program. (Whether Seoul, Korea); Deborah Sussman, Santa Moni versity; Philipp P. Fehl, University of Illinois; fonns and statistical surveys, etc.) Program session is firm, there is no limit (on either end) of film or video which, because of time or facili these sessions occur during the official CAA ca, Calif., Graphic design ("American Ex W. J- Thomas Mitchell, Ohio State University; Chairmen may, if they wish, consult with rele as to hm·.., long a paper may be. Chairmen are ties is not possible in the session itself, such time-slots or in the interstices is at the discretion perience" Seminar, Calcutta, India). Stephen D. Murray, Indiana University; Linda vant related organizations concerning specific encouraged to consider papers considerably viewing shall be scheduled outside the regular of the CAA Program Chairmen. If scheduled Those desiring a copy of the 1978-79 an NochIin~Pommer, Vassar College; Lotte B. program areas (e.g., The American Committee shorter and even considerably longer than the time slots and possibly outside the hotel itself. during regular session time no more than one nouncement of Fulbright-Hays award oppor Philip, Queens College; Lucy F_ Sandler, New for South Asian Art, The American Sodety for traditional 20 minutes. The only requirement (No money can be provided for such viewings.) may be added to each regular session.) See sec tunities should immediately send name, ad York University; Jack G. Smith, University of Spanish Art Historical Smdies, etc.). Such con is to stay within the fixed limit of the total g. No activities of any kind may be tion Dl. dress, highest degree, specialization and country Michigan; Paul V. Turner, Stanford Univer sultation does not, however, delegate to these session. scheduled during the annual members business 2. Free registration does not apply to rc interest to the Council for International Ex sity; John K. T. Varnedoe, Columbia Univer organizations either veto power or fonnal ad 6. No travel funds for any participant may meeting. lated groups. Neither do travel funds. change of Scholars, II Dupont Circle, Wash sity. visory function. be firmly committed willlOut clearance from the h. To avoid what have been some reason 3. Audio-visual equipment is provided ington, D.C. 20036. Applications are due for Information and applications: Division of 7. The Program Chairmen select all indi appropriate Program Chairman. See also sec ably unpleasant hassles in getting people in and only if the session can be scheduled in a room the American Republics, Australia and New Fellowships, NEH, 806 ISth Street, N.W., viduals to chair both the formal and informal tionDl. out of meeting rooms, the so-called noon time where such equipment is already set up and will Zealand by June I and for Africa, Asia and Washington, D.C. 20S06. Application deadline involve no extra cost to the ('..A.A. Projectionists Europe by July 1. _ Junel. _ 2 CAA newsletter March 1977 3 1
/CAA awards announcements
Distinguished Teaching o[ Art Award derstatement. Mrs. Lavin's book constitutes a Byzantine Studies Conference Summer Art Colonies Conference on The Black Death The award for the DistinguishedArtist/Teacher, creative resumption of source publication which The Third Annual Byzantine Studies Confer The Grace Slack McNeil Program in American The Eleventh Annual Conference of the Center which the C.A.A. makes each year, signifies the has been out of fashion for some time. It repre ence will be held at C.olumbia University Dec. Art at Wellesley College will sponsor a sym for Mrdieval and Early Renaissance St.udies of gratitude felt by the academic community for sents the highest level of perfection in this 3-5, thus coinciding with the major exhibition posium on "The Summer Art Colony in the State University of New York at Binghamton the artist who interrupts his studio experience realm of the history of art, and forms a monu of late antique and early Byzantine art planned America" at the Je"vett Arts Center at Wellesley will be held October 21-23 on the topic of "The in order to share his awareness with his stu ment to exact and exacting scholarship. It will by the Metropolitan Museum. The announced College on Saturday, Nov. 5. Moming lectures Black Death." The principle speakers will be dents. The students themselves sense the honor be a significant tool for any student of the sei deadline for submission of papers (March 7) on colonies such as Woodstock, Provincetown, Professors j.M.W. Bean, Columbia; Aldo bestowed on their teachers and recognize the cento, and will put all work on Italian Baroque has unfortunately passed. Program Chairman Gloucester/Rockport, and Taos/Santa Fe will Bernardo, SUNY at Binghamton; Robert