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SPRING 2020 / AHNCA Newsletter 1

spring 2020 Volume 27, No. 1

It’s hard to fathom the horrific violence of George

Floyd’s murder, or the killings of Breonna Taylor,

Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others. Today, we are

all confronted with the legacy of some of the oldest

problems the United States has never resolved – problems

around race, inequality, and police brutality – and we

affirm our commitment to a society that respects the

dignity of all people. We are deeply saddened by recent

events, which challenge some of our most basic values, and

we feel compassion for those who suffer at the hands of

racist and unequal treatment.

Black Lives Matter, and the Association of Historians

of Nineteenth-Century Art stands in solidarity with those

calling for justice for George Floyd and an end to police

brutality. AHNCA’s social media team participated in

#BlackOutTuesday (June 2, 2020) and is staying on top of

other initiatives yet to come.

In times of political and social unrest, art helps us process

a seemingly senseless world. Whether it’s Edmonia Lewis’s

sculpture, Forever Free, Henry Ossawa Tanner’s moving and

spiritual paintings, or Aaron Douglas’s powerful murals

for the Works Progress Administration, art has found

ways throughout history to turn horror and pain into

positive action. As a community, AHNCA encourages all

persons to look deeply within themselves to bring forth

creative expression that counteracts injustice, violence, and

oppression wherever they see it. This is our call to action.

We plan to use this crisis as an occasion to renew our

commitment to diversify the field of nineteenth-century art

history. As our colleagues at the Association of Historians

of American Art have noted, this is more than a question of

scholarship. It’s about the structural realities of our field.

How do we bring new voices into the discipline, and support

those who continue to be marginalized?

Here are several resources that are useful in this effort:

• Association for Critical Race Art History (ACRAH)

• LaTanya Autry’s Social Justice and Museums

Resource List

• ArtMuseumTeaching’s Museums Are Not Neutral

• National Museum of African American History &

Culture’s Talking About Race

As we pursue this important work, we will continue to

take solace in the extraordinary people who make up our

field. It is all of you who give us hope that as a society we can

and will do better.

The Board of the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-

Century Art

In SolidarityNEWSLETTER

IN THIS ISSUE: p.1 / Message of Solidarityp.2 / AHNCA on Social Mediap.2 / Current Issue of Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide p.3 / Greetings from the President p.4 / AHNCA at CAAp.4 / Symposia, To Apply & To Attendp.5 / Grants, Fellowships, Prizes, & Awardsp.13 / US Exhibitions p.15 / International Exhibitionsp.17 / New Booksp.19 / Membership Formp.19 / AHNCA Officers and Donors

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ArticlesArtist-Dealer Agreements and the Nineteenth-Century Art Market: The Case of Gustave Coûteauxby Jan Dirk Baetens

Putting Cultural Customs on the ‘Line’: Félix Régamey, Japonisme, and National Art Educationby Shana Cooperstein

Transience and Timelessness: The Origins and Afterlife of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s Portrait of Robert Louis Stevensonby Linda J. Docherty

New DiscoveriesJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, attr., Seated Male Nude Seen from the Rear, first decade nineteenth century (?)by Philippe Cinquini

Book ReviewsBeyond Chinoiserie: Artistic Exchange Between China and the West During the Late Qing Dynasty (1796–1911) edited by Petra ten-Doesschate Chu and Jennifer MilamReviewed by Vanessa Alayrac-Fielding

Expanding Nationalisms at World’s Fairs: Identity, Diversity, and Exchange, 1851–1915edited by David Raizman and Ethan RobeyReviewed by Emily C. Burns

Germany and the Ottoman Railways: Art, Empire, and Infrastructure by Peter H. ChristensenReviewed by Ashley Dimmig

The Final Spectacle: Military Painting Under the Second Empire, 1855–1867 by Julia ThomaReviewed by Katie Hornstein

Graphic Culture: Illustration and Artistic Enterprise in Paris, 1830–1848 by Jillian LernerReviewed by Patricia Mainardi

Gauguin by June Hargrove Reviewed by Belinda Thomson

Jules Michelet: Writing Art and History in Nineteenth-Century Franceby Michèle HannooshReviewed by Beth S. Wright Exhibition ReviewsPre-Raphaelite SistersReviewed by Mariëlle Ekkelenkamp

Toulouse-Lautrec: Resolutely ModernReviewed by Lauren Jimerson

Manet and Modern Beauty Reviewed by Tyler E. Ostergaard

Ilya Repin: The 175th Anniversary of the Artist’s BirthReviewed by Andrey Shabanov

Table of ContentsNineteenth-Century Art Worldwide Volume 19, Issue 1 – Spring 2020

The Newsletter of the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art

(AHNCA) is published in the Fall and Spring. The submission deadline for

the fall issue is September 1. Submissions may be sent to Newsletter Editor

Kimberly Musial Datchuk.

