newsletter Volume 12, Number 4 Winter 1987/88

John Onians, Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich, annual members annual Norfolk NR8 7TJ, England (Powers); Alex­ andra Parigoris, 54 Redcliffe Square, Flat 8, business meeting meeting update London SWIO 9HQ, England (Silk); lain Pears, 46 Bancroft Road, North Hampton, MA 01060 (Wilson); Christopher Phillips, International Center for Photography, 1130 The 76th Annual Members Business Meeting GETTY/KRESS GRANT RECIPIENTS: Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028 (Fawcett»; will be held on Thursday, February 11, 1988 The following scholars- foreign and interdis­ Christopher Prendergast, The Graduate at 12:15 p.m. in the Magnolia Room (third ciplinary-have been added to the list of those Center, C.U.N.Y., 33 West 42 Street, New floor) of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston. speakers receiving travel grants for the 1988 annual meeting. We urge you to contact the York, NY 10036-8099 (Bryson); Terry foreign scholars directly to arrange additional Smith, Head, Dept. of Fine Arts, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney 20006, New South Wales, Elections speaking engagements while they are in the U.S.; those in the southwest should try to take Australia (Hills/Wallach); Lisa Tickner, 43 The major item on the agenda of the Annual advantage of the presence of all of these schol­ Lady Somerset Road, Kentish Town, London Members Business Meeting is elections. ars in Houston. Speaker's name and address NW5 ITY, England (Werckmeister); Carrie are given, followed by session chair's name in Mae Weems, Dept. of Film & Photography, parentheses. Refer to preliminary program Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01022 OFFICERS: The Board of Directors proposes for session and paper title. Jaynie Anderson, (Lipton); Jens Wollesen, c/o Stevens, Voc. the following to serve as officers for 1988: Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Arts, Univ. Colle dell'Oro 5,05100 TermilUmbria, Italy President: Phyllis Pray Bober, Bryn Mawr of Oxford, 74 High St" Oxford, OXl 4BG, (Kessler). College; Vice President, Ruth Weisberg, England (Sheard); Mieke Bal, Braamstraat University of Southern California; Secretary: 17, 3581 TK Utrecht, The Netherlands (Bry­ Egbert Haverkamp-Begemano. Institute of son); Andreas Bluhm, Lachswehralle 7, $ave Money, Register in Fine Arts, New York University, D-2400 Lubeck 1 (Forster-Hahn); Vivian advance for Annual Meeting. Cameron, Dept. of Art, Acadia Univ., Wolf­ Deadline 22 January. ville, N.S. BOP lXO Canada (Kaufmann); BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Candidates to serve as Franca Trinchieri Camiz, viale Angelico directors are nominated by the Nominating 97, 00195 Rome, Italy (Sheard); Annie Committee, which is guided by the returns on Coombes, 102 Manor Ave., London SE4 N ,B. SESSION SPEAKERS AND the preferential ballot. This year, 1478 ballots 1 TE, England (Klein); William Eisler, Art CHAIRS: upanel Protocol; or, White COl­ were received; all ballots received up to Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery Rd., lar Crime in Academia" December 1, 1987 were counted. The slate Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 After every annual conference informal reported by the Nominating Committee for Australia (Schwartz); Trevor Fawcett. 25 discussions often include the atrocity report of election to the Board of Directors in 1988 (to Northampton St., Bath BAI 2SW, England what went wrong. The "star" of such discus­ serve until 1992) is: Van Deren Coke, Ari­ (Fawcett); Martha Gever, 119 Bergen St., sions is frequently the panelist who attempted zona State University; Ruth E. Fine, Na­ Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Lipton); Inge Hacker, to hog the whole session, seemingly oblivious tional Gallery of Art; Audrey Flack, New Thorwaldsenplatz 4, D-6000 Frankfurt, W. of the audience's boredom, the moderator's York City; Marcia B. Hall, Tyler School of Germany (Andersson); Jonathan Harris, discomfort, and the anxiety suffered by sub­ Art, Temple University; Danielle Rice, Phil­ 77a Denmark Villas, Hove, East Sussex BN3 sequent panelists who feared time would run adelphia Museum of Art; Larry A. Silver, 3TH, England (Hills/Wallach); Dukok van out before they could speak. Although the Northwestern University. Heel, Gemeentearchief, Amsteldijk 67, problem has been greatly reduced in the last Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Schwartz); few years, the fact that it occurs at all is symp­ Milly Heyd, 23 Habanni St., Jerusalem, tomatic of confusion over the purpose of a ses­ NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Those nominated Israel 96264 (Silk); Bogumil Jewsiewicki, sion. to serve on the 1987 Nominating Committee Dept. of History, Univ. Laval, Quebec City, A session is a collaborative venture involv­ (which selects those directors who will be Quebec GIK 7P4, Canada (Prussin»; Juliet ing several individuals for the purpose of elected in 1989) are: David Pease, Yale Kinchin, Dept. of History of Art, Univ. of bringing certain issues to an audience which University School of Art, Chair; Richard Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland shares their interest in the topic. At its best the Haas, Nevr York City; Moira Roth, Mills Col­ (Michie); Peter Klein, Institut fur Kunstges­ session is greater than the sum of its parts, lege; Beatrice Sanchez, Kansas City Art In­ chicte, Univ. Regensburg, Universitatsstr. 31, each presentation informs and enriches the stitute; Harvey Stahl, University of Califor­ W. Germany (Abou-el-Haj); Helmut others, and through discussion and criticism nia, Berkeley; Charles Talbot, Trinity Uni­ Lorenz, Schillerstrasse 27, 1 Berlin 45, issues are brought out and into focus for the versity, San Antonio. Federal Republic of Germany (Otto); Ste­ benefit of all. Procedures for placing additional candi­ phen Melville, Dept. of English, Syracuse Sessions do not always attain this goal but dates in nomination are described in the Univ., Syracuse, NY 13210 (Bryson); Stephen all do strive towards it. And yet often even the Notice of Meeting, which was mailed Decem­ Nichols, Chair, Dept. of Romance Lan­ best sessions become less than the sum of their ber 12, 1987. guages, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, parts through the inability or unwillingness of For those who will be unable to attend the PA 19104 (Lyman); BernardO'Kane, Amer­ the participants to recognize that they are Annual Members Meeting, proxies have been ican University in Cairo, P. O. Box 2511, participating in a collective endeavor. What included with the Notice of Meeting. • Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt (Bierman); Continued on p. 2, col. 1 {annual meeting update a survival kit for academic job hunting in art history we often see on panels is some variant of the if the panelists at the beginning appropriate glitch. If every speaker's paper is "just a few naked powergrab seemingly made palatable more time for themselves, the panelist and! or minutes too long" the session is usually over The author, now a tenured assistant professor, is a veteran of several encounters with the job market at CAA. by being carried out with nonchalance and discussant at the end will not be able to speak, before the last speakers have had a chance. "good manners." I have yet to hear someone and there will be no audience participation at Time is finite and cannot be borrowed from BEFORECAA step up to the podium and state "I have de­ alL Everyone has been at sessions where the next week to paste onto this afternoon. 8. Make sure your chair and other faculty 14. Within two to four weeks, most schools cided that what I have to say is infinitely more last speaker has been de facto eliminated In sum, a panel is a particular type of aca­ 1. Mter receiving CAA meeting forms in attending know where you're staying and will invite their top two to five candidates for a valuable than anyone else's ideas. I am not from the program by the predecessors' appro­ demic exercise; it is orchestral not solo. It is December, reserve a room immediately. vice-versa and that they have copies of your campus interview. Study the school catalogue interested in the opinions of my fellow panel­ priation of the time available. Or where the also an exercise in human relations in which Hotels get booked up faster than you might resume with your hotel room and phone even more carefully for this. After that, it's ists, the discussant, or the audience. And so I last panelist is forced to quickly summarize a abuses of power are possible but not tolerable. think. If you can afford the placement hotel, marked on each. usually another one to six weeks before you have appropriated their allotted time and presentation representing months of work; or Some solutions to these problems have al­ you'll have a private phone and rest area close 9. Go for every interview you can get; good hear, depending on whether they offer the job lengthened my presentation accordingly." where an impromptu effort is necessary to ready been applied such as the December 1 to the job and interviewers lists, which come interviewing takes practice. Some schools post to someone else first. Although you are a And yet this is an accurate description of their find another location to accommodate the deadline for papers. It might also be helpful out every few hours. You'll also bein the same a list on their hotel doors of who will and won't finalist, try to keep your expectations low; behavior. What I have heard is infinite vari­ last speakers when hotel personnel close down to schedule papers within a session in inverse building as most of the interviewers. A room be interviewed. Others list themselves on the there are, after all, at least two other finalists. eties of self-serving self-deception: "My an overtime session. These are horror stor­ order to their length- the longest papers and in another hotel may mean more walking interviewer sheets as "interviewing only those 15. Some schools can't afford to fly people paper might be a little too long." ~ this from ies - particularly to the individual who has those who miss the December 1 deadline back and forth or waiting in line to use the with prior appointments." In these cases, in for campus interviews, particularly when a individuals with manuscript length texts. "I prepared a presentation and traveled to the should come last. To avoid recidivism, egregi­ hotel phones. In any case, bring a roll of coins you're either on or off. Other schools have one-year job is offered. If you can afford it, didn't realize it was that long." - this from the conference only to be deprived at the last mo­ ous violators of time limits might automatic­ for pay phones. sign-up sheets to schedule interviews at cer­ you might call and say you'll be in the area on same individual who has just attempted to ment of the right to speak. The insensitivity of ally be scheduled last at future conferences­ 2. Visit your campus career services office tain times. Try to sign up for a morning slot, other business and ask if you could stop to see read the manuscript length text. "I just this scenario is something like a genteel mug­ Kant's categorical imperative in action. And, for advice on resumes and interviews. They when you and the interviewer will be fresh. In them. couldn't cut it down anymore." - from some­ ging committed in broad daylight before the human nature being what it is, perhaps senior general, don't expect anyone to get your mes­ may even be able to give you a practice inter­ 16. When asked to lecture on campus, know one who has just discovered that it is impossi­ eyes of the entire profession. scholars - and certainly· never graduate stu­ sage or respond. It may be faster to visit the view on video. Rather than having your re­ what kind of talk is expected and for what ble to summarize his or her next book in twen­ The most vulnerable member of any panel dents - should be scheduled last on panels so interviewer's hotel room and wait for a break sume typeset, put it on a word processor so audience. A grad level lecture may lose you ty minutes. "But everybody goes over the time is the last speaker who is unable to control the that the weightiness of their reputations between interviews. For any new jobs, put you can tailor it to each job. the job when they want to see you get across to limit." - this usually resentfully when reo schedule and who is victimized by the sum should counteract the powerlessness of that your C.V. under the appropriate hotel door as 3. Send for college catalogues and study the undergrads. This talk is crucial. Lively rhe­ quested to cut a few chapters from the opus. total of petty thefts committed along the way. position and encourage moderators to keep soon as you can, and certainly before the programs, faculty, etc. Your library should toric, command of the visual material, and a One doesn't have to be a mathematical Often is seems that panelists have simply the session on schedule. Most importantly, we interview. have most catalogues on microfiche. Contact rapport with your audience are what they genius to understand that 10 typed double· divided the length of the session by the num­ make the society we live in, we create our own friends who studied or taught at the schools in 10. When interviewing, prioritize your tal­ look for, i.e., evidence that you can teach. If spaced pages with slides constitutes a twenty ber of speakers and taken that as the mini­ sanctions. If we find this kind of behavior un­ question to get inside information. Letting ents for each job. Since many interviews are you read your lecture, as is usual, the ques­ minute presentation. Or that a session is a mum length for their papers. In fact sessions acceptable in our profession it is within our your established friends know where you're scheduled in 30-minute chunks (or less), keep tion-and-answer session afterwards becomes finite unit of time, bound in by meetings, rarely start exactly on time, there are intro­ power to end it. applying win bring new advice. an eye on the clock and make sure you get particularly important in showing how you meals, other sessions or hotel regulations. The ductions and pauses between papers and time Patricia Mat"nardt" • your major points across before time runs out. 4. Formulate questions in your mind re­ interact with an audience. Try to anticipate inelasticity of time intractably demands that must be allotted for at least one mechanical Show as much breadth of interest as you can; gardingeachjob in advance. You could make their questions. Some will presumably ad­ most schools are not looking for specialists. up a standard interview sheet, listing all the dress the weaker, more controversial, or more Even when they are, they want people with ANNUAL MEETING DATES SURVEY and 1992 (Washington, DC and Chicago) and important topics. These include: contract obscure parts of your lecture. Becoming de­ attention wide-ranging talents capable of teaching Some concern was expressed at the 1987 An­ are investigating possibilities for 1993 and length, which courses you will teach, semester fensive in the face of tough criticism is a big exciting survey courses that maintain good nual Members Businees Meeting about the 1994. It is important to note that we do not course load, lecture hours per week, typical mistake. departmental enrollments and budget alloca­ choice of dates for the Annual Meeting. In an always get our first choice of dates and there­ foreign students class size, use of T.A. graders or computer­ 17. Many schools show their finalists around tions. Interviewers frequently ask questions attempt to satisfy the majority of its members, fore must have the flexibility to move within a graded exams in large courses, size and bud­ the local art gallery. This is another way of like the following: the CAA, in response to complaints, requests, range of preferred dates. We do, neverthe­ get of slide collection, staff to make and refile assessing teaching abilities. and suggestions, moved the date of its annual less, want to respond to the needs of ourmem­ Grants for Foreign Students To Attend slides, library size and budget, other local What are your strengths and weaknesses? 