E. comparability of art-making and teaching. art on a new footing. is Anthony Cutler, History of Art Dept., Penn be followed by an open panel discussion in the Lerner, Northwestern; George Rosen, Yale; So, in the past, when we have honored Joseph Committee: Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, sylvania State University. aftemoon. Inquiries to Prof. James F. O'Gor and Siegfried \,\Ienzel, Pennsylvania. The first Albers, Tony Smith, Jack Tworkov and Philip Chair; Alessandra Comini; Leopold Ettlinger; man, Dept. of Art, Wellesley College, Wellesley, da.y of the Conference will be devoted to topic Guston, students could identify with these men Marvin Trachtenbel'g Mass. 02181. ally organized sessions, for which scholars are as their role models. How appropriate then, in Mini-Conversations in Art History invited to submit papers limited to 20 minutes these historic times for women artists, that we Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize The Second Annual Mini-Conversations in reading time. The deadline for submission of Art History, cosponsored by the State Universi Dada and Surrealism in the C.A.A. confer the award on a dedicated Catherine Wilkinson's article, "The Escorial a firm title and one-page prospectus or abstract ties of New York at Binghamton and Buffalo, The Department of the History of Art at The woman, herself a consummate artist and teacher. and the Invention of the Imperial Staircase," is of a paper is May 10; finished papers must be will be held at the Buffalo campus on April Johns Hopkins University will present a sym We are very proud and happy to announce an exemplary study in which a variety of re submitted by August IS. Address submissions 13 and 14. Although the deadline for this year posium on "Dada and Surrealism" on Tuesday, that the first woman to be so honored by the search methods are efficiently used to resolve or questions to Daniel Willi man, Coordinator, (March I) has passed, undergraduate and grad April 5, in fhe Garrett Room of the Milton S. College Arl Association is Grace Hartigan. an important art historical question. With clar Medieval Center, State University of New uate students from any SUNY school might Eisenhower Library. Scheduled speakers arc York, Binghamton, New York 13901. She emerged as an artist in the fifties as part of ity and skill, it disentangles the complicated want to keep in mind the possibility of submit Nicolas Calas, Suzi Gablik, Julien Levy and the energy and vitality of the New York School history of the building project; it convincingly Alexander Soper. Perhaps a Zen monk ting proposals for next yeaL This year's organ Robert Knott. The symposium is being held Pen to Press and continues today through her many shows reattributes the consequential design innova in previous incarnation. izers are Prof. Albert Boime at Binghamton in conjunction with the Baltimore Museum A symposium entitlrd "Pen to Press: Manu to project her work as a strong exponent of ex tion to Juan de Herrera and analyzes the diverse and Prof. Jack Quinan at Buffalo. of Art's exhibition of Man Ray photographs. scripts and Primed Books in the First Century pressionist painting. Such early works as the sources he used; and it relates this artistic inno Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award For additional information: Dr. Charles Stuck of Printing, 1'150-1550," will bf' held Oct. 6-8 at Grand Street Brides, in its abstract strength, is vation to other manifestations in sixteenth As the first recipient of this award, Alexander ey, Dept. of the History of Art, The Johns Hop the University of Maryland and The Johns a poignant testament to the image of the mean century Spanish culture. Soper sets a modeL He is a scholar of the highest Independent Exhibitions Program kins University, Baltimore, Md. 21218. Hopkins llni\'ersity. An accompanying ex Committee: Herbert Kessler, Chair; Ann Suther streets in New York City where she lived and standards and a human of the greatest integ Developed by the Committee for the Visual hibition of seventy books. manuscripts, and land Harris; Angelica Zander Rudenstine; Law painted for so many years before she moved to rity. His enormous scope and personal charac Arts, this program provides artists the oppor other objec(s from (his period will run from rence A. Silver NEH Translations Program Baltimore and began to teach at the Maryland ter make him an excellent teacher. In his lectures, tunity to show outside the commercial gallery Sept. IS-Oct. 23. The symposium will focus The Division of Research Grants of the Na Institute. Her connection to her environment students acquire not only a sound foundation system. Any group of three or more artists