NEWSLETTER EDITORKimberly Musial Datchuk ([email protected])

DEPARTMENT EDITORSGrants, Fellowships, Prizes & Awards:

Leanne Zalewski ([email protected])

International Exhibitions:

Mia Laufer ([email protected])

Symposia (To Apply and To Attend):

Christa DiMarco ([email protected])

New Books:

Corrinne Chong ([email protected])

US Exhibitions:

Olivia Dudnik ([email protected])

ADVERTISING RATESFull page: $300; half-page: $150 (horizontal); quarter page: $100

Reduced rates are available for insertions in two issues: full page: $400;

half-page: $225; and quarter page: $150

About This Issue

In August 2019, M. Franny Za-

wadzki, Kaylee Alexander, and

Theresa Cunningham reignited

AHNCA’s social media presence.

The team refreshed the orga-

nization’s Facebook page and

started Twitter and Instagram

accounts. Posting on average

once a week, the team has grown

an engaged audience. In this interview with Kimberly Musial Datchuk,

AHNCA Newsletter editor, recorded on June 5, 2020, they discuss their

goals, achievements, and new initiatives on social media.

The social media team is ea-

ger to collaborate with AHNCA

members. If you have ideas for

future posts or would like to get

more involved, please contact

the social media team.

AHNCA on Social Media

Watch the interview:

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Wherever you are during this extraordinary, unprecedented springtime,

my fellow Board members and I hope that you are safe and healthy. The

pandemic and the protests will define our era, and we are certain that

members of AHNCA will be active participants in the important work that

lies ahead.

Today I simply want to thank our colleagues who have created this

Spring 2020 newsletter, guided by editor Kimberly Musial Datchuk. This

has been an especially difficult issue to assemble because so many programs

have been delayed or canceled, but Kim and her team have persevered.

Looking back to the CAA conference in Chicago this past February—

which feels like a very long time ago—I am glad to report on what hap-

pened there. Many thanks to all of the AHNCA members who participated

in our activities.

• Almost 20 AHNCA members gathered for an adventure at the Art

Institute of Chicago on Wednesday, February 12. The Institute is

justly famous for its Impressionist paintings, yet the public seldom

sees its important Impressionist pastels due to their sensitivity to

light. On view in Gallery 242 was the installation The Impression-

ist Pastel, which featured a dozen superb works by Mary Cassatt,

Edgar Degas, Eva Gonzalès, and Berthe Morisot. The museum’s

Rothman Family Curator of Prints and Drawings (and our fellow

AHNCA member), Jay A. Clarke, kindly agreed to tell us about the

focused display she had organized. Our conversation involved

close looking at these pastels and an opportunity to consider them

from various perspectives, including technique and provenance.

For details on The Impressionist Pastel, please visit https://www.

artic.edu/exhibitions/9400/the-impressionist-pastel.

• AHNCA’s annual business meeting occurred on Thursday, Febru-

ary 13 in the Hilton Chicago. I am delighted to confirm that — after

tabulating the electronic votes cast by members before February 13,

and after counting all votes cast in the room – we elected these new

Board members:

Treasurer (succeeding Andrew Eschelbacher)

Nicole Georgopulos recently defended her dissertation, “Reflecting the

Real: The Mirror in Nineteenth-Century French Art,” which examines

representations of mirrors and reflections in the age of Realism. Her PhD

in Art History and Criticism is from Stony Brook University, where she

also wrote a master’s thesis on the late landscapes of Gustave Courbet and

their intersection with early evolutionary biology. In June 2020 Nikki will

begin a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Gallery of Art’s Center for

Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts.

At-Large Board Member (succeeding Marilyn Brown)

Asiel Sepúlveda is a doctoral candidate in the Rhetorics of Art, Space and

Culture: Ph.D. Program in Art History at Southern Methodist University.