18. When on campus, you're being inter­ meeting from late January to late February in bers and are, thus, soliciting your opinions in CAA Annual Meeting institutions, spouse benefits, administrative What are you working on? viewed all the time, even when drinking a 1981 and then to mid-February. The logistics this survey. Number in order of preference duties, interim review procedures for tenure­ How will you approach the survey course; beer. Be interesting, enthusiastic, and visual. of hotel contract negotiation necessitate fix­ and be specific in your reasons, e.g. place­ The CAA has been awarded a grant once track positions, sabbatical schedule, school what will the first lecture say; what text­ Ask to meet with students, and find out what ing dates three to five years in advance. We ment, semester break, etc. Please return form again by the Institute of International Educa­ and state research grants, money for confer­ book will you choose; what are your ideas they want from you. Look over the slide col­ have, therefore, just signed contracts for 1991 below to the CAA office by February 1st. tion's Short Term Enrichment Program ences and photographs, foreign programs, for other courses and seminars? lection for your areas. If you take the job, you (STEP) that will enable us to assist foreign honors programs, and senior theses. Don't ask Are you prepared to work with studio stu­ may be able to order some slides in time to use graduate students to attend the 1988 CAA about departmental politics and save money dents and faculty? (Many jobs are in studio them in the fall. ANNUAL MEETING DATES SURVEY Annual Meeting. Recipients must be citizens questions until the end. departments and studio people will often 19. It's more and more common to get a job of a foreign country who are enrolled as full­ 5. Don't schedule interviews back-to-back. be interviewing you.) only late in the season. Remember, a fair time graduate students at a U.S. institution of Narne: ______Affiliation: ______They frequently run longer than expected Where do you see YOu.[self in ten years? number of jobs open up in May and June as higher education and they must not be receiv­ and you may have to get to another hotel for How do you conceive of art history and its grants and retirements are announced. Even ing any other U.S. government funds for the next one. place in a liberal education? if you are rejected through May, you may well Position: ______Check here if currently unaffiliated 0 either academic or travel expenses. Max­ 6. Bring at least 20 extra resumes and mark What got you into the field in the first get a better job in the summer when the com­ imum award is $300. Eligible students who your hotel room and phone on them when you place? petition is much easier. If you still have noth­ are planning to attend the 1988 CAA annual arrive_ Also bring copies of any publications ing when the last CAAjob listing comes out in Number in order of preference: meeting (Houston, February 10-13) should and! or completed manuscripts, favorable 11. Keep the interview like a conversation, May, send your resume and a letter describing write for application forms to CAA, 275 student evaluations, and course materials. A with information about yourself emerging your situation to all your contacts. Jobs open­ D Last week in January Third week in February Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001. o current CAA card (membership or subscriber naturally. Be cheery and outgoing; interview­ ing up in the summer will come to you only D First week in February o Last week in February identification) is necessary to use the Candi­ ers are looking for good teaching qualities. In through word of mouth and you need a good a market full of qualified people, personality D Second week in February D Oth« dates' Center. network of ears and eyes. is important. Would you hire someone you 20. A job offer in writing is insufficient. ATCAA didn't like to be your permanent colleague? Reason for choices of dates: 'to,' insure,' receipt of, all (1~:}(plib~ca~ Make sure you receive a signed contract Arrive the night before interviewing 12. Stay until the end of CAA-some jobs tiODs, and 'announc~metitsi, pl~'ase',"'h~, 7. before you pick up and move. starts for the orientation session and to un­ appear at the last minute. ~ure to' 'keep ~ 'illf~rmed::,~f:,y9,~~:' '~!~' 21. Collect course materials, lecture notes, wind (including recovery from jet-lag!). The rent addiess. AFTERCAA etc. from friends and professors before mov­ next day, get the room and phone numbers of ing. This will make that first year a little less t~e people with whom you've arranged inter­ 13. A follow-up letter is important, after difficult. Robert Baldwin • views. both CAA and any subsequent interviews. Connecticut College 2 CAA newsletter Winter 198'1188 3 announcements grants and awards committee on placement ethics: an update reader's digest artists at giverny program CIC Minorities Fellowships Program in Foreign Scholars in U.S. in March In a year and a half of existence, the Commit­ I'm not supposed to ask this, but wtZl your hus­ the Humanities With the generous support of the Samuel H. tee on Placement Ethics has received a few band accompany you here ifyou get the job.'" Desi~ed to increase the representation of Kress Foundation, a number of European complaints about specific perceived abuses in Obviously the candidate feels that whether Ame~can Indians, Asian-Americans, Black museum professionals and historians will be hiring practices. There seems to be, however, she refuses (that takes a lot of courage) or Amencans,. Mexican-Americans , and P uer- in the U.S. in late March as part of a special a sense among many seeking academic posi­ responds, her answer is indeed relevant to her to RIC~?-S among PhD recipients in the working group on the museum as institution tions, and among some in positions of author­ prospects. hUma?l.ues. Approximately ten fellowships of of culture. They include: David Elliott. Ox­ ity, that insensitivity by all parties, is frequent This kind of questioning violates CAA stan­ full tUItion plus $8,000 per year will be avail­ ford; Chantal Georgel, Musee d'Orsay; Det­ and that various forms of discrimination con­ dards, and those also of the Equal Employ­ able for academic year 1988-89 to be used at leH Hoffmann, Oldenburg; Dominique tinue to be practiced, even though less openly ment Opportunity Act, and should be any of the eleven Committee on Institutional Poulot, Grenoble; Manfred Schnecken­ than in the past. stopped. I urge my male colleagues to discuss Co?peration. u~iversities: Univ. of Chicago, burger, Kassel. Departments or institutions As we approach the time of the CAA an­ this among themselves and make sure that no Umv. of IlImols, Indiana Univ., Univ. of interested in inviting these scholars to speak nual meeting in Houston, we thought the members of their departments are guilty of lo,,:"a, Univ. of Michigan, Michigan State may write Ceallaigh Reddy, Harvard Univ. following letter would serve to both illustrate such sexism (in every instance ct~ed to me, Umv., Univ. of Minnesota Northwestern

Center for European Studies, 5 Bryant St. J a point and as an encouragement to examine men were the questt'oners). If they don't, Univ.: Ohi? State Dniv., Purdue Univ., Univ. Cambridge, MA 02138. one's own practices and those of one's institu­ there will eventually be a policing action, and of WIsconsin-Madison. A single application tion in conducting interviews. A report of the it will come about this way: The women who fo:m can be used to apply for both the fellow­ Committee will be presented to the CAA are victims of such £nterviews do, t'ndeed, talk ship a~d. admission to up to five of the CIC board in February. with one another, and occast'onally with UmversltIes. For complete details and forms' Whitney Museum 1987-88 Independent Commfttee: Ofelia Garcia, chat'r; David others like myself. In private conversations CIC Minorities Fellowships Program, Kirk~ Study Program Pease, Roger Gilmore, Lauren Soth, Irene they name names, and the reputations of the wood Hall Ill, Indiana Univ. Bloomington Twenty-nine young artists and art historians W£nter ern'ng departments are tainted. Departments IN 47405. Deadline: 8 January. ' from Australia, Europe, South America and of major universt~ies, I suppose, are con­ across the U.S. will participate in the Inde­ Letter to the Editor: vinced that candidates are beggt'ng to sign up, pendent Study Program. Helena Rubinstein and therefore that they'll continue to get the Fellowship Program in Crafts at the Fellows in the Museum Studies Program: From young colleagues who have been inter­ best applicants. I don't beUeve that wzU hold Renwick Gallery Mark Bessire(B.A., N.Y.U.); Aimee Conlin viewed for jobs this past season, I've learned to true much longer. Now that women outnum­ The National Museum of American Art (B.A., Lake Forest College); Thomas Hardy my distress that an insidious form of sexism ber men among the youngest t'rt our profes­ Smithsonian Institution, has a new fellowshi~ (B.A., Trinity College, Dublin); Amy Heard continues to be pract£ced. A number of sion, their views will become known. An indi­ program for up to twelve months to support Monet On the Path Leading to the House, Giverny ca. 1923 (B.A., Barnard College, Columbia Univ.); women recently graduated from Yale's doc­ collection of the Musee Marrnottan. Paris vidual woman now cannot easily refuse those the st.u~~ of American crafts and craft history Natacha Kucic (B.A., L'Universite de Paris, toral program, and a few others not involved unconscionable questt'ons when fadng a lur­ by VISitIng scholars in residence at the Sorbonne); Michael Marco (B. A., Lewis and with Yale, have spoken to me wt~h mixed dis­ ing committee, but t'rtcreased awareness that Smithsonian, for beginning or advanced Clark College); Mary JoPeer(B.A., Univ. of may and anger about the quest£ons they've young professt'onal women can band together schol~rs. Research Proposals are sought from Michigan, Ann Arbor); Ingrid Periz (B.A., c~ to administer new been subjected to £n job interviews. I will not is goz'rtg to change that. Meantime, their ad­ candidates knowledgea ble in the history of Univ. of Sydney; Diploma of Art, Queensland cite persons nor £nstitutiortS, but wtZl simply visers and fnfmds take mental notes. 20th-century American art, craft or design. artist grant program College of Art, Australia); Michael Wal­ say that this is not at all an isolated problem. I know that women canfight their own bat­ Preference will also be given to those pro­ dron, (B.A., Univ. of California, Santa It really is a pattern, and involves several of tles (the evidence shows they'll have to!), but I posals dependent upon Smithsonian re­ Cruz); Anne Wrinkle (B.A., Univ. of Vir­ the best-known institutions in the Northeast want to go on record as being ashamed of my s?urces. Further information and applica­ READER'S DIGEST in Pleasantville ginia, Charlottesville; M.A. candidate, and Middle Atlant£c states. male colleagues who engage t'n such sexist tions forms: SI, Office of Fellowships and Ne~ York and its French subsidiary i~ dence at Giverny. At the conclusion of Hunter College, C. U.N. Y.). Studio Program: Despt~e wn~ten warnings circulated by the questiordng. Grants, Suite 7300 L'Enfant Plaza, Washing­ have established Reader's Digest the program Reader's Digest will ar­ Caterina Borelli, filmmaker, Milan, Italy; CAA, many women were asked about their Pa~s ton, DC 20560. (202) 287-3271. Deadline, 15 A rttsts at Gzverny Program - a new an­ range for an exhibition in Paris and New Erin Cramer, performance artist, (Barnard marital status, whether or not they'd com­ Robert L. Herbert • January. nual grant to support travel and living York of selected works completed at College, Columbia Uniy.); Ronald Ervolino, mute from their spouse's place of work, etc. Robert Lehman Professor of and/ or inspired by Giverny. architect (N.Y. Institute of Technology, Old Typical questions are phrased: "I realize that the History of Art, Yale University ~xpenses for three American artists for SIX months (April to September) in Giv­ Westbury); Kate Farell, painter (Sydney Col­ Smithson.ian. Institution Fellowships lege of the Arts); Ull Hohn, painter (The erny, France, where Impressionist The InstitutIOn provides graduate student APPLICATION FOR 1988 ARTISTS Dusseldorf Academy); Katurah Hutcheson, Japan Foundation Grants Claude Monet painted and gardened the pre, post, and senior postdoctoral fellowships AT GIVERNY PROGRAM ARE fihnmaker (Dniv. of Arizona); Alexandra Professional Fellowships: Louise Cort, Freer 15010 shows last forty years of his life. to support research in residence at the Smith­ DUE BY JANUARY 28, 1988. An­ Juhasz, filmmaker and video artist (N.Y. U.); Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Byron Ear­ ~onian. S.tipends and tenures vary. For more .The program is funded by Reader's Tom Kalin, filmmaker (School of the Art hardt. Western Michigan University; Marc DIgest an~ ~dministered by the College nouncement of the awards will be made Howie Lee Weiss. C. Grimaldis Gallery, Information and applications: SI, Office of on or before March 1, 1988. The fellow­ Institute of Chicago); Cathy Quinn, perfor­ Treib, Architecture, Univ. of California, Baltimore, November 5-28. New drawings. Ar~ ASSOCIatiOn. Monet's estate at Giver­ Fellowships and Grants, Desk A, L'Enfant ship will commence April 1, 1988. mance artist (Nova Scotia College of Art and Berkeley. Plaza, Suite 7300, Washington, DC 20560. ny IS managed by the Institut de France Information and application forms Design); Debra Sarlin, filmmaker and video (202) 287-3271. Deadline, 15 January. which awards academic prizes for liter~ 1986 Montgomery Award and Prize Katharine White. Munson Gallery, New will be mailed to all CAA artist-mem­ artist (Hampshire College); Luis Vera, archi­ ature a~d art and manages about 1,000 The Decorative Arts Society, a chapter of the Haven, Conn., October 30-November 28. tect (N. Y. Institute of Technology, Old West­ foundatIOns and properties. The Institut bers. If artists who are not members of bury); Valerie Zars, painter (Hartford Art Society of Architectural Historians, an­ Paintings and drawings. the CAA w:ould like to apply, contact: nounced the winners of the 1986 Charles F. Metropolitan Museum Fellowships de ~rance's Academie des Beaux-Arts is School). A significant number of the studio h~stmg American artists at Giverny in Roseann FItzgerald, Administrator of art students are engaged in interdisciplinary Montgomery Award and Prize. The Mont­ 1) .Th~ Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellow­ Reader's Digest Artists at Giverny Pro­ Greg Wulf. Blue Mountain Gallery, shtps Conservatt'on: for training in a con­ tnbute to Lila Acheson Wallace, co­ work: Nicholas Arbatsky (School of the Art gomery Award was presented jointly to Chris­ ~n gram, College Art Association, 275 N.Y.C., October 23-November 12, Paint­ servatIOn department of the museum. Appli­ founder of Reader's Digest, who was a Institute of Chicago); Steven Ausbury topher P. Monkhouse and Thomas S. Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001. Michie for A merican Furniture in Pendleton ings. Cants shou~d ~ave an advanced level of experi­ I?ost generous supporter of the restora­ (Hampshire College); Ursula Beimann and (212) 691-1051. Please note; application House, published by the Museum of Art, ence or trammg. D~a~line: 15 January. 2) tIOn of Mon~t's ga~dens at Giverny. Thomas Burr (The School of Visual Arts, cycle for 1 ?88 ~s very short due to the pro~ N.Y.); Tony Fisher (Middlesex Polytechnic, Rhode Island School of Design. The Mont­ Carol Yeager. Palais Liechtenstein, Feld­ The S~arr Fellowshtp m Astan Paintings Con­ Three artists wIll each receive fully~ kirch, Austria, March 26-April 30, 1987. gram haVIng Just been established. Do London); Brian ~ldfarb and Daniel Wiley gomery Prize was presented to Dianne H. servatl~n, for training in the conservation and paId round-trip airfare, a furnished not despair if previous commitments (Cooper Union).: Pilgrim, Dickran Tashjian and Richard "Spiegelungen der Zeit- Albany, NY," color mountmg of Asian paintings. Deadline: apa,rtment, $500 before departure and, Guy Wilson for The Machine Age in Amer­ photography. Catskill Center for Photog­ ope;n. Information or applications for both: agam, uJ.;lon return, a monthly stipend of prevent you from applying for the 1988 ica, 1918-1941, published by The Brooklyn raphy, Woodstock, N.Y., July 4-August 4, OffIce of Academic Programs, MMA, Fifth $1,5.00 (In F.F.), a spacious communal program; application forms for 1989 will Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams. 1987. Color photography. • Ave. & 82 St., NeW York, NY 10028. StudIO, and the use of a car while in resi- be available in Spring 1988, with an­ nouncement by early fall 1988. • Continued on p. 14, col. 1 Contlnued on p. 16, col. 1

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conferences and symposia people and programs Material for inclusion in People and Pro­ an appointment as the Cullinan Professor of Humanities at Saint Peter's College in Jersey CALL FOR MSS CALL FOR PAPERS 18th Century Political Prints Symposium grams should be sent to College Art Associ­ Art, Architecture and Urban Planning at City, N.]. for 1987 - 88. In the fall ofl988, she The Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee an­ ation, 275 Seventh Avenue, N.Y.C. 10001. Rice Univ. for 1987-88. Irwin will visit the will return to the art department of Baruch The Art Institute of Chicago, nounces an interdisciplinary symposium, Deadline for next issue: March 1. campus several times and will present a series College, C.U.N. Y. where she is associate pro­ Gilding Conservation Symposium Museum Studies October 28-29, 1988, devoted to political of public lectures and informal talks. He has fessor. At the University of Delaware, Wayne The Wood Artifacts Group with the support AIC Museum Studies welcomes short articles prints in the age of Hogarth. The symposium IN MEMORIAM also marked several places on the campus Craven will be acting chair of the department of the American Institute for Conservation (10-15 double-spaced, typed pages including will be augmented by an exhibition of 18th with scrim constructions which will be of art history in 1987-88, while William In­ and the F.A.I.C. is sponsoring a Gilding Con­ notes) on all aspects of the Art Institute's col­ century prints, and a concert. Papers on any Peter Fingesten, a Surrealist artist who foun­ modified during his visits. These markings nes Homer, who organized the recent Sympo­ servation Symposium at the Philadelphia Mu­ lections. Illustrations should average no more aspect of British political imagery in the 18th ded the art department at Pace University in are temporary constructions intended to open sium on Twentieth Century American Art seum of Art, October 26-28, 1988. Conserv­ than one page. Clarity and conciseness are century are invited. Send abstracts/ inquiries: New York City, died in November. He was 71 a dialogue on art. held at the university, is on sabbatical leave ators, conservation scientists and curators are encouraged. For style, see Vol. 13, No. I, or Barry Wind, Dept. of Art History, Univ. of years old and lived in Manhattan. Born in prior to resuming the post of chair in Septem­ invited to present papers in the areas of con­ write to editor. Two copies of each manu­ Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Deadline: Berlin, Mr. Fingesten emigrated to the U.S ber 1988. In Homer's absence, Irving Sand­ noisseurship, material characterization, the script should be sent to: Elizabeth Pratt, Northeast: Deborah Menaker (A.B.D., 1 March 1988. from Italy in 1939. In 1950 he persuaded ad­ ler (S.U.N. Y., Purchase) will teach a seminar causes of material deterioration and treat­ Associate Editor, Publications Dept., Michi­ I. F. A. - N. Y. U.) has been named associate ministrators at Pace, then a business-oriented on recent American art. Damie Stillman ment procedures. Submiit abstracts of 200- gan Ave. at Adams St., Chicago, IL 60603. curator of exhibitions at the Williams College 500 words. Speakers will be required to sub­ college, to broaden its curriculum to include Museum of Art. Lucy Flint-Gohlke has returns after a year's absence during which he mit a publishable paper one month prior to The Fourteenth Annual U.S. Byzantine art and music. He created an art gallery on been appointed assistant director of the Wel­ held an NEH fellowship. Lawrence Nees will the symposium. Abstracts should be sent Studies Conference Sacred Art Journal the New York City campus in 1956, and later lesley College Museum in Massachusetts. She be on leave during the spring term as a visiting to: Project Director Deborah Bigelow, 177 The conference will be held at the MeniI Col­ The St. John of Damascus Association of one in Westchester. Mr. Fingesten served as succeeds Susan M. Taylor who held the posi­ member at the Institute for Advanced Study Grand St., Newburgh, NY 12550. Deadline lection and the University of St. Thomas in Orthodox Iconographers, Iconologists and chair of the Pace art department until 1986. tion prior to assuming the directorship of the in Princeton, and Dale Kinney (Bryn Mawr) Architects invites the submission of essays, for abstracts: 15 January, 1988. Houston, Texas, November 10-13, 1988. On September 30 the art gallery at Pace's museum last fall. John Wallace, recently will teach an undergraduate honors course in The conference is an annual forum for the articles, research papers and dissertations for New York City campus, which is named for elected chair of the art department at West­ medieval art in his absence. While H. Perry presentation and discussion of papers on consideration for publication in the quarterly him, was dedicated, ern Connecticut State University, has an­ Chapman is on leave, courses in baroque art Design Forum Sacred Artjournal. Areas of interest include: The Design Forum: History, Theory and Crit­ every aspect of Byzantine history and culture nounced the appointment of two new faculty will be taught by David Stone (Ph.D. candi­ orthodox art and architecture, the history icism, formerly the CAA Caucus for Design and is open to all, regardless of nationality or Alden Frick Megrew, professor emeritus and for the 1987-88 academic year: noted illus­ date, Harvard) who joins the faculty for the and development of iconographic forms and History, is organizing a session in conjunction academic status. Abstracts must be submit­ former chair of fine arts at Boulder, died Sep­ trator Abe Echevarria, and photographer entire year. Linda Pellecchia (Ph.D., Har­ subjects, the theology of the icon, the doctri­ with the 1989 CAA annual meeting in San ted by March 16 (or March 2 for submission tember 17. Megrew came to Colorado Univer­ Steven Bliss. At Columbia University, Vidia vard), a specialist in Renaissance architec­ nal and liturgical role of the icon, techniques Francisco. Proposals are sought for papers, from abroad) to: Program Committee Chair, sity as chair of fine arts in 1947 and held that ture, was appointed assistant professor, effec­ and method and related topics. Manuscripts workshops, panels or sessions from all studio Thalia Gouma - Peterson, Art Dept., The position until 1963, when he stepped down to tive September 1987. Early in 1987 the submitted should be in a form suitable for design and design history disciplines as well as College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691. devote more time to teaching. He retired in department received a major gift from the publication. Illustrations should be black and other interdisciplinary areas. Send all in­ 1976. He was active in the CAA and the Mid­ Henry Luce Foundation's Luce Fund for white, clear and suitable for reproduction, quiries: C.C.Y. Lee, Assistant Director, western and Southwestern College Art Con­ Scholarship in American Art, which will help although color pictures can be used. Inter­ U.C.L.A. Design Research Group, 405 Hil­ ferences. Contributions may be made to the advance graduate students working on disser­ Renaissance Society of America ested authors are invited to send two copies to gard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024-1516, For the Annual National Meeting celebrating Conservation of the Colorado Collection, in tations in the American field. The university the editor: Philip Tamoush, St. John of or electronic mail to: IMC7MRX @ care of the Fine Arts Department, Campus was also the recipient of the late George M.A. the fiftieth anniversary of the New England Damascus Assoc., PO Box 1128, Torrance, UCLAMVA. Deadline: I February 1988. Renaissance Conference, 1939-1989, at Box 318, or the Rare Books Room of Norlin Haufmann's classical library and personal CA 90505. Harvard University, March 30-April 1, Library, Campus Box 184. collection. Alfonz Lengyel, museologist and Continued on p. 13, col. 1 1989, thirty- minute papers are sought on any Graduate Student Symposium renaissance subject, as well as papers apropos Robert H. "Robin" Glauber, 67, curator of Graduate students are invited to submit the Sonnenschein Art Gallery at Lake Forest abstracts for the 23rd Annual U.C.L.A. Art to a special plenary session chaired by An­ thony Molho (Brown): "Renaming the Re­ College, died September 18. An art collector, History Graduate Students Symposium, critic, curator, teacher and Chicago Emmy April 16, 1988. Papers will be selected by naissance?". Other special sessions will be devoted to "Recent Trends in Renaissance Award winner, Glauber joined Lake Forest U. C.L.A. art history graduate students on the eAA Board of College in 1984 as head of the college's gal­ basis of an open discussion of all abstracts Economic History," chaired by Richard Gold­ thwaite Oohns Hopkins) and "The History of lery. He was a specialist in American art, par­ received no later than February 18. Abstracts Directors: ticularly 20th - Century drawings, and wrote should not exceed two typewritten pages and the Renaissance Society in America" (on the occasion of this fiftieth anniversary). Send extensively on art, literature, travel and cor­ presentations will be limited to twenty min­ nominating porate policy planning. utes. A wide range of topics from both non­ abstracts and/ or full session proposals: Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr., President, NERC, western and western art historical fields is en­ procedure ACADEME couraged. Selections will be made and stu­ Dept. of Art, Williams College, Williams­ town, MA 01267. Deadline: 30 April 1988. dents notified by March 18. Transportation, West: John S. Gordon has resigned the Any individual member of the CAA may sub­ food and lodging will be provided for out-of­ deanship of the School of Fine Arts at the town students whose papers are selected. Ab­ mit to the Nominating Committee sugges­ University of Southern California, effective Dehejia, formerly a senior Mellon fellow, has stracts and/ or questions: Lynn Anderson, tions for candidates for the Board of Directors Medieval Studies Congress December 31. On January 1, 1988 he will been appointed associate professor of Indian Jo-anne Berelowitz, Maria Georgopouiou, At the twenty-fourth Annual International to be elected in 1989. Letters should be ad­ assume the post of Vice President for Aca­ Art. David Freedberg, previously of Barnard George Kershaw, Chairpersons, Dept. of Art, Congress on Medieval Studies sponsored by dressed to the chairman of the Nominating demic Affairs at the California College of Arts College, has joined the Columbia depart­ Design and Art History, 405 Hilgard Ave., the Medieval Institute of Western Michigan Committee, copy to the CAA Executive Di­ and Crafts, Oakland, Calif. ment. Robin Middleton, who held the Lurcy Los Angeles, CA 90024. Univ., May 4-7, 1989, at Kalamazoo, the In­ rector, and should contain, the name of the Professorship in 1985 at the university and ternational Center of Medieval Art will spon­ proposed candidate and his/her institutional affiliation, area of specialization and a sup­ Southwest: Sue E_ Devine has been appoint­ comes to the department from Cambridge, American Places of Worship sor four sessions on Italian Medieval Art and porting letter, up to one page in length, all of ed assistant director of special projects for the has been appointed professor of art history. The Society of Architectural Historians and Architecture (ca. 1000-1300). Abstracts of which will be circulated to the Nominating Meadows Museums, Southern Methodist John Russell and Janis Tomlinson (both its Philadelphia Chapter are sponsoring a ses­ no more than one typed page single-spaced Committee. To allow adequate time for the University. She is currently staff liaison for Ph. D., Univ. of Pennsylvania) join the faculty sion on American Places of Worship at "Re­ should be sent to all three chairs of the ses­ Nominating Committee to consider its Colophon and Development Officer for Cen­ as assistant professors. Beth Moore has storing the Faith," a conference on the rejuve­ sions. C. V. Bornstein, Dept. of History of Art, choices and to contact those candidates it tral University Libraries, S.M. U. P. Gregory assumed the position of department adminis­ nation and preservation of America's historic Ohio State Univ., 100 Hayes Hall, 108 N. selects before everybody disperses for the Warden (Ph.D., Bryn Mawr) has been trator. The Meyer Shapiro Visiting Professor­ churches and synagogues. Philadelphia, Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210; D.F. Glass, summer, all suggestions and letters of recom­ named chair of the art history department at ship will be held by Hans Beltung of the April 20-23, 1988. Abstracts should be one Art History Dept., S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, 605 mendation must be received by March 1, S.M.U. A native of Florence Italy, Warden Univ. of Munich who will teach in spring page single-spaced. Churches, SAH, 1232 Clemens Hall, Amherst, NY 14260; Valen­ David Freedberg 1988. Only suggestions from CAA members has been a member of the S.M.U. faculty 1988. Gail Levin (Ph.D., Rutgers Univ.) is Pine St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-5944. tino Pace, via Poli 48, 100187, Rome Italy. will be circulated and considered. • since 1982. Artist Robert Irwin has accepted the Will and Ariel Durant Professor of the Continued on p. 12, col. 1 Deadline: 19 February 1988. Deadline: 15 July. CAA newsletter Winter 1987/88 9 8 placement: 1986·87 annual meeting review