who on the change and resistance to change implicit FrankJeweu Mather Award tional Endowment for the- Humanities has and to her inner life provides us with a strong in the field but are exposed to the superb quality are not affiliated with a gallery may apply for in the transition [rom hand-produced to ma Amy Goldin is a rare critic who has dared to inaugurated an experimental program to example of the wayan artist works. of his mind. He brings a sense of keen enjoyment funding to cover the costs of doing a show. The chine-produced texts and will feature studies venture off the all-too-beaten track in current support translations into English of major During these special days in Los Angeles, to the explication of art objects and the concepts show may be held in any publicly accessible from various disciplines. Six sessions are art writing. She has systematically challenged works in foreign languages and invites the when the activities of women artists for four they embody, and he stimulates both the inter space: loft, storefront, etc. CV A will pay the pl;lllllCd: (I) The Book, Its Social and Cultural entrenched establishment and orthodox posi sllhmission of proposals. Texts from any disci centuries are marked here at the Los Angeles ested amateur and the specialist to strive for new expenses of printing and mailing an announce Setting (2) Pictorial Interchange: Manuscripts tions of all sorts-aesthetic, ideological, politi plinf' rele,'ant to humanistic scholarship are County Museum and when more than 40 ex levels of insight. With his graduate students he ment, preparing the exhibition space, and, to Printing (3) Codicology from Manuscripts cal-in art. She has examined subjects which eligible. Prefen'llce will be giYf'n to translations hibits by contempmary women are on view, is always constructive and provocative. While when necessary, a portion of the rent. The total Lo Printing (,1) Text and IllUsU" 4 CAA newsletter March 1977 5 people and programs I people and programs major study of curriculUIll and calendar, the PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS is compiled and edited by SPECIAL EVENTS pany, and a lecture-demonstration by Tung for building construction or renovation and appointment with the classics department, to Eugenia S. Robbins. Material for inclusion in Hon Jeong, as well as active participation by capital equipment projects. The matching teach Greek and Roman art in the fine arts de funds will also be lIsed to explore the relation A three-day symposium on Chinese Callig the next newsletter should be sent to her at Rick Silberman and Craig Challgren. Coordi grant requirement has already been met. partment. Two spring quarter visitors to Wright ship between the college and the museum of art. raphy will be held in New Haven on April 8, State University, under the visiting artist pro Later this year, RISD will host a spccial confer R.F.D. No.2, Pelh Road, Randolph, VI. 05060 nators of the event were Gary Dale and Ludwig RISD's new president, painter Lee Hall, had 9, and 10, in conjunction with Yale University's gram, are sculptor Guy Dill and painter Jane ence on the subject of a collegc and its affiliated by AprilJ5, 1977. Redl, from whom convention information may a winter exhibition of her works at the Betty nhibition, Traces of the Brush: Studies in Kaufman. museum - a relationship that has historically be obtained. The growth of interest in the uses Parsons Gallery in New York, consisting en Chinese Calligraphy. Twelve papers on leading of hologl·aphy for art has been so great that we provided as many problems as it has fruitful masters and issues in the history of Chinese tirely of works done since taking on the Provi David Pease, of the Tyler Art School of Temple areas of cooperation. The special problems that regret not having been able to publicize this dence job last year. Other faculty artists from University was honored with an exhibition at calligraphy will be presented and discussed, as convention in advance. often arise from the almost built-in tensions be well as comparative papers on Mayan writing the area have been given solo shows at the Su the Pennsylvania Academy's Peale House Gal tween a museum's legitimate concerns with an and on the relation between Chinese and Japan zette Schochet Gallery in Newport: Hugh leries this winter. David Shapiro, New College, history and an art school's more dominant con ese calligraphy. Major participants vvill be TEACHING Townley of Brown; Hardu Keck, RISD: Richard Hofstra University, is having a travelling ex cerns for money and exhibition sp Unlike The Art Bulletin, which has the single studio and art history. AlLhough a vast majority The CAA newsletter