Sepúlveda’s research examines the circulation, perception and use of print-

ed images in the nineteenth-century Caribbean and the Atlantic World.

His scholarship on tobacco and public life in Havana (“Humor and Social

Hygiene in Havana’s Nineteenth-Century Cigarette Marquillas”) was

awarded the Dahesh Museum of Art Prize Best Paper at the 12th Annual

Graduate Student Symposium in Nineteenth-Century Art (2015) and led to

its publication in Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide (2015).

At-Large Board Member (succeeding James Housefield)

Kaylee P. Alexander is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the department of

Art, Art History and Visual Studies at Duke University, where she is also

a research assistant for the Duke Art, Law & Markets Initiative (DALMI).

Kaylee has been a student member of AHNCA since 2015, and, since 2019,

a founding member of AHNCA’s Digital Working Group, which seeks to

increase the association’s social media engagement and emerging scholar

outreach.

The Board welcomes these three new members and salutes the years of

devoted service provided by Treasurer Andrew Eschelbacher and At-Large

Members Marilyn Brown, and James Housefield. Andrew deserves extra

praise for guiding AHNCA through several fiscal enhancements that have

made its operations more efficient and secure.

• AHNCA’s official session (“The Form of the Sketch/The Sketch in

All Its Forms”) occurred on Thursday, February 13. Many thanks to

our fellow member Nancy Locke (The Pennsylvania State Universi-

ty) for organizing and chairing such a well-attended program.

Looking ahead to the next CAA conference in New York in February

2021, I am delighted to report that AHNCA’s session will be chaired by

members Daniella Berman (Institute of Fine Arts, New York University)

and Jennifer W. Olmsted (Wayne State University). Their session’s title is

“Producing Landscape Across the Global Nineteenth Century.”

One of the many heartbreaks related to this pandemic was the post-

ponement of the annual graduate student symposium that has made such

a difference in the careers of many emerging colleagues. Co-sponsored

with the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York, the 17th edition was meant

to occur on March 22, 2020. AHNCA Program Chair Patricia Mainardi and

the jury had selected a marvelous line-up of speakers, whose names can be

seen at http://ahnca.org/index.php/symposia. Rest assured we are plan-

ning to reschedule this event, hopefully for autumn 2020, and will spread

the word far and wide once that date has been set.

Finally, I want to thank Secretary Franny Zawadzki, whose efforts in

the arena of digital communications are highlighted on page 1 here. AHN-

CA is stronger and smarter due to the efforts of everyone involved in the

initiative she describes. Thank you all!

Until we meet again, all good wishes and many thanks as ever for your

membership in AHNCA.

Peter Trippi

President

Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art (AHNCA)

[email protected]

Greetings from the President

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TO APPLY Romantic Generations, The Romantic Studies Association of Australia, La Trobe University Melbourne, June 30–July 2, 2021.Deadline: January 6, 2021

RSAA’s 2021 conference features two plenary speakers: Nikki Hessell,

Victoria University of Wellington, and Tobias Menely, University of

California, Davis.

The Romantic Studies Association of Australasia invites proposals

for papers and panels on the theme of “Romantic Generations.” The

2021 conference provides an opportunity to revisit the generations of

the Romantics, and to ask what they generated. It is also an opportunity

to consider the present and future of Romanticism as a critical field of

historicist study. What can Romanticism generate today? What will future

generations make of it?

They intend the theme of our conference to be generative in the widest

possible sense, and invite proposals that might address, but are no means

limited to:

• first-, second-, third-, nth-generation Romanticisms

• Boomer Romanticism, Gen X Romanticism, Millennial Romanticism

• periodization, history and biology

• Romantic successions and obsolescences

• Romantic inheritances and legacies

• degeneracy and degeneration

• sexual and intellectual reproduction

• life and vitalism

• self-creation, autogenesis and epigenesis

• genders, sexualities and genres

• literature, electricity and power

• aesthetic, political and social transitions to modernity

• structural changes in the experience of collective life.

For individual 15- to 20-minute papers, please send a 250-word abstract

and a 100-word biography. For complete panels of 3-4 papers, please provide

1) the name, affiliation and email address of the panel organizer; 2) the panel

title and brief rationale; and 3) abstracts and biographies for all panelists.

Please send all proposals to [email protected] by January 6, 2021.