ployed. In art history, 52% of the male pool is Applications. This year the median num­ art history, and "others"), the median num­ This past year, although the number of posi­ each position (up from 2.5 in 1985-86). Jew­ This was due to a combination of 4 additional employed full time, compared to 51 % of the ber of applications per studio position was 66 ber of interviews was six this year. For studio tions listed with the CAA reached an all-time elry and metalwork showed a small improve­ positions and a drop of 3 applicants. In the female pool; 35% of the male pool and 31 % (83 in 1985-86). Fourteen institutions re­ positions, only eight institutions reported high of 1,116 (an increase of 9 over last ment with a ratio of 2.0 applicants for each American field, a loss of 4 positions caused a % of the female pool are employed part time; ceived more than 200 applications and three holding more than 20 interviews, with a high year), the ratio of applicants to jobs showed position compared to 2.8 in 1985-86. Cer· worsening of the ratio: 5.2 applicants for each 13 % of the male pool and 18 % of the female institutions received more than 300. Last of 35, compared to twenty-four institutions only the slightest improvement (1.9 appli­ amics, gaining 10 jobs, improved consider­ position compared to 4.0 last year. In History pool are unemployed. As in past reports, the year, twenty-six institutions received more last year (with a high of 109). For art history cants for each position compared to 2.0 last ably with a 5.0 ratio (still too high) compared of Film/ Photography/ Prints and in the Near vast majority of the applicants with earned than 200 applications, four received more positions, five institutions held more than 20 year) due to an increase as well in applicants. to 6,0 for 1985-86. In weaving/textile and Far East fields, the figures are very en­ terminal degrees earned them during this than 300, and four received over 400. In art interviews; and in the "others" category, only Artists fared best with a ratio of 2.5. down design, with an increase of 4 candidates and couraging. The former went from a 2.2 ratio decade (1980 or later), Of these, 54% of the history, the median number of applications one institution held more than 20 interviews from last year's 2,9 bringing them back to the no gain in the number of jobs, the ratio went in 1985-86 to 1.5 this year; and the latter is artists and 70% of the art historians are per position was 32 (30 last year). Twenty in­ (actually 60 interviews for a short-term 1984-85 leveL from 3,9 applicants for each position in 1985- now 1.7, dropping from 2.7 of last year. women. stitutions received 50 or more applications internship). Our 1987 annual meeting in Boston brought 86 to 4.4 this year. The areas in which appli­ Rank. Almost all openings listed with the and one received 175. In 1985-86, thirteen Male/Female Ratios. The overall per­ cants have the greatest number of choices are many new job-seekers, consistent with the CAA continue to be at the entry level. For art­ HIRING REPORTS institutions received 50 or more applications, centage of applications submitted by women in computer graphics (our newest category), theory that the total number of applicants in­ ists, the number of openings at the instructor We received 585 hiring reports on 1,116 one received 100. In the "others" category, continues to be lower than the percentage of creases or decreases depending upon where 2·D and 3·D design, and video/film/multi­ level has decreased slightly, 23% this year positions listed in 1986-87, a return of 52% the median number of applications was 32 women in the relevant population pooL In media. Starting out last year with 13 appli· the meeting is held. According to our latest compared to 26% in 1985-86. The assistant (549 on 1,021,54% in 1985-86). Of the 585 (same as last year); elven institutions received studio, where 50% of the candidates are cants and 9 positions for a ratio of 1.4, com­ statistics, 49% of the membership is in the professor level has remained fairly constant returns, 59 positions were postponed, 20 re­ 50 or more; seven received 100 or more, women, only 40% of the actual applications puter graphics picked up 6 applicants and 5 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Thus, during the last two years, currently at 43%. ported cancelled, and 13 reported still un­ Interviews. In all three categories (studio, were from women (same 10% difference as in jobs, bringing the ratio to .7 applicants for New York City and other cities in the North­ The number of positions listed as "open rank" filled, 1985 - 86); 47% of those interviewed were east have the largest attendance and greatest each position this year. In video/film/multi­ has increased to 24% this year from 21 % in women (same as last year); and 49% were ac­ number of candidates. media, there are actually more jobs than can· 1985-86, In art history, 21 percent of the tually hired (an increase of 6%). In art didates, this year 2.7 positions per applicant positions were listed as "open rank," the same history, where women constitute 67% of the POSITIONS compared to .9 positions per applicant in as 1985-86. At the instructor level, a small in­ APPLICANTS AND OPENINGS: 1986 and 1987 candidate pool (down 3%), they accounted 1985-86. In 2-D and 3-D design there were crease of 1 % brings the total this year t022%; for 50% of the actual applications (up 2%). Areas of specialization. Thirty-one per­ 2.1 positions per applicant this year com­ and the assistant professor listings remain at This chart is based on the keysort curriculum vitae forms on file with the CAA for the calendar However, 62% of those interviewed and 66% cent of both studio and art history positions pared to 1. 7 in 1985-86, 49%. of those hired were women (compared to 63% fell into the "unspecified" or "broad" cate­ In art history, the only area which shows no Qualifications. Almost all openings re­ years 1986 and 1987 and on the openings included in the Positions Listingsfor the academic years 1985-86 and 1986-87. and 62% last year). In the "others" category, gory. This is a 10% increase over 1985-86, change is Modern/ contemporary; both ap­ quire the terminal degree, or its equivalent, 71 % of the candidates are women (61 % last bringing this category to just 1 % under the plicants and positions increased by 20%, or all-but-dissertation. More positions re­ Applicants Openings Applicants Openings year), 47% of whom actually applied (down 1983- 84 level, contributing to the overall im­ maintaining the ratio at 2.0. In Pre-Colum­ quired experience this year than last. For stu­ 1 %). Of these, 57% were interviewed and 1986 1987 provement of the applicant to position ratio. bian/ African/ Oceanic/Native American dio openings, it is currently 30% compared to 1985-86 1986-87 62 % were actually hired compared to 63 % Artists In studio, painting and drawing (still the (formerly listed as Pre-Columbian/Primi­ 21 % last year. For art history openings, it is and 62% for 1985-86. Unspecified or Broad 23 worst employment area) slipped somewhat tive), there were 4 fewer positions than last now 27% compared to 24% in 1985-86. 124 27 161 Rank and salary. Part-time positions are year (a 50% decrease) with the number of ap­ Painting and Drawing 662 80 645 76 with a ratio of 8.5 compared to 8.3 in 1985- Track and term. Tenure track listings for not included in these figures, ARTISTS; Eigh­ Sculpture 215 41 40 86. Sculpture also slipped to 5.6 candidates plicants remaining the same; the ratio rose artists accounted for 53% of the positions this 222 teen placements were as instructor, salary Printmaking 151 26 161 39 per position, with an additional 7 applicants from 1.9 to 3.8. Ancient/Classical slipped year, an increase of 1 %. Tenure track open­ range $10,000 to $26,000, median $19,000. Photography 114 45 144 and one job loss compared to 5.2 in 1985-86. from 2.4 to 3.0 applicants per position due to ings for art historians dropped by 1 % to 49 % . 47 One hundred- thirty-eight placements were Ceramics 102 17 135 Printmaking, with an increase of 10 appli­ an additional 13 applicants (an increase of Of the non - tenure track listings for artists this 27 as assistant professor, salary range $16,800 to 2-D and 3-D Design 74 124 cants and 13 positions, has shown the greatest 50%) while only 2 jobs were added. The ratio year: 47 were for more than one year, 61 for 66 138 $40,000, median $24,000. Salaries for asso­ Weaving/Textile Design 31 8 35 improvement this year with a ratio of 4.1 ap' for Early Christian/Byzantine/Medieval im­ one year, 41 for one semester, and 28 were 8 ciate professors ranged from $19,500 to Video/ Film/ Multimedia 15 13 10 plicants for each position compared to 5.8last proved mostly because of a 31 % decrease in part-time. Of the non - tenure track listings 27 $47,000, median $30,000 (21 placements). At Jewelry/Metalwork 14 5 12 year. In photography, while there was an in­ the number of applicants, going from 3.31ast for art historians: 32 were for more than one 6 the full professor level, there were four ap­ crease of only 2 positions, 30 more joined the year to 2.1 this year. Renaissance/Baroque year, 53 for one year, 20 for one semester, and Computer Graphics 13 9 19 14 ------pointments ranging from $22,500 to $57,000. ranks of job-seekers, bringing the ratio back also improved, going from 6. 7 last year to 5,3 12 were part- time. 1414 492 1476 583 The eleven placements as visiting artists, "no up to the 1984-85 level of 3.1 applications for this year (there is still room for improvement). Location. Of the artist openings, 37% rank," lecturer, etc, ranged from $15,000 to were located in the Northeast or Mid-Atlan­ Art Historians $32,000. ART HISTORIANS: There were only six FIVE-YEAR OVERVIEW: 1982-1987 tic states, 13% in the Southeast, 27% in the Unspecified or Broad 22 91 17 108 placements as instructor, salary range Midwest/ Central states and 22 % in the West, Pre- Columbian/ African/ $11,000 to $18,500. Seventy-nine place 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 and 1 % were outside the United States. For Oceanic/Native American 15 8 15 4 ments were as assistant professor, salary range art historians, 51 % of the openings were APPLICANTS Ancient/ Classical 26 II 39 13 $19,000 to $40,000, median $25,000. Salarie located in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic Artists 1283 1140 1258 1414 1476 Early Christian/ Byzantine/Medieval 49 15 34 16 for associate and full professors ranged from states (a 7% shift from the Southeast and Art Historians 470 470 471 474 488 Renaissance/ Baroque 120 18 117 22 $28,000 to $80,000 (4 placements). Fifteen Midwest), 8% in the Southeast, 18% in the Others 140 134 125 132 150 Modern/ Contemporary 100 49 120 59 appointments as lecturer, "no rank," etc -- -- Midwest/Central states, 17% in the West, American 68 17 68 13 ranged from $11,250 to $37,000, median Total 1893 1744 1854 2020 21J4 and 6% were outside the United States. Near and Far East 38 17 30 20 $24.000. MN • History of Film/Photography/Prints 16 6 15 9 POSITIONS APPLICANTS Architectural History 20 17 33 13 Artists 410 480 510 492 583 Fifty percent of studio applicants are ------Art Historians 190 212 243 249 277 female (48% last year); 67% of art historian 474 249 488 277 C:tJR'R..IctrLlJM.vI'I'AEFORMS . Others 165 196 230 280 256 -- -- applicants are female (70% last year), There N~'t:iA,d~d~"tijti;Jhe::~~~~~l?_~'riyi~gs-t~~ -- Others Total 765 888 983 1021 1116 are 112 minority applicants in both fields this -':ti~,~~i: ':',a~ "po~it~~~,' ',' i:~~,e,iYf34\'}?y",~,:t~!!",~:i Museum Professionals 47 115 60 115 year, a small but continuing increase (101 in __ '9A;A: Q~t;i~e, JU:,,,,1?~,t'YF,~I1:' ,'p~oli,~~:~io~t ,qf;: ,~: Art Educators 26 19 37 22 RATIO: APPLICANTS PER POSITION 1985-86). The employment figures for appli­ -r9~iti~ri!i,~~'ls~I~:gs~;}~',t:~,spp~s~_~o,~~ctl",,< Art Librarians/ Slide Curators 21 19 J4 19 Artists 3.2 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.5 cants with terminal degrees (M.F,A. for ~~,e" ~,e~~, "oqJ: ,~,~pi~__$ , t?f: -~(d~1(~n:~ "cu,r~i~T Administrators 20 55 22 44 Art Historians 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 studio, Ph.D. for art history) show that 47% 'J~I~,1:Il,"yita~:Jor:m'~'"'T~ep~X~~~Y,'~~;,p,,,:~k ,< of the male pool in studio are employed full Miscellaneous (Includes Internships) 18 72 17 56 Overall 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 ------__ tib~~,,' ~~fe, :::re~¢Ir~d> (P'_',:~,t~istS,1 -_, Ip::-'art>­ time compared to 39% of the female pool; 132 280 150 256 ': -J~l:s~:ori~n~~i 6 r~th~,r5~:)~j~ :J~8,,6jB7:i:, 724- Annual Meeting Locations: 1983, Philadelphia; 1984, Toronto; 1985, Los Angeles; 40% of the male pool and 45% of the female " <:~~~:uh.ull-vi~aew~re,s~!1t,~ut'Os:I-9:a~~~'/­ GRAND TOTALS 2020 1021 2114 1116 1986, N.Y.C., 1987, Boston. pool are employed part-time; 13% of the ,':, 5~t,s~- 29.0, a~~',historianst }'~,'5:,,'~"5>,~4e:rs,~1. male and 16% of the female pools are unem-