will accept classifieds of purpose of publishing art historical research of CAA members, either as professors or as mu a professional or semi-professional nature of significance and merit, the Art Journal at seum professionals, are directly engaged in (sale of libraries, summer rental or exchange tempts to address a diversity of other interests education, only a small percentage of the manu of homes, etc.). The charge is 50c per word, of the CAA rncmbenhip: contemporary art, scripts submitted deal with teaching and, even minimum charge $10.00, advance payment criticism, teaching, political and social issues, more unfortunately, most of the manuscripts required. Make checks payable to CAA. Classi as well as a broad range of cross-disciplinary that have been submitted were simply not of fieds will be accepted at the discretion of the interests ·which, while they affect and are affected high enough quality to warrant publication. Editor. Deadline for next issue May 1. by the discipline of art history, do not neces The initial concern when I assumed editor RENT-A-MENTOR. Make your students' sarily lend themselves to the methodology of ship of the Art Journal was the development group trip to New York really meaningful. scholarly research. In the three-and-a-half years of a visual format that would be both attractive Individualized tours of museums, architec since I assumed editorship of the Art Journal and flexible enough to accommodate articles, ture, SOHO and uptown galleries. Rent-a certain directions for achieving these ends have regular news features, listings of college mu mentor, 163 W. 88 St., N.Y.C. 10024, (212) clearly defined themselves; others exist merely seum acquisitions, Association activities, news 595-4295. in outline and the details remain to be filled in. of individual members, and a wealth of materi For example, I found that a particularly use al that was often difficult to categorize. The ART/ARCHITECTURAL SLIDES. Who ful way of organizing manuscripts \vas the crea creation of the newsletter last year has alleviated hasn't needed a particular slide or series when tion of thematic issues dealing with such LOpic; some of the organizational problems and has preparing next term's lectur.es? We art historians as photography, sculpture, artists' rights, wom afforded us an opportunity to focus on feature can help you. Vast collection of color slides en in the arts, modernist Russian art, etc. Con articles as well as to develop new areas of edi prepared especially for instruction at college sequently, more than half the issues I have edited torial interest. level. University courses use our examples not reflect my view that the Art Journal can make This, therefore, seems an appropriate time available from commercial sources. Each slide a more effective contribution to the history, for creation of a Board of Advisors drawn illustrates a particular historical or develop criticism, teaching and practice of art when it equally from the history and studio areas of our ment phase: Egypt, France, Italy, England, addresses specific issues through a rang-e of membership to help chart future directions. Greece, Turkey, Low Countries, American informed views. In addition to communicating their own views homes, furniture and artifacts. Originals $2.50 More recently the Art Journal published three and those of their colleagues to the Editor, they each; first generation copies $1.75; discounts exhibition reviews, pointing towards our in would serve as readers and as active solicitors for quantities. We are photographing in Naples tention of making regular reviews a more vital of articles in their areas of interest. In my view, area Spring 1977, Sicily and North Italy later. partof tht' magazine. The need for sllch expand the very existence of such a Board would serve We will fill your requirements upon request. ed COYl'rage seems unarguable: The New York notice not only that the Art Journal wishes to YOU CAN'T LOSE: We submit what we shoot for Times, for example, has cut its exhibition re reaffirm its diversified constituency, but also you: no charge for any slides you reject and views by 50%, and most art periodicals have that it aspires to a more rigorous commitment return. Analyze your needs for the coming >_~!hsimilarly reduced the number of artists' exhibi to excellence as well as to responsiveness. year: let us know them. Harvey Mortimer, "'-~.i::>1ions that receive critical attention. 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PLaza 8-1213 .• G44newsletter Non-Profit Org. published by U.S. Postage College Art Association of America PAID 16 East 52 Street, New York 10022 New York, N. Y. Editor: Rose R. Weil Permit No. 4683 March 1977