Victorian Society of America Summer Schools in Newport, Chicago, and LondonDeadline: TBA

Study architecture, art, landscape and preservation at one of the VSA’s

internationally-acclaimed Summer Schools in Newport, Chicago and

London. Enjoy lectures by leading scholars, private tours of historic

sites, engaging social experiences, and opportunities to get behind the

scenes at museums and galleries. Open to graduate students, academics,

architects, and the public.

The Summer Schools are academically rigorous and physically

demanding. A typical day includes lectures and tours by leading

scholars, considerable walking, periods of standing and engaging social

experiences. These intensive programs are action-packed with little free

time. Tuition costs include expert instruction, shared accommodation,

some meals, tours, and admissions. Competitive scholarships are

available for all three programs.

Symposia, To Apply & To AttendDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, many conferences have been canceled or postponed. Please check websites for new developments.

AHNCA at CAA 2020

At the Art Institute of Chicago in February, AHNCA members attend-

ing CAA joined Jay A. Clarke, Rothman Family Curator of Prints and

Drawings (seen here at the center in blue), for a close look at her tem-

porary installation dedicated to Impressionist pastel drawings. This

exhibition featured works from the museum’s permanent collection

by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Eva Gonzalès, and Berthe Morisot.

AHNCA thanks Jay for her collegiality and the lively conversation the

attendees enjoyed with her.

Emerging Scholars Coffee BreakOn Thursday, February 13, 2020 the Association of Historians of

Nineteenth-Century Art hosted an informal coffee break for emerging

scholars before the AHNCA Business Meeting at 12:30pm. The coffee

break took place at Herb N’ Kitchen in the Chicago Hilton. Theresa

Cunningham and Hyoungee Kong organized and ran the event.

The successful event welcomed about 45 attendees, many of whom

had never heard of AHNCA before the meeting. Participants enjoyed

networking with colleagues and made valuable new professional

connections. After CAA, AHNCA experienced a bump in membership,

especially in the graduate student category. AHNCA looks forward to

expanding the event and finding new ways to support graduate stu-

dents and emerging professionals next year at CAA.

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TO ATTEND Thinking in the Box: The Benefits of Artistic Tradition in the Nineteenth Century, European Society of Nineteenth-Century Art, Netherlands Institute for Art, The Hague, November 19–20, 2020.

The conference will feature a keynote by Liz Prettejohn, University of York.

Tradition is art history’s eternal Other: it is that which must be

overcome, resisted, thrown off or, if a compromise must be made, creatively

appropriated. The history of the art of the nineteenth century, that “great”

age of innovation, progress and revolution, is more than any other rooted

in anti-traditionalist sentiment, steeped in a rhetoric that privileges

innovation and bound to narrative structures geared against artistic

tradition. This rejection of artistic tradition may be due to its use in fascist

and totalitarian ideologies, but is also the result of a structuralist approach

within the discipline of art history that continuously opposes new and

old (with “old” always being the marked term). True art, it seems, must

be the creation of something out of nothing—a belief stemming from the

early-nineteenth-century romantic philosophy of art and, later, a major

tenet of modernist criticism. The result has been that art historians are

rarely able to think around the categories of tradition and innovation and

nearly always address tradition solely as a problem. Seldom is the richness

of artistic tradition itself explored.

This conference considers artistic tradition not as the nemesis of creation

but in its own right. It aims to examine the potential artistic, commercial

and even political benefits of thinking in the box—of continuing artistic

tradition(s), working within them or reverting to them during the (long)

nineteenth century. What could tradition yield for artists and the way

they understood their art that innovation could not? What could it do for

audiences and what they might have sought in artworks? What could it

achieve for patrons, with their various social, political and aesthetic agendas?

Embodied Spectatorship and Performance in Theater and Visual Culture, 1780-1914, Theatre & Visual Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century, University of Exeter, England, December 14–16, 2020. Provisional dates; postponed from June 2020 due to COVID-19.

Throughout the long nineteenth-century the ways in which spectators

observed the world in which they lived and entertainments on offer changed

radically. New modes of viewing were facilitated by developments in

new technologies and innovations that emerged in this period: a range of

optical toys were produced, while developments in painting techniques

contributed to new spectacular entertainments such as panoramas and

dioramas, and new printing methods facilitated the circulation of images

to a wider audience. These changes created an opportunity for significant

developments in theatrical performance. Images and motifs were frequently

realized or remediated across different media, including the theatre,

providing multivalent experiences for their audiences.