10 CAA newsletter Winter 1987/88 II Iconferences and symposia Ipeople and programs Ancient Near East Symposium scape in Dutch art and .lit~ratur~, cultural A symposium entitled "I~vestigating A~~ist~c TO ATTEND context of the images, limits of lllte~pr~ta­ professor of art history at Eastern College in from 1981-87. In addition to his curatorial Miguel Angel Corzo has been appointed to Environments in the AnCIent Near East wIll tion, and Rembrandt's landscape pallltmgs St. Davids, Pa., was recently installed by duties, Blinderman will teach seminars on the newly created position of director of spe­ Mid-19th Century American Architecture be held in Washington on 15-16 April 1988, and drawings. Fee: $25, students $15, lunch President Xie Xide as advisory professor of contemporary art in the art history program. cial projects for the Getty Conservation Insti­ under the sponsorship of the Arthur M. Sack­ In conjunction with the exhibitio~ "Thom~s $6 (limited availability). To register: send the museum program of Furlan University in Roy C. Behrens has been appointed to the tute. William Otton (Ed.D .. Illinois State Alexander Tefft: American ArchItecture m ler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Prese.nt­ check payable to the Museum of Fine Arts Shanghai, China. Lengyel will also advise the position of chair of communication design at Univ.) has resigned as director of the Laguna Transition, 1845-1860," there will be a sym­ ing current research by scholars rep-:esentmg with SASE to Dutch Symposium, Dept. of university's museology master degree. The the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Behrens has Art Museum to accept the position of presi­ posium on Saturday. February 6, at Brown a variety of disciplines. For further mforma­ Education, MFA, Boston, MA 02115. studio art program of the art department has been professor of art at the Univ. of Wiscon­ dent at the Art Institute of Southern Califor­ University entitled, "The Emergence of a Na­ tion: Ann C. Gunter, Asst. Curator of An­ been named a Center of Excellence by the sin-Milwaukee since 1976, served as head of nia. He was formerly associate professor of art tional Identity: Mid-19th-Century Ame~­ cient Near Eastern Art, Arthur M. Sackler American Univ., Washington, DC. Visiting their design department from 1978-82 and at Corpus Christi State Univ. prior to his ican Architecture "which will examine van­ Modern Art in Chicago 1910-1940 Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washing­ artists for the spring 1988 semester include: most recently has been a visiting professor of seven-year tenure at the museum. ous themes which emerge in American archi­ "The Coming of Modern Art to Chicago, ton, DC 20560. Charles Cajori, Mercedes Matter and Ken­ graphic design and illustration at the Savan­ tecture in the years 1845 to 1860. Further in­ 1910-1940," a symposium to be held ~arch neth Noland. This fall, William L. Mac­ nah College of Art and Design. Gabriel P. Midwest: Kathy Kelsey Foley has been formation: Dept. of Art. Box 1861. Brown 18-19 1988 at the Art Institute of ChIcago. F. A. T. E. National Conference on Donald is Andrew S. Keck Distinguished Weisberg has been elected chair of the de­ named director of the Leigh Yawkey Wood­ Univ., Providence, RI 02912, Attn: Tefft Spons~red by the Archives of J\merican Art in Art Foundations Visiting Professor of Art History. partment of art history at the Univ. of Minne­ son Art Museum, Wausau, Wisc. Foley was Symposium. conjunction with the Art Institute, t~e s~­ On April 20- 2~, "Foun~ations E~ucation.at ~ sota effective July 1987. Recent temporary ap- . director of the Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, posium will draw upon archival mateflals.dIs~ Crossroad-A DialectiC of DIverse DISCI­ Southeast: Emory University has received pointments for faculty members on leave Northwestern Uuiv.. Evanston, Ill. from 1979 Rembrandt Symposium covered during the course of the Archlv~s plines" will take place at the Univ. M.ass. an American Institute of Architects' Honor from the university include Corine Schleif to 1986. Elizabeth Breckenridge (M.A .. Trinity University in San Antonio will sponsor Chicago Documentation Project ~nd wIll Amherst. Mutual concerns about teachmg, Award for Michael C. Carlos Hall, which (Ph.D., Univ. of Bamberg, 1986) for medi­ Univ. of California, Berkeley) has been ap­ a one-day symposium, February 6,1988, on bring together scholars who have mdepen­ philosophy, curriculum and new tec~nologies houses the Art History Department and the eval art; John Wetenhall (Ph.D., Stanford pointed chair of the Department of Liberal determining authenticity of Rembrandt dently studied various aspe~ts oLart an~ cul­ will be addressed, as well as the dIchotomy Museum of Art and Archaeology. The exten~ Univ.. 1987) to teach Art Since 1945 and An­ Arts at the Cleveland Institute of Art. paintings. Information: Charles ~albot, ture in Chicago. InformatIon and regtstra­ of adhering to the traditional ,:hile stri~ng sive renovation of the building was designed dreaStaskowski(Ph.D., Univ. ofIowa, 1987) Dept. of Art History, TU, San AntonIO, TX tion: Sue Ann Kendall. Archives of American for the alternative. Further mformatIOn: to teach the History of Film. The department Southwest: Linda L Cathcart resigned as by Michael Graves. Clark V. Poling has been 78284. Art, 8th & F Streets NW, Washington, DC F.A.T.E., 610 Goodell, Univ. of Massachu­ named chair of art history, after five years as will be co-hosting the Mid- West Art History director of the Contemporary Arts Museum 20560. (202) 357-2781. Or Betty Blum at setts, Amherst, MA 01003. (413) 545-0474. director of the museum. Judith C. Rohrer Society Meeting, in spring 1988. Any ques­ in September. Cathcart served as director Women and the Constitution (312) 443-7266. (Ph.D., Columbia) co-curator of the exhibi­ tions about this event should be directed to since September 1979. Previously she was "Women and the Constitution: A Bicenten­ Late Antiquity and Byzantium . tion, "The Catalan Spirit: Gaudi and his Con­ Michael Stoughton. The Painting Depart­ curator of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, nial Perspective" coincides with the exhibi­ temporaries," at the Cooper-Hewitt Muse­ ment at the Univ. of Illinois has established a Buffalo, N. y. Acting co- directors have been Art of the Western Fan In the spring semester 1987-88 at the Umv. tion of " American Herstory: Women and the of Wisconsin- Madison Peter Brown of um, has been appointed to the faculty to visiting artists and critics program. Partici­ named while a national search is conducted to The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is organiz­ U.S. Constitution" at The Atlanta College of Princeton Univ. will present the Merle Curti teach modern architecture and critical pants in 1987 have included James Yood, recruit a new director. Pamela A. Riddle has Art. The conference is convened by Rosalynn ing an international symposium on the art of theory. John Yau, David Tannous, Peter Plagens, been appointed co- director for administra­ the western fan, April 8, 1988 held in con­ Lectures, Robert Browning of Birbeck Col­ Carter, Betty Ford, Lady Bird Johnson and lege (London) will be an NEH-sponsored John Hull, Fred Escher, Lynn Gumpert, tion and Marilyn A. Zeitlin has been named Pat Nixon and sponsored by The Carter Cen­ junction with the exhibition "Unfolding Visiting Byzantinist, and Antho.ny Cutl:r of Midwest: Recent appointments in art history George Cohen, Jim Finngan, Vera Kle­ curatorial co- director. Riddle was named ter of Emory Univ .. Georgia State Univ. and Beauty: The Art of the Fan." For detailed ment, Martin Ries, Judd Tulley, Sue deputy director earlier this year and has program contact the Dept. of Textiles and Penn State will chair a sympOSIUm entttled at the University of Chicago include: Michael The Jimmy Carter Library. It is scheduled for "Meaning in Byzantine Art." Information: Taylor, Don Baum, John Hultberg, Susan served as development officer since 1981. February 10-12, 1988 and will feature speak­ Costumes at MFA. Registration fee: $20 Camille (Cambridge Univ,) to teach medi­ F.M. Clover, Dept. of History, Univ. of Hapgood, Hudson, Ken Baker, Susanna Thomas W. Southall has been appointed ers such as Coretta Scott King, Sandra Day members, senior citizens, students; $30 gen­ eval art and Ann Jensen Adams (Harvard) to Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. teach baroque, new assistant professors in Coffey, Mike Parr, Barry Blinderman, curator of photographs at the Amon Carter O'Connor, Barbara Jordan and Geraldine eral admission. Send a check made payable to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with SASE 1985-86. New in 1986-87 were Martha Peter Frank, John Neff, Gladys Nilsson, Museum. He currently teaches art history at Ferraro. Jim Nutt. Scheduled for 1988 are Neil the Univ. of Kansas, where he also serves as to Fan Symposium, Dept. of Education, Santo Domingo de Silos . Ward Qohns Hopkins), assistant professor in The International Center of Medieval Art Wlll modern, who came from the California Insti­ Benezra, Bruce Guenther, Oliver Jackson, curator of photography at the Spencer Design Forum Symposium . . MFA, Boston, MA 02115. sponsor three sessions on "Silos in 1088" a: the Theodore Wolfe. The School of Art and Museum of Art. His appointment at the The Design Forum in cooperatton WIth the tute of Technology, and Katherine Taylor 23rd International Congress on Medleval Design has also sponsored lectures by Robert Amon Carter Museum begins January 18. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will hold an all (Harvard), appointed an instructor in the his­ La Reverie Esthetique: Symbolist Works Studies at Western Michigan Univ., Kalama­ Hughes and Dore Ashton. day symposium entitled "After Modernis~: tory of modern architecture. Helen EVans on Paper . zoo, May 4-8, 1988. The 900th anniversary of Southeast: Patricia Phagan (Ph.D. candi­ The Challenge to 'History' and the !~adI,: (I.F.A.-N. Y. U.) will be visiting assistant pro­ The Allen Memorial Art Museum at OberlIn the consecration of the romanesque church of date, C.U.N. Y. Graduate Center) joined the tiona I Boundaries of Cultural ActIVIty, fessor offering courses in Armenian medieval College will sponsor a one day symposi.u~ Santo Domingo de Silos will provide the occa­ Georgia Museum of Art staff as visiting cura­ Saturday, February 13, at the time of the art in spring 1988_ Also in spring, Benjamin MUSEUMS April 16, 1988 in conjunction with an exhI~)l­ sion to examine the monastery's place in the tor of prints and drawings this September. CAA annual meeting, from 9:00 A.M. t04:30 Buchloh, from S.U.N. Y. at Westbury, will be tion of drawings, prints and pastels by major history and culture of the Iberian peninsula at Phagan previously worked as research assis­ P M at the Brown Auditorium of the MFA, the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Visiting Pro­ West: Patterson Sims, associate curator of Symbolist artists includingJames Ensor, Paul a crucial moment in its history. The program tant at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Hou~~on, Further information: John Monta­ fessor of Contemporary Art. Robert Nelson is the permanent collection at the Whitney Mu­ Gauguin, Gustave Moreau. Edvard Munch is organized by Constancio and Elizabeth del Suzanne Foley joined the staff as curator gue, Design Dept., State University College at back in Chicago after a year away with a J. seum of American Art in New York, has been and Odilon Redon. Information: Jeannette Alamo. For information: Elizabeth Valdez of the Bayly Art Museum at the Univ. of Buffalo, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY Paul Getty Museum FeUowship in summer appointed associate director for collections Lawson, Allen Memorial Art Museum, OB, del Alamo, Dept. of Art, Vassar College, 1986 and a fellowship at the National Hu­ and exhibitions of the Seattle Art Museum Virginia. 14222. (608) 878-6032 or 878-4803. Oberlin, OH 44074. (216) 775-8665. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. manities Center in North Carolina for aca­ effective November 1, 1987. Sims succeeds demic 1986- 87. Ira Mark will be at Henry Trubner who retired onJune 30. Bar­ Northeast: New appointments at Memorial May Stevens Symposium . . .. Cast Iron Conference C.A.S.V.A. in Washington in 1988. Carol bara L. Phillips has been appointed as dep­ Art Gallery, Rochester: Kim Hallatt has Kenyon College is sponsorIng a~ ~nterdIS?­ Mannerist Italy and Beyond: Debates in The National Conference on Contemporary Bolon has received a Getty Fellowship for uty director for administration of the San joined as manager of financial and support plinary symposium: "Art and Pohtlcal ACtIV­ Honor of Eric Cochrane Cast Iron will be held at Sloss Furnace Na~ 1988-89. Ann D. Hedeman, from the Univ. Francisco Museum of Modern Art effective services; she replaces Edmund Pease who has ism: Recent Works of May Stevens" on Feb­ The Newberry Library Center for Rena~s­ tional Historic Landmark, Birmingham, Ala­ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be November 2. Phillips has been assistant direc­ accepted a position at the Montclair Art Mu­ ruary 28, 1988. The symposium is in .con­ sance Studies announces the 1988 RenaIS­ bama, April 27-30, 1988. It will bring visiting the Univ. of Chicago faculty during tor for administration at the Carnegie Muse­ seum, N.J. Margaret S. Hubbard has as­ junction with the exhibition "~osa ,~hc~ • sance Conference to be held Ma y 13-14, 1988 together artists, schola.rs, a?d students for 1987-88 as a Getty postdoctoral fellow. The um of An, Pittsburgh since 1981. The Long sumed her duties as director of development May Stevens. Ordinary Extraordmary. WhICh at the Newberry Library. In tribute to Eric four days of lectures, dISCUSSIOn, dem.o~s.tra­ Committee on Art and Design has appointed Beach Museum of Art announces that Jac­ effective September I. Christine Garland, focuses on Rosa Luxemburg and Alice Ste­ Cochrane's impact on his discipline, the p~o­ tions, and exhibitions. The three exhIbItIOns Herbert George associate professor and Scott queline Kain has joined its curatorial staff acting director of development during the vens. Further information: (614) 427-5158. gram will focus on issue~ and methodologtes being sponsored by the confere~ce are an Rankin assistant professor. George works pri­ with special responsibility for media exhibi­ past year, has been serving as assistant direc­ important to him, includmg the Counte: Ref­ exhibition of contemporary cast uon sculp­ marily in large scale sculpture and portrai­ tions and ancillary programs. Currently co­ tor of development since September. Patricia Seventeenth Century Dutch Landscape onnation and historiography. Further mfor­ ture, of historical cast iron architectural frag­ ture, Rankin, in video. Barry Blinderman producer of KCET's 18- hour tribute to the A. Junker has been appointed chief curator, mation: CRS, The Newberry Library, 60 Painting ... ments, and of 19th century and early 20th (M.A., Univ. of Pennsylvania) has been ap­ Los Angeles Festival and research assistant in in addition to her duties as curator of Amer­ Organized in conjunction with the exhIbmon West Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610. pointed Director of the Center for the Visual computer graphics with James Blinn of the ican Art. Mark Donovan, formerly manager at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (February century cast iron toys. Registration and inf~r­ mation: Sloss Furnace, PO Box 11781, Bu­ Arts Art Gallery at Illinois State Univ., Nor­ California Institute of Technology, Kain of exhibitions and facilities, is now associate 3. May 1,1988), this one-day symposium on Continued on p. 19, col. 2 mal, Ill., effective July 1, 1987. He was the works in an area defined by the convergence director for administration and art services. March 12 will explore such themes as land- rningham, AL 35202. Director of the Semaphore Gallery, N. Y. C., of art, technology and cultural history. Contt'nued on p. 18, col. 1 13 Winter 1987/88 12 CAA newsletter 1 Igrants and awards

Smithsonian Fellowships College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland; lands; Gerard Goodrow, Rutgers Univ., Metropolitan Museum Interns and Fellows Boehm, M.M.A.; Marie-Therese Brin­ Mary J. Rosiak, CAA member since 1979, The Smithsonian Institution awards for re­ Susan L.F. Isaacs, Univ. of Pennsylvania; West Germany; Roy W. Hamilton, Wash­ 1987 Summer College Interns: Macky Al­ card, African-American Institute; Erika received the "Pennsylvania Art Education search in art history. Senior Postdoctoral Charles Saumerez Smith, Victoria and ington, Indonesia; Valerie L. Hedquist, ston, Columbia Univ.; Paula Birnbaum, Esau, Lawrence Univ. Art Collection. Fel­ Association Outstanding Art Educator Awards: Herbert Cole, Columbia Vniv.; Albert Museum, London. H.E du Pont Re­ Univ. of Kansas, Netherlands; David K. Bowdoin Col; Michael Clark, Indiana Vniv. lowships for Study in Conservation: Andrew Award" at the Annual Conference, October The Rev. Peter John Powell, Seabury­ search Fellowship to support research in Holz, Northwestern Univ., West Germany; of Pennsylvania; Leslie Gardner, San Diego W MellonFellowshtpst'n Conservation: Ruth 22- 24. Rosiak was one of seven outstanding Western Theological Seminary; Barbara American material culture; Rodney Olsen, Emily Jayne, Yale Univ., Italy; Garrett State Univ.; Mercedes Giovinazzo, Univ. of Barach Cox, Univ. ofDelaware!Winterthur educators who were honored. Ann Broderick Day, Dniv. of California- Ir­ National Museum of American History, Kam, Univ. of Hawaii - Manoa, Indonesia; Rome; Jeffrey King, Univ. of Richmond; Museum; Hazel Croome, Queens Univ., vine. Predoctoral Awards: Emmie Donadio, Smithsonian Institution. Robt'nson Doctoral Julie L. McGee, Bryn Mawr College, Neth­ Ami Jah, Reed Col; Mary Munn, Rhodes Kingston, Ontario; Ann Heywood, LF.A.-" Columbia Vniv.; Patricia Joan McDonnell, Research Fellowship: Kenneth Hawkins, erlands; Elizabeth Peterson, Univ. of Pitts­ Col; Patricia Murphy, NYU; Timothy Nye, N. Y. U.; Claudia Santamaria, International Brown Univ.; John Siewert, Dniv. of Michi­ Univ. of Rochester, N.Y. burgh, France; Michael Rabens, Princeton Cornell Univ.; Mary Lee ScheU, S.U.N. Y. at Museum of Art, Florence. Charles and Fran­ gan; Susan Marchesa Sivard, Columbia Univ., France; Francesca Rogier, New York, Purchase; Sarah Schenck, Bryn Mawr Col; ces Atkins Fellowshtp tn Patntings Conserva­ Univ. 10- Week Graduate-Student Awards: Cintas Fellows Named for 1987-88 West Germany; Joseph Schwarzer, Univ. of Eric Vialard, Ecole Superieure d'Arts tion: Charlotte Hale, Courtauld Institute. Susan Elise Landauer, Yale Vniv.; Jill Ten Cintas Fellowships have been awarded Pennsylvania, Turkey; Shana Stuart, Univ. Graphicques; Ellen Zieselman, Brown Univ. Starr Fellowshtps: Karen Gottloeber, Muse· Pearlman, Dniv. of Chicago. for 1987 - 88 to creative artists of Cuban citi­ of Kansas, Netherlands; Oscar E. Vazquez, 1987 Summer Graduate Assistants: Pattara­ urn of Far Eastern Art, Berlin; Duyen zenship or lineage in the fields of architec­ Univ. of California-Santa Barbara, Spain; torn Chirapravati, Ohio State Univ.; Heidy Nguyen, Univ. of Saigon, ture, creative writing, and the visual arts. The Laura Weigert, Swarthmore College, West Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Fogel, Yale Univ.; James Ganz, Williams fellowships carry a $10,000 stipend each for a Germany. Design: Brian S. Benefield, Loui­ INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Arts 1987-88 Appointments Col; Marlene Hamann, Syracuse Univ.; Re­ 12-month period. Architecture: Jose Gela­ siana State Univ.-Baton Rouge, Sweden; Craig H. Smyth, Harvard Dniv. emeritus, becca Leuchak, Columbia Univ.; Heping bert-Navia, Coral Gables, Fla. Visual Arts: Colleen Cavin, Oregon, United Kingdom; Bonnie Fuoco (M.F.A., Parsons School of Samuel H. Kress Professor; Jaroslav Peli­ Liu, Southern Methodist Univ.; :Qeborah Manuela de la Revuelta Izuierdo, Miami; William Dyer, Univ. of Washington, Italy; Design) received a grant from the Greenbrier kan, Yale Univ., Mellon Lecturer; Carl R.G. Mitchell, Univ. of Utah; Jenni Schlossman, Juan Carlos Garcia-Lavin, Miami; Aramis Robert Ely, Univ. of North Carolina­ Valley Arts & Humanities Council to lecture Nylander, Swedish Institute of Classical Rutgers Univ.; Margaret Stanek, Columbia O'Reilly, Leisure City, Fla.; Alicia Deya Greensboro, South Korea; James Hill, Cran­ on painter Raoul Dufy. Studies, Rome, Paul Mellon Senior Fellow. Univ.; Barbara Stanton-Hirst, Cooper­ Cobb, Baton Rouge, La.; Mario Carreno, brook Academy of Art, Finland; Daniela Paul Mellon Visiting Senior Fellows: Mary Hewitt Museum! Parsons School of Design; Santiago, Chile. Write for application for Venezia, New York, France. Painting: Peter Donald M. Stadtner (Univ. of Texas, Austin) Tompkins Lewis, independent; Naomi Mil­ Floyd Sweeting, Univ. of South Florida; 1988-89 (deadline 1 March 1988): Associate Roos, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, received a grant from the Smithsonian Insti­ ler, Boston Univ; Margaret A. Alexander, Julie Zelman, Univ. of Arizona. Program Officer, Arts International Pro­ Denmark. tution and approval from the Burmese Mini­ Univ. Iowa; Aicha Ben Abed-Ben Khader, gram, Institute of International Education, stry of Home & Religious Affairs to conduct Musee National du Bardo, Tunisia. Ailsa Fulbright Scholar Program Awards 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY research in Burma for two months. Mary J. Rosiak Mellon Bruce Senior Fellows: Barbara Gold­ 10017. The following people in art, art history, and Three college seniors were selected to parti­ berg Abou-EI-Haj, S.U.N.Y., Binghamton; archaeology were among the 900 recipients of cipate in a 6-month training internship at the Stephen C. Cappelli (Alabama State Univ.) David Miller, senior conservator of paintings Meredith Parsons Lillich, Syracuse Univ.; Fulbright awards: Richard Adams, archaeo­ for the Indianapolis Museum of Art, was re­ Arts Endowment Awards to Visual Artists Metropolitan Museum for Black and Hispan­ was awarded a $5,000 visual arts fellowship Gerald D. Silk, Temple Univ. A£lsa Mellon logical research, Univ. of Texas-San An­ cently elected a Fellow by the American Insti­ The N EA announced fellowships totalling ic Students. These were funded by grants from the Alabama State Council for the Arts Bruce Visitt'ng Sertt'or Fellows: Silvia Bor­ tonio, Mexico; Barbara B. Kling, classical from the N.E.A. and the Metropolitan Life & Humanities. tute for Conservation (A.LC.). dini, Univ. Rome; Anna Ottani Cavina, $2.325 million to 251 American professional artists of exceptional talent and demon­ archaeology, Univ. of Penn, Cyprus; Arthur Foundation. 1987 6-month training tnterns: Univ. Bologna; Tomas Vlcek, Czech. Acad. Milton W. Brown (C.U.N.Y.) has been ap­ strated ability. The following CAA members B. "Knapp, archaeology, Univ. of Sydney, Kymberly Pinder, Middlebury Col, The Janet Simpson has been awarded an Assis­ of Science. Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellows: pointed a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for received awards: $15,000: Pat Adams, Cyprus; Glenn M. Andres, MiddleburyCol., Cloisters; Deborah Roldan, Baruch Col, tantship in Collaboration Lithography by the Colin Eisler, NYU-IFA; Ira S. Mark, Univ. 1987-88. He will travel to nine institutions: Michele Amateau, Phillip Ayers, Malinda United Kingdom; Lori Christmastree, C.U.N.Y.; Deirdre Scott, Hunter Col, Lawrence Arts Center and the Lawrence Chicago. National Gallery Pre-Doctoral Fel­ the Univs. of Miami and Wisconsin-Milwau­ Beeman, Cynthia Carlson, Cora Cohen, S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Yugoslavia; Daniel L. C.U.N.Y., Dept. of 20th Century Art. Fel­ Lithography Workshop (funded by the Kan­ lows: Marc Godieb, Johns Hopkins Univ., kee; Trinity, St. Lawrence and Michigan Fontaine Dunn, Raymon Elozua, Stephen Collins, Arizona State Univ., Malayasia; lowships for art history research: Chester sas Arts Commission and the NEA). The as­ (Samuel H. Kress Fellow); Jennifer Kilian, State Univs.; Kenyon, Sweet Briar, and Grin­ Fleming, Mary Heilman, Harriet Korman, Virginia S. Dofflemyer, Occidental Col., In­ Dale Fellowshtps: Andrea Bayer, Princeton signment allows the recipient to produce a NYU-IFA, (Robert H. and Clarice Smith dia; Nan B. Freeman, Wellesley Col., Tur­ Univ.; Andrew Butterfield, I.F.A.-N.Y.U.; lithographic print with the help of profes­ nell Colleges; and S.U.N.Y., Buffalo. Fellow); Ewa Lajer-Bucharth, CUNY, Ellen Lanyon, Ada Medina, John Miller, Robin Mitchell, Dona Nelson, Susan Shat­ key; Cynthia J. Hahn, Florida State Univ., Julie Ann Harris, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Mi­ sional printer, Michael Sims. (Chester Dale Fellow); Annette Leduc, Johns multi-country award; Jerome B. Meadows, Peter McLean (Hartford Art School, Univ. of ter, Al Souza, Michael Young. $5,000: Mi chael Norris, Univ. of California - Santa Bar­ Hopkins Univ., (David E. Finley Fellow); Hartford) was awarded the first prize in a Ahn, Elizabeth Awalt, Richard Bloes, Univ. Col. of Maryland, Pakistan; Erika B. bara; Carrie Rebora, C.U.N. Y.; GailStavit­ Charlene V. Knowlton (San Diego State Sarah Schroth, NYU-IFA, (David E. Finley 1987 international drawing show in England Karin Broker, Kimberly Burleigh, Ste­ Michael, Univ. of Washington, West Ger­ sky, LF.A.-N.Y.U.j. Clawson Mills Fellow­ Univ.) received an NEA, Visual Artists Fel­ Fellow); Thelma Thomas, NYU-IFA, (Ches­ many; Ronald D. Mills, Linfield Col., Costa for his drawing entitled "Warhawk" which phen Derrickson, Elen Feinberg, Jeanne ships: Christine Hoelzl (Ph.D., Univ. of lowship in Painting. ter Dale Fellow); Wendy Wegener, Princeton depicts an airplane covered with dead calvary Finley, Karen Finley, Michael Flanagan, Rica; Olimpia Ogilvie, Ripon Col., Costa Vienna); Richard Kent (Princeton Univ.); Univ., (Mary David Fellow); Jeffrey Weiss, Rica; Linda D. Schele, Univ. of Texas~Au­ figures in cocoon shapes. Nancy Friese, Jack Hanley, John Hull, Valerie Lloyd (Univ. of New Mexico). An­ Christina Sandra Lopez-Isnardi was award­ NYU-IFA, (Paul Mellon Fellow). Associate stin, Honduras; Raymond A. Silverman, Jonathan Imber, Charlene Knowlton, Sam­ drew W Mellon Fellowshtps: Sevim Buluc ed a $4,500 Individual Artists Grant from the Appointments: Mardges Bacon, Trinity Univ. of Calif~Santa Cruz, multi-country Grace Hartigan, Bowdoin David, Jr. and uel Losavio, Mary Lum, John Moore, Alex (Ph.D., Ankara Univ.), Middle East Techni­ Ohio Arts Council for the 1988 fiscal year. Col., Alan Sekula, Calif. Inst. of Arts. Ailsa O'Neal, Susanne Slavick, Philip" Smith, award; Priscilla Soucek, NYU! Turkey; cal Univ.; Malcolm Daniel, Princeton Univ.; Norman Carlberg received the Trustee Mellon Bruce National Gallery of Art Cura­ Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Patrick Webb, Phyllis Yes. Constantino M. Torres, Florida Interna­ Roberta Ferrazza, Univ. degli Studi, Flor­ tonal Fellow: Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr. tional Univ., Chile; Robert C. Twombly, James Marrow (Univ. of California Berkeley) Maryland Institute. ence; MichelleGilbert(Ph.D., Univ. of Lon­ received an award for 1987-88 from the Fulbright Awards City College ofC.U.N.Y., Netherlands; Ray don), Peabody Museum; Deborah Kahn G. VarnBuhler, Univ. of the Pacific, Tur­ NEH, Division of Research Programs: Refer­ Winterthur Museum and Gardens Following are the names of U.S. graduate stu­ (Ph.D., Courtauld Institute); Jan Pieter ence Materials, in support of "A Descriptive Pearl Greenberg, professor of fine arts at Fellowships 1987-88 dents in archaeology, art history and design. key; Gayle Wimmer, Univ. of Arizona, Filedt Kok (Ph.D., Univ. of Amsterdam); Kean College of New Jersey, was cited Oct. 27 Israel. and Analytical Catalogue of Dutch Illus­ LOUlse du Pont Crowninshield Fellowship to Archeology: Ellen Hardy, Univ. of Califor­ Linda Norden, Columbia Univ.; Hans Van trated Manuscripts of the 14th-16th Cen­ for contributions to the cultural enrichment support scholarly catalogues in American nia-Los Angeles, Costa Rica; Diane Harris, Long Beach Museum of Art 1987/88 Miegroet, Univ. of California-Santa Bar­ turies." of the community by the New York State Art decorative arts: Leslie Greene Bowman, Los Princeton Univ., Greece; Eric Lapp, College Artist Access Awards bara; Keith Wilson, Princeton Univ. Theo­ Teachers Association. Angeles County Museum of Art; Feay Shell­ of Wooster, West Gennany; Rebecca Mer­ Thirteen artists have been granted free access dore Rousseau Fellowships: Christopher Linda W. Nochlin(Ph.D., N.Y.U.), Distin­ man Coleman, Telfair Academy of Arts and sereau, Bryn Mawr College, Greece; Gret­ to the production and post-production Reed, Yale Univ.; Majorie Wieseman, Co­ guished Professor in the Graduate School and Richard Lerman (Boston Museum School) Sciences, Inc., Savannah, Ga.; Thomas chen Umholtz, Univ. of California-Berke­ equipment and facilities at the LBMA Video lumbia Univ. The Hagop Kevorkian Fund University Center of the City University of received a Guggenheim Fellowship this past Michie, R.I.S.D. Museum of Art. Benno H. ley, Greece; Bruce T. Berhaaren, Univ. of Annex for development and! or completion Fellowshtp: Sussan Babaie, LF.A.-N.Y.U.; New York, became the first art historian to year in Sound Art for 1987!88. Forman FellowsMp to support research in Chicago, Turkey. Art History: Maria E. Ben­ of works: Stuart Bender, Morgan Thomas, Erica Ehrenberg, LF.A.-N.Y.U. The Nor­ receive an honorary degree from Colgate Uni­ American material culture: Judith S. Barr, tel, Harvard Univ., Japan; James Berry, John Arvanites, Nancy Buchanan, Erika bert Schimmel Fellowshtp for Mediterranean versity during commencement ceremonies in Harrie Vanderstappen, who received the Architectural Review Board, Village of Brown Univ., Austria; Hilary Braysmith, Suderburg, David Jacobson, James Selig­ Art and Archaeology: Suzanne Heim, May. She was presented for the Doctor of Fine CAA award for Distinguished Teaching of Larchmont, N.Y.; Michele H. Bogart, Ohio State Univ., West Gennany; Debra man, Harry Kipper, Pat Kelley, Cheri I.F.A.-N. Y. U. Fellowships for Museum Arts, honoris causa, by Dewey F. Mosby Art History in 1985, was honored again with S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, N.Y.; Christine Cashion, Univ. of California-Berkeley, West Gaulke, Sue Maberry, Kathleen Forrest, Professionals:JohnJ. McCloy Fellowshtps for (Ph.D., Harvard), director of the Picker Art the Burlington Northern Award for outstand­ Casey, Visual Resources Library, National Gennany; Carol Fresia, Yale Univ., Nether- Doug Henry. Study in West Germany: Barbara Drake Gallery. ing graduate teaching in spring 1987. •

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lannouncements