Accompanying this conference as part of the broader project are

exhibitions at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum and University of Bristol

Theatre Collection, which draw on their unique collections. We will offer

delegates opportunities to visit both exhibitions and meet with curators of

the collections to discuss the research resources and holdings.

Power, The 46th Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium, Georgetown University and The George Washington University, Washington, DC, POSTPONED until 2021.

The 2021 NCFS Colloquium explores the theme of power in its myriad

incarnations. Our modern conceptions of power are in many ways

rooted in the tumultuous events of the nineteenth century, the site

of numerous articulations of this idea, whether political or cultural,

commercial or industrial, colonial or metropolitan.

Writers, artists, musicians, and philosophers grappled with these

events in works that resonate to this day. Washington DC bears the

imprint of French influence. The capital of the country that gained its

independence with the help of the Marquis de Lafayette and a city that

owes much of its architecture and urban landscape to Pierre L’Enfant, DC

naturally lends itself to reflections on power in nineteenth-century France.

symposia & conferences

Grants, Fellowships, Prizes & AwardsPlease check websites to verify deadlines and application procedures as the information may have changed.

FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS FOR PRE- AND POST-DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

Scholars who are no more than three years beyond receipt of the doctorate are

invited to apply for the Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship, a year-long res-

idential fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society. The purpose of the

post-dissertation fellowship is to provide the recipient with time and resources

to extend research and/or to revise the dissertation for publication. Any topic

relevant to the Society’s library collections and programmatic scope, and com-

ing from any field or disciplinary background, is eligible. AAS collections focus

on all aspects of American history, literature, and culture from contact through

1876, and they provide rich source material for projects across the spectrum

of early American studies. The Society welcomes applications from those who

have advance book contracts, as well as those who have not yet contacted a

publisher. The twelve-month stipend for this fellowship is $35,000.

Deadline: October 15

Contact: Cheryl McRell, [email protected]

The Amon Carter Museum seeks applications for the Davidson Family

Fellowship. Established in 1996, the fellowship provides support for scholars

working toward the PhD or at the postdoctoral level to research topics in the

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history of American art and culture that relate to objects in the museum’s

permanent collections. The museum collections cover the period between

1835 to 1950 in painting, sculpture, drawings and prints, photography from its

beginnings to the present, and rare books. Proposals from qualified individuals

in related disciplines are also welcome. The stipend rate is $3,000 per month.

The fellowship may range from a minimum one-month to a maximum

four-month period of full-time research at the museum. Housing and travel

expenses are to be managed by the fellow, although the museum is available for

assistance in locating accommodations.

Deadline: August 1

Contact: Samuel Duncan, [email protected]

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) offers an ex-

tensive program of fellowships at all levels and disciplines. Application for a

predoctoral fellowship may be made only through nomination by the chair

of a graduate department of art history or other appropriate department. To

be eligible, the nominee must have completed all departmental require-

ments, including course work, residency, and general and preliminary

examinations, before November 15. Certification in two languages other

than English is required. Candidates must be either United States citizens or

enrolled in a university in the United States. The stipend for all predoctoral

fellowships is $30,000 per year

Deadline: November 15

Contact: [email protected]

The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the

Hagley Museum and Library offers the Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation

Fellowship (four months, $6,500 with free housing and office). It invites appli-

cations from PhD candidates whose research on important historical questions

would benefit from use of Hagley’s research collections. Applications should

demonstrate superior intellectual quality, present a persuasive methodology

for the project, and show that there are significant research materials at Hagley

pertinent to the dissertation. Use of Hagley’s collections may take place prior

to application for the dissertation fellowship. Potential applicants are strongly

encouraged to consult with Hagley staff prior to submitting their dossier.


Contact: Dr. Roger Horowitz, [email protected]

The Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities will appoint

a number of postdoctoral fellows in the humanities. The $63,500 stipend

is awarded half for independent research and half for teaching in the under-

graduate general education program. Fellows also receive a $7,000 stipend for

research. To qualify, applicants must have received the PhD between January 1,

2019 and July 1, 2021.

Deadline: TBA (likely October)

Contact: Kay Zhang, program manager, [email protected]

The Decorative Arts Trust Summer Research Grants of the Trust’s Emerging

Scholars Program provides support for graduate students working on a mas-

ter’s thesis or PhD dissertation in a field related to the decorative arts.

Deadline: April 30

Contact: Christian Roden, [email protected] or (610) 627-4970

The German Center for Art History in Paris offers approximately six fellow-

ships a year for students (any nationality) to pursue their research in the arts

and the humanities of Germany and France in the context of a pre-determined

theme. Recipients are expected to be in residence for the duration of the fellow-

ship and to participate in the activities of the Center.

Deadlines: Jahresstipendiem – April 15; Forschungsstipendien – January

15, May 15, and September 15; Paris x Rome Fellowship – July 18

Contact: Dr. Julia Drost, [email protected] or +33 (0) 1 42 60 67 97

The German Historical Institute awards short-term fellowships of one to six

months to German and American doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars

in the fields of German history. These fellowships are also available to German

doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars/Habilitanden in the field of Ameri-

can history. For postdoctoral applications, the GHI will give priority to post-doc

projects that are designed for the “second book.” Research projects must draw

upon source materials located in the United States. The monthly stipend is

€2,000 for doctoral students and €3,400 for postdoctoral scholars.Deadlines: April 1 and October 1

Contact: Bryan Hart, [email protected]

The Getty Grant Program offers residential grants to scholars at the pre-doc

and post-doc levels through its theme-year scholar programs and library

research grants. Graduate internships are also available.

Deadline: TBA (October)

Contact: [email protected] or (310) 440-7374

Henry Moore Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships will support

a small number of two-year post-doctoral researchers in the field of sculpture

studies at a British university. Managed by the Henry Moore Institute, these

fellowships assist scholars who have recently completed doctoral studies to pre-

pare a substantial publication or similar research output. The foundation will

award a grant of up to £21,000 per annum towards the fellowship. Applicants

must have an affiliation with a university department who will act as the host

to the fellow. Fellows will be expected to present the development of their work

every six months to the Henry Moore Institute.

Deadline: TBA

Contact: Kirstie Gregory, [email protected]

The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz offers IEG Fel-

lowships for Doctoral Students to doctoral researchers from Germany and

abroad who have at least a master’s degree in history, theology, or another disci-

pline that works historically. They must have been pursuing their doctorate for

no more than three years at the time of taking up the fellowship, though excep-

tions may be made in exceptional circumstances. As a research institution that

is not part of a university, the Institute does not hold any examinations and

does not award any academic qualifications. Dissertations are completed under

the supervision of the fellowship holder’s supervisor at their home university.

Deadline: August 15


The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) Post-Doc Fellowship in

the Digital Humanities offers a 6- to 12-month fellowship for international

grants, fellowships, prizes & awards

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postdocs in the field of Digital Humanities. During the fellowship, fellows

will develop their own research project using methods of the Digital Hu-

manities. The project should contribute to the institute’s research program

on “Negotiating differences in Europe.” Fellows will collaborate closely with

colleagues from the IEG in the upcoming Digital Humanities Lab. Working

out a promising application for third- party funding that is embedded in the

Digital Humanities Lab, may extend the fellowship if the necessary funding

is available. The IEG Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to pursue the

fellow’s individual research project while living and working at the Institute in

Mainz. The monthly stipend is € 1,800. Deadline: April 15


The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz awards post-

doctoral fellowships to young academics from Germany and abroad who

have completed their doctoral dissertations and are pursuing a new research

project. This fellowship is intended to help you develop your own research

project in close collaboration with scholars working at the IEG. Your

contribution consists in bringing your own interests to bear on the work

of the IEG and its research program negotiating difference in Europe. This

includes the possibility of developing a perspective for further cooperation

with the IEG. Applicants should have been awarded their doctorate no more

than three years before the beginning of the proposed fellowship. The final

examination or defense of the dissertation must have been successfully

completed by the application deadline.



The Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship program at Ithaca College sup-

ports promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy in

order to better prepare them for tenure-track appointments within liberal

arts or comprehensive colleges/universities. Enrollment in an accredited

program leading to a PhD degree at a US educational institution and com-

mitment to a career in teaching at the college or university level are required.