NEDCC Subsidized Preservation Surveys NEB Travel to Collections NEH Summer Seminars for College Culture and Society in Victorian Britain Camargo Foundation Fellowships Columbian Quincentenary Planning The Travel to Collections program of the Na­ Teachers The Yale Center for British Art (supported by The Foundation maintains a center in Cassis, Grants The Northeast Document Conservation Cen· tional Endowment for the Humanities pro­ The National Endowment for the Humanities a grant from NEH) will host a four-week France for the benefit of scholars and creative The 500th anniversary of Christopher Colum­ ter announces the continuation of its subsi· vides grants of $750 to assist American schol­ will offer in 1988 a number of Summer Semi­ institute, June 26-July 23, 1988. Resident artists who wish to pursue projects in French bus's first voyage to the New World will be dized surveys under a grant from the NEH ars' travel to research collections of libraries, nars for College Teachers that are ofparticu­ faculty: George P. Landow, Brown Univ.; studies. The Foundation offers, at no cost, a observed internationally in 1992. In honor of Libraries. Archives, museums, record reposi­ tories, and historical organizations in New archives, museums, or other repositories. Ap­ lar interest to teachers of art and art history. Linda H. Peterson, Yale Univ.: Frank M. dozen furnished apartments, a reference this occasion the NEH announces a special England, New York, and New Jersey with col­ plication deadlines are January 15 and July Professor Anna Balakian, of New York Uni­ Turner, Yale Univ.; Anthony Wohl, Vassar library, an artist's studio and a composer's competition for planning grants of up to 15. Information and application: Travel to versity, will conduct a seminar on "Dada/ College. The aim is to provide university studio. The normal term of residence is one $20,000 in Public Humanities Projects. Proj· lections of documents, books, photographs, or works of art on paper are invited to apply Collections Program, Div. of Fellowships & Surrealism Revisted," in close conjunction teachers in several humanistic disciplines with semester, early September to mid December ects should focus on the scholarly issues raised for a survey. The cost of a survey is $250 plus Seminars, Room 316, N.E.H., 1100 Pennsyl­ with Hofstra University's Weingrow Collec­ an opportunity to carry out a program of col­ or mid January to May 31st, precise dates by the Columbian Quincentenary. Public vania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20506. tion of Avant-Garde Art and Literature. laborative research within the context of being announced each year. Applicants may Humanities Projects offers support for sym­ travel expenses, and surveys are awarded (202) 786-0463. This seminar will explore the documents, Yale's unparalleled collections of the Victo­ include university and college faculty who posia, film series with colloquia, debates, competitively. Selections are_made periodic­ drawings, prints, collages, and pamphlets of rian period. Faculty and participants will intend to pursue special studies while on leave reading and discussion groups, and panel ex­ ally and applications are reconsidered on .a Dada and Surrealism to deepen participants' work together to develop interdisciplinary hibits that bring the humanities to the general regular basis. Contact Karen Motylewskt, Fellowship for Study in Holland from their institutions; graduate students understanding of these two explosive move­ units of undergrad instruction in Victorian public. Nonprofit organizations or institu­ Director ofField Services, NEDCC, 24 School The Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation whose academic residence and general exam­ studies. The Institute will be limited to tions - with resources in the humanities and St., Andover, MA 01810. (617) 470-1010. annually awards fellowships enabling stu­ ments. Larissa Bonfante, Professor of Classics ination requirements have been met and for at New York University, will lead a seminar at twenty-five participants, each of whom will the ability to reach general audiences - are dents to study an aspect of Dutch art from the whom a stay in France would be beneficial in the American Academy in Rome, Italy, enti­ receive a $2,500 stipend. Further informa­ eligible to apply. For information, guidelines, sixteenth through the eighteenth century in completing the dissertation; visual artists, tled "The Religious, Political, and Social tion: Duncan Robinson, Director YCBA, Box and application forms contact Public Hu­ Guide to Graduate Degree Program in Holland. Applicants must hold an M.A. in photographers, composers and writers with Significance of Roman Costume." Partici­ 2120 Yale Sta., New Haven, CT 06520. (203) manities Projects, Columbian Quincenten­ Architectural History the history of art and must be working specific projects to complete. Information: pants in this interdisciplinary seminar will 432-2822. Application deadline: 1 March. ary, Planning Grants, Division of General The Society of Architectural Historians Edu­ towards a Ph,D, Stipend $7,000, including CF, Box 669, Rockport, ME 04856. Applica· study statues, reliefs, paintings, terracotta Programs, Room 426, N.E.H., 1100 Pennsyl­ cation Committee is preparing an updated travel expenses, for six months. Recipients tion deadline: I March. and bronze works, and sarcophagi in order to vania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20506. guide. Schools or departments with a grad­ will be affiliated with the Mauritshuis. Send gain a greater understanding of the social and Application Deadline: 18 March 1988. uate program in architectural history who applications with description of project, The American Numismatic Society cultural history of ancient Rome. Professor 1988 Summer Institute in Italian Archival wish to be included, write Dora Wiebenson, academic background, and two letters of Fellowships John A. Brinkman of the University of Chi­ Sciences Chair, Education Committee, 103 Mac­ recommendation to the selection committee (1) Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship to edu­ cago will direct a seminar at the University's The Newberry Library Center for Renais­ Dougal St., New York, NY 10012. Any pro­ chair: E. Haverkamp- Begemann, Inst. of cate qualified students in museum practice Arts Therapy Expo Oriental Institute on the political and cul­ sance Studies announces its 1988 summer gram wishing to participate in a confidential Fine Arts, 1 East 78St., New York, NY 10021. and to train them in numismatics, as well as to The Pratt Creative Arts Therapy Annual tural history of the Assyrian and Babylonian institute, June 27-August 5, led by Armando review and evaluation of undergraduate and Deadline for 1988-89 year: 1 February. provide for curatorial assistance in the Gree~, Expo will be on Saturday, March 19, 1988. Petrucci, Institute of Paleography, Univ. of graduate architectural history programs Empires (745-539 B.C.). Among the semi­ Roman and Byzantine departments. Candl" Theme: Transitions and Transformations. Rome, who will provide intensive training in should submit a questionnaire request to the nar's topics will be the empires' epics and folk dates must have completed the BA or equiva­ Lectures, workshops, and movies will be pre· tales, architecture, and narrative and decor­ the reading, transcribing and editing of Ital­ SAH main office. Rockefeller Foundation Humanities lent. The stipend will vary with the term of sented. The Annual Creative Arts Spring In­ ative art. Finally, Professor W. T. Mitchell ian vernacular manuscripts (1300-1650) as Fellowships J. tenure, normally the academic year, but will stitute is also scheduled to take place March well as a thorough orientation in the organiza· A program of fellowships for writers and of the University of Chicago will explore not exceed $2,000. Deadline: I March. 14-19, featuring special workshops and tion of Italian archives, libraries and manu­ scholars in the humanities whose research fur­ "Verbal and Visual Representation" with (2) Graduate Fellowshtp, 1988-89, in sup­ courses. The 11 th Annual Pratt Summer Cre· NEH Media Catalog script collections. Full time faculty members thers understanding of contemporary social his seminar, examining the interaction of vis· port of a doctoral dissertation which employs' ative Arts Institute will take place June 26- Media Log, a comprehensive catalog that lists and librarians with instructional responsibil­ and cultural issues. For 1988-89 individuals ual and verbal modes of representation in numismatic evidence. Applicants may be July 19, in Lincoln, NH. Information: Leslie more than 500 NEH funded dramas and doc· various art forms and media, with an eye to ities employed in institutions of higher learn· can apply for resident fellowships at selected from the fields of classical studies, history, Abrams, Chair, Creative Arts Therapy Dept., umentaries over a 15 year period, provides how their interaction can articulate social ing in the U.S. are eligible to apply for sti­ institutions. Applications must be received by archaeology, art history, economic history, or 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205. summaries of each program or series, produc· conflicts. Applications are invited from pro­ pends up to $3,000 provided by the N.E.H. February 1. Information and application: related disciplines and must have attended (718) 636- 3428. tion information, program length, and major spective participants; twelve are selected to Faculty, research scholars and advanced Fellowships in the Humanities, RF, Arts & one of the Society's graduate seminars prior to cast members. Media Log lists all film, video attend each seminar. Participants in the graduate students at universities affiliated Humanities Div., 1133 Avenue of the Amer­ the time of application. The fellowship may and radio programs under one of the follow­ eight-week seminars receive a stipend of with either Newberry or the Folger Institute icas, New York, NY 10036. be held in addition to any other support the ing eight sections: U.S. history; archaeology are eligible to apply for special funds avail­ $3,500 to help cover travel, living, and applicant may receive. The stipend for 1988~ The Getty Center for Education in the and anthropology; folk traditions and local able from the Institute. The course will be research expenses; those in six-week seminars 89 is $3,500. Application deadline: 1 March. Arts DBAE Report history; world culture and history; history, conducted in Italian. Application form and Artists Interdisciplinary Project Grants receive $2,750. For information and applications for both "Discipline- Based Art Education: What theory and criticism of the arts; the human­ information: Center for Renaissance Studies, New Langton Arts grants for individual art­ fellowships: ANS, Broadway at 155th St., Forms Will It Take?" was the theme for the ities in literature; philosophy, religion and The Endowment also invites applications NL, 60 West Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610. ists and groups of artists working in interdis­ New York, NY 10032. Jan. 15-17, 1987 conference in Los Angeles. ethics and children's programs. Single copies from scholars in art and art history to direct (312) 943-9090. Deadline: 1 March. ciplinary and collaborative art forms. Artists seminars in the summer of 1989. As a unique DBAE integrates content and skills from four are available free of charge while supplies Walter Read Hovey Memorial Fund Award must live in Oregon, Washington, or North· teaching experience, the seminars offer dis­ disciplines which contribute to creating, last; multiple copies may be purchased from The Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation has ern California. For application, guidelines, tinguished scholars and teachers an oppor­ understanding, and appreciating art; art pro­ the U.S. Government Printing Office for been established to help advance the profes· and a list oflast year's recipients, send a SASE tunity to work with colleagues who share their Dante Study duction, art history, art criticism, and aes­ $9.50 each. Further information: NEH, Of· The Stanford Dante Institute (supported by sional career of graduate students in the field (legal-size): New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom intellectual concerns and who are anxious to thetics. The Center is disseminating 10,000 fice of Publications & Public Affairs, Room the NEH) will provide a program of intensive of the visual arts. It offers one graduate level St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Deadline: 6 pursue their study and writing despite heavy copies of the report at no charge. To receive 409,1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Wash­ study of the Dz'vine Comedy for non-specialist fellowship in art history or a related field. For the report write: GC, 1875 Century Park East, February. teaching or administrative loads. Proposed ington, DC 20506. college and university teachers. The partici· applications forms contact: The Pittsburgh Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067. topics should focus on enduring issues, semi­ pants will work in close collaboration with Foundation, 301 Fifth Ave. , Suite 1417, Pitts­ nal works, or current scholarship in art and United States Capitol Fellowships major scholars in the field of Dante studies burgh, PA 15222. (412) 391-5122. Applica· art history. Scholars wishing to discuss semi­ New Brunswick Craft School Workshops Applications are invited for the third year of during a six-week series of seminars, lectures, tion deadline: I March. nar ideas are welcome to call or write the staff The New Brunswick Craft School announces the U.S. Capitol Historical Society Fellowship and colloquia designed to enrich the teaching Overview of Endowment Programs of the Endowment. seventeen workshop presentations for 1987- designed to support research and publication of Dante. The institute will be held at Stan­ American Studies Association Publication The NEH's guide for those who 1) want to 88 by artists from Canada, Europe and the on the history of the art and architecture of Those interested in participating in, or in ford University, June 27-August 5,1988. Par­ know about NEH grant programs, 2) are Prize U.S. in eight media as well as the business end the U.S. Capitol and related buildings. Grad­ directing, a Summer Seminar can write for ticipants will receive a stipend of $3,000 Books published during calendar year 1987 in thinking of submitting an application, 3) of artists' concerns. For brochure and full uate students and scholars may apply for peri­ further information to N .E.H., Division of towards the cost of room, board and travel to American Studies for consideration for the need to know how to get through to the right details: NB Craft School, Box 6000, Freder­ ods of one month to one year for a stipend of Fellowships & Seminars, Room 316, 1100 and from Stanford. Information andapplica­ John Hope Franklin Publication Prize. For NEH office and 4) want information about ickton, NB, Canada E3B 5H1. (506) 453- $1,250 per month. Information: Barbara Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, tion: Stanford Dante Institute, Stanford Hu­ guidelines only: ASA, 309 College Hall, Uni­ NEH application deadline dates through July 2305. Wolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol, DC 20506. (202) 786-0463. The deadline for manities Center, Stanford, CA 94305-8630. versity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1988. For copy, write: NEH Overview, Room Washington, DC 20515. (202) 225-2700 or participants in 1988 seminars, and for direc· Or call: Rachel Jacoff, (617) 235-0320, ext. 19104-6303. (215) 898-5408. Deadline: 1 409, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washing­ Continued on p. 19, col. 1 1222. Deadline: 15 February. tors of 1989 seminars, is 1 March 1988. 2616. Deadline: I March. March 1988. ton, DC 20506. (202) 786-0438.

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/ museums, rwrtheast urn programs since 1962, is taking a year's ORGANIZATIONS Smithsonian Institution: Museum International Conference on Sculpture APARTMENT IN ROME, 3 rooms, near leave of absence to be a research scholar at the Workshop Series The Sculptors' Society of Ireland invite parti­ American Academy, furnished, sleeps two, Reggie Dyche, fonnerly Donovan's assistant, Univ. of California-Irvine. Judith O'Sul­ Marsha Semmel has been appointed assistant The Office of Museum Programs a new series cipants to an international sculpture confer­ rent 800,000 lire monthly, available from has assumed the position of manager of facil­ livan, deputy assistant director for museum director for museums and historical organiza­ of professional development workshops for in­ ence in Dublin August 29-31, 1988 as part of August 20 to December 20, 1988, and jan­ ities. Carol Malt (Ph.D. museum studies, programs since January 1984, has been ap­ tions at the National Endowment for the Hu­ dividuals employed in museums through Sep­ the Millennium Celebrations in Dublin City_ uary 15 to May 15, 1989. Contact Carolyn Univ. of Miami), was named director of the pointed acting assistant director. Richard manities. Semmel, who joined the NEH as a tember 1988. Workshops are open to employ­ This major conference will be the culmina­ Valone, Department of Art History, Trinity Albany Museum of Art. She comes from the Murray, director of the Smithsonian Institu­ program officer in 1984, will be in charge of ees of museums and related institutions and tion of a six-week sculpture symposium aided University, San Antonio, Texas 78284. Folk Art Center of the Americas in Miami, tion's Archives of American Art since 1983, reviewing all museum funding proposals are held at the Smithsonian. Letters must be by the city authorities. Major discussion ROMANESQUE ART AND THE MEDIE­ where she was administrator and curator. has resigned that position to pursue several within the endowment's division of general received at least eight weeks prior to the work­ topics will include sculpture and urban re­ VAL PILGRIMAGE ROUTES from south­ Susan Lubowsky has been appointed direc­ art history research projects at the Archives. programs. shop. Financial assistance is available under newal and assessment of the contribution of tor of the Whitney Museum of American Art Sir Lawrence Gowing assumed the chair of the Awards for Minority Museum Profes­ symposia to the development of modern ern France to Santiago de Compostela at Equitable Center. Karl Willers has been the reorganized curatorial department of The sionals Program. For full details: Office of sculpture. Further information: ICS, 44 directed by William Melczer, Professor of appointed director of the Whitney Museum Phillips Collection on September 8, 1987. Museum Programs, Arts & Industries Bldg. Northumberland Road, Dublin4, Ireland .• Comparative Literature, Syracuse University of American Art Downtown Branch at Fed­ Gowing spent the 1986-87 academic year in Rome: Joseph Connors (Ph,D., Harvard), Room 2235, Smithsonian Institution, Wash­ (May 26-June 10), 3 undergraduate, grad­ eral Reserve Plaza, Lubowsky joined the staff Washington as Kress Professor at the Nation­ professor of art history at Columbia Univ., ington, DC 20560. • uate credits; mature learners welcome. This of the museum in 1982 as the first director of al Gallery of Art. Gowing was previously has been appointed the twentieth director of traveling seminar retraces the artistic and cul­ the Philip Morris branch; she is an adjunct keeper of the British Collection and deputy the American Academy in Rome. He will tural history of Medieval Europe's most associate professor in the School of Contin­ director of the Tate Gallery, professor of fine serve a three-year term as the academy's important pilgrimage road from Arles in uing Education at N.Y.V. and was fonnerly arts at Leeds Univ., Slade Professor of Fine director and principal spokesman of its Rome southeastern France to Santiago de Compo­ assistant director of the Queens Museum. She Arts, University College, London, and ad­ facility. Connors will succeed James Mel­ stela near the Atlantic shore of northwestern replaces Kathleen Monaghan, director of junct professor at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. chert who has directed the academy since news from art journal Spain. A bus provides transportation along the Equitable Center branch since 1985, who 1984. Following the end of his term, Melchert the 2500 kilometer route with stops at the six­ teen major artistic historical sites and monu­ will continue her association with the muse­ will return to the U.S. to resume his post as Art Journal: Artists' Writings function as a vital clearinghouse, bridging the ments to be studied. At particularly scenic, as um as guest curator. Willers will be responsi­ professor of art at the Dniv. of California, The Editorial Board of Art journal is pleased distances among art historians, critics, and well as artistically meaningful points of the ble for the development of operations and Berkeley, and to continue his work as a sculp­ to announce the appointment of Judith Rus­ contemporary artists. route, participants may make the last few programs at the Whitney Downtown Branch tor. si Kirshner as Editor of a new section of the "Acknowledging the crucial voice that art­ at Federal Reserve Plaza, a new facility which journal to be called Artists' Writings. Kirsh­ ists have found in the history of modernism, kilometers of the road on foot. A complete English translation of the Guide of the Pt'l­ is scheduled to open at 33 Maiden Lane. Jose­ ner, Associate professor of Art History, Artists' Writings might initiate another nar­ grim prepared by the director of the pro­ phineGear(Ph.D., I.F.A., N.Y.U.)hasbeen Theory, and Criticism in the School of the Art rative of aesthetic attitudes, thoughts, and gram, serves as the daily primary text to the appointed director of the Whitney Museum Canada: Shirley L. Tomson (Ph.D., Mc­ Institute of Chicago, writes: "For each issue, feelings. It will serve as an active arena where participants as they proceed towards Santiago of American Art at Philip Morris. Gear is Gill Univ.) became the eighth director of the artists will be invited to comment on their own artists texts will be read and appreciated for information de Compostela. For further information con­ responsible for operations, exhibitions and National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on work, document concepts, events, and pro­ both their intrinsic and documentary value. tact Syracuse University, Division of Interna­ educational and performance programs at September 21, 1987. She has recently worked grams, summarize philosophies, offer opi­ An information resource and critical forum, tional Programs Abroad, 119 Euclid Avenue, the facility which opened in 1983. Thomas for UNESCO and was director of the McCord For a catalogue and exhibition about the nions and criticism, clarify and define posi­ Artists' Writings should also articulate a Symcme, NY 13244-4170, Tel (315) 423- M. Messer, director of the Solomon R. Gug­ Museum of Canadian History at McGill American artists who participated in the tions, review the past, predict the future, and vivid record that parallels contemporary art­ 3471. genheim Foundation and of its two museums Univ., Montreal. In May 1988, the National 1889 World's Fair in Paris. information is explore new ideas and directions. This section making." in New York and Venice, has announced his Gallery will move into its new home designed sought on the whereabouts of paintings exhi­ should provide an important verbal context Historically valuable catalogue 1977 exhibi­ intention to retire by July 1, 1988, after twen­ by world renowned architect Moshe Safdie, bited in the Fine Arts Section of this Exposi­ for the production of visual art. Art Journal issue on 19th-century France tion "Then and Now" of N.Y. WPA ART­ ty-seven years of service. He has directed after 108 years of temporary quarters. tion Universelle. Annette Blaugrund, Guest "In addition to sharing insights into proce­ For a special issue of Art journal on art insti­ ISTS at the Parsons School, N.Y. 103 pages. the museum since 1961 and the Peggy Gug­ Curator, The Pennsylvania Academy of the dures and aesthetic conceptualization, Writ­ tutions of nineteenth- century France, please Biographies, comments, 2 reproductions (of genheim Collection since 1980. Cheryl Mc­ Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, Phila­ ings will chart the development of current send abstracts, proposals or articles by 1 April early and later period) by each of 200 exhib­ Clenney-Brooker will assume the new posi­ delphia, PA 19102. ideas, encourage discussion and stimulate ex­ 1988 to Patricia Mainardi, Guest Editor, c/o iting artists. Includes Milton Avery, Ilya BoI­ tion of vice president for external affairs at change. Not confined to either aesthetic or Art Department, Brooklyn College, City Uni­ otowsky, Stuart Davis, Philip Evergood, the Philadelphia Museum of Art beginning Feminist art historian researching women theoretical investigations, this forum will also versity of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Chaim Gross, Lee Krasner, Louis Lozowick, October 15, 1987. She has served as assistant artists' groups and galleries seekB informa­ accommodate pieces that address politics, re­ Articles should focus on subjects such as the Alice Neel. Essays by Greta Berman, Emily director for the program since February 1, tion on history of and existence of any such gionalism, and institutional issues of signif­ Government art administration, Government Genauer, Audrey McMahon, Nonnan Barr. 1983. In her new role, McClenney- Brooker organizations in the U.S. from 1970s to the icance to artists working throughout the patronage, the exhibition system (Salons, Catalogue $15.00: mailing, handling $2.00; will act as liaison with the city of Philadel­ present. judith Beckman, Dept. of Art His­ United States in areas that lie outside the pub­ Universal Expositions, artists' societies, com­ total $17.00. Make checks payable to N.Y. phia, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, tory, Ohio State University, 100Hayes, 108N. lishing and gallery capitals. The section will petitions) art education, academies of art, WPAArtists Corp. Send to M.A. Cohn, Sec'y, and with various federal agencies. Anne Oval, Columbus, OH 43210. also promote dialogues that cross boundaries and architecture, museums, art periodicals, 311 W. 24 St., apt. 14B, N,Y,C, 10011. Schuster has been appointed director of The from one medium to another, with contribu­ or individuals who directed any of the above Print Club in Philadelphia. She was previous­ tions from photographers, painters, sculp­ The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cor­ institutions. The focus of the issue is to ex­ GIANBETTINO CIGNAROLI (1706- ly assistant to the director of the Philadelphia nell University, seeks paintings by Daniel tors, printmakers, performers, and video art­ plore not works of art per se but the institu­ 1770). The Kress sponsored Ambrosiana Museum of Art. William S. Ayres (Ph.D. ists. Ridgway Knight and Louis Aston Knight, tions that produced, supported, interpreted, drawings project is cataloging the 400 draw­ candidate, Univ. of Delaware) resigned as or other archival materials concerning their The fonnat for this section will be variable and disseminated them. ings by Cignaroli in the Ambrosiana, Milan. director of development at Winterthur Muse­ lives, in preparation for an exhibition sche­ and flexible. For example, one issue of Art­ Interested persons are encouraged to contact um and Gardens effective October 31. Ayres duled for May 1989. Pamela Beecher, Her­ ists' Writings might be devoted to a "round­ Proposals for Future Issues of Art Journal Robert R. Coleman, Medieval Institute, has been named director of Fraunces Tavern bert F. johnson Museum of Art, Cornell table discussion" on a particular topic such as Invited Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Museum in N.Y.C. Christina Orr-Cahall Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853-4001. Telephone: public sculpture or funding policies. Others, The Editorial Board of Art journal welcomes 46556, (219) 239-6603. (Ph.D., Yale) was appointed director and (607) 255-6464. more analytical and exploratory, might proposals for topics of future issues. Topics chief executive officer of the Corcoran Gal­ examine visual and textual representation should be of contemporary interest and ad­ The following, our NEW CATALOGUES, lery and School of Art. She is chief curator of For a book and catalogue raisonne on the from an interdisciplinary point of view. Still dressed to aesthetic, critical, theoretical, or will be sent, FREE, upon request. No. 12: art and director" art division, of the Oakland American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder another section might be devoted to poetry, methodological concerns. Prospective Guest Classical Studies: Greek & Roman Cultures Museum in California, a position she has held (1847-1917), co-authored by Lloyd Good­ fiction, or artists' journals or survey state­ Editors should submit a detailed proposal to (inclusive of art): No. 14: American Art: No. since 1981. She will assume her post at the rich and William Innes Horner, information ments from Hispanic artists working in the the Managing Editor, Art journal, College 15: European Art: 19th & 20th Centuries. Corcoran in February 1988. Barbara Shissler is sought from anyone with paintings, letters, United States. Although arguments and even Art Association, 275 Seventh Avenue, New Please specify and write to: Dr. Y. Mashiah, Nosanow, who joined the National Museum photographs or other pertinent information. controversy are encouraged, this cannot be a York, NY 10001, for consideration by the Edi­ P.O. Box 20063, Cherokee Station, New of American Art in 1979 as curator of educa­ Shirley L. Tomson W.1. Homer, Dept. of Art History, University space for complaints or grievances; the expec­ torial Board, which meets three times a year­ Yo,k, NY 10028-9991. Phone: (212) 879- tion and has been assistant director for muse- Photo: Lynn Ball of Delaware , Newark, DE 19716. • tation is rather that Artists' Writings will Fall, Winter, Spring. • ~7. •

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The CAA newsletter wz1l accept classtf£eds of HUMANISM AND THE ARTS IN RENAIS­ Select photo archive of WESTERN ARCHI­ a professional or semt'-professional nature SANCE ITALY: A Traveling Seminar TECTURE (principally but not exclusively (sale oj h'braries, summer rental or exchange directed by William Melczer, Professor of Italian). Images available as slides, archivally of homes, etc.). The charge is JOt per word, Comparative Literature, Syracuse University treated prints for study collections, or repro­ minimum charge 110.00, advance payment (June 17-July 21), 6 credits, undergraduate/ duction prints. For further information, con­ required. Make checks payable to CAA. graduate; mature learners welcome. Renais­ tact Ralph Lieberman, 1015 State Road, sance Italy is the uncompromising stage for North Adams, MA 01247. SOURCE: NOTES IN THE HISTORY OF this intensive interdisciplinary traveling semi­ ART welcomes short articles (2,000 words or nar offered for the twelfth consecutive year. Continued on p. 19, col. :3 less) on all aspects of art history and archae­ All lectures are delivered in situ at artistic and ology. Illustrations are limited to three per historical sites, monuments, galleries, muse­ article. ]n advocating the virtues of brevity, ums, cathedrals, and cloisters. The group has Source encourages precision of thought and been granted access to major museums and execution. Two copies of each manuscript, galleries, including the Vatican Museum at accompanied by a stamped, self- addressed times normally closed to visitors. About one­ envelope, should be sent to the Editor, Laurie third of the program is taken up by field trips Schneider, at 63 East 93rd Street, New York, in and around historic Florence, and about NY 10128. For style sheet, see Volume IV. two-thirds, by travel to Pisa, Siena, Perugia, No.4 (Summer 1985 issue) or write to the Assisi, San Sepolcro, Urbina, Ravenna, Editor. Padova, Vicenza, Naples, Pompeii, Venice (three days), and Rome (five days). For fur­ ROBERT BEVERLY HALE-Now, on ther information, contact Syracuse Univer­ videotape, Hale's famous series of 10 original sity, Division of International Programs demonstration lectures on Artistic Anatomy Abroad, 119 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, NY and Figure Drawing given by him at the Art 13244-4170, 'I'eI (315) 423-3471. Students League, NY (in 1976). Fourteen hours of instruction. VHS, Beta, call/write: Jo-An Pictures Ltd., P.O. Box 6020, NY, NY 10022. (212) 532-5003. PUBLIC ART COMPETITION. Cae Col­ lege Campus. $30,000. Phase I (Artist DISCOUNT EXHIBITION ANNOUNCE­ resume, 10 slides) due: February 1,1988. For MENTS. Full color separation, coated stock. prospectus contact: John Beckelman, Coe 2-4 week delivery. IMAGES FOR ARTISTS, College, Art Department, Cedar Rapids, IA 308 E. 8th, Cincinnati, OH 45202. 52402.(319)399-8564,399-8486.

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Material for inclusion in the Spring 1988 issue should be sent to CAA Newsletter, 275 Seventh Avenue, N.Y.C, 10001. Deadline: 1 March. PLACEMENT REVIEW 1986-87: PAGE 8