Prior to August 15, 2021, the fellow must have advanced to candidacy at his

or her home institution with an approved dissertation proposal. This fellow-

ship is non-renewable. The fellow will receive a $33,000 stipend, relocation

reimbursement, $5,000 in research support, office space, health benefits,

and access to Ithaca College and Cornell University libraries.

Deadline: TBA (likely December)

Contact: Office of Human Resources (607) 274-1207

The Kluge Center encourages humanistic and social science research that

makes use of the library’s large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary and

cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Fellowship pro-

gram. Established in 2000 through an endowment of $60 million from John

W. Kluge, the Kluge Center is located in the splendid Jefferson Building of the

Library of Congress. The center furnishes attractive work and discussion space

for fellowship holders, Kluge Chairs, other distinguished visiting scholars, and

post-doctoral and doctoral fellows supported by other grants and foundation

gifts. Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past

seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or in a professional field such

as architecture or law are eligible. The fellowship is also open to researchers

without the terminal degree in their field whose proposal meets the criteria for

scholarly merit and relevance to the challenges facing democracies in the 21st

century. Fellowships are tenable for periods from four to eleven months at a

stipend of $5,000 per month for residential research at the Library of Congress.

The Kluge Center reserves the right to offer fewer months than originally

requested. Fellows may be given residence at any time during the 14-month

window between May 1 of the year in which the fellowship is awarded and

August 1 of the following year.

Deadline: July 15


Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship at the McNeil Center for Early American

Studies will appoint a recent recipient of the PhD as a postdoctoral fellow for a

two-year term. The fellow will receive a stipend; health insurance; private office

space in the Center’s building at the northeastern gateway to the University

of Pennsylvania’s historic campus; library, computer, and other privileges at

the university; and access to the Philadelphia area’s magnificent manuscript,

rare book and museum collections. Modest funds for travel and research are

available. During the two-year term of appointment, the fellow will teach two

courses in an appropriate department at the University of Pennsylvania. All

McNeil Center Fellows are expected to be in residence during the academic

year and to participate in the Center’s program of seminars and other activities.

The remainder of the fellow’s time will be devoted to research and writing.

While this fellowship is particularly appropriate for projects designed to turn a

doctoral dissertation into a publishable monograph, any project dealing with

the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850

will be considered. Proposals dependent on the use of Philadelphia-area ar-

chives and libraries are particularly welcome. Applicants must have earned the

PhD no earlier than 2016 in American History, American Literature, American

Studies, or a closely allied field and must have completed all requirements for

the degree when the term of appointment commences. Candidates who have

received McNeil Center funding for a related project at the pre-doctoral stage

will not be considered. The Barra Postdoctoral Fellow will receive a starting

stipend of $48,900, health insurance, and modest funds for travel and research.



The Terra Foundation Summer Residency brings together doctoral scholars

of American Art and emerging artists worldwide for a nine-week residential

program in the historic village of Giverny, France. In addition to a stipend,

fellows receive on-site lodging, use of working facilities, and lunches for the

duration of the residency.

Deadline: January 15


The Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Ameri-

can Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London is designed to

facilitate original, rigorous, and exciting research that investigates art from the

United States or its role in an international context from the colonial period

up to 1980. It offers a postdoctoral scholar the opportunity to pursue his or her

own work while in residence for six months and to actively contribute to the

academic programming of the Centre for American Art.

Deadline: TBA (Fall)



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Trinity College invites applications for a one-year pre-doctoral or post-doctor-

al Ann Plato Fellowship to promote diversity at their nationally recognized

liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Fellows will join the faculty in one

of the college’s 30 academic departments or interdisciplinary programs, inter-

act regularly with colleagues and students on campus, and work on their own

research. Pre-doctoral fellows will teach one course during the year; post-doc-

toral fellows will teach two courses.

Deadline: TBA in September

Contact: Sylvia DeMore, [email protected] or (860) 297-2152

FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS – ALL CAREER STAGES

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports scholarly research

and study in Germany. It offers as many as 500 Humboldt Research

Fellowships annually to scholars who completed their doctorate less

than twelve years ago. Fellowships last 6-18 months and are worth €3,150/month. Scholars may be in any academic field and come from any country

except Germany. The selection committee meets three times a year to

consider applications.

Deadline: Open

The American Council of Learned Societies offers Burkhardt Residential

Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars, which support long-term,

unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences.

Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as

are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguis-

tic group. The fellowship carries a stipend of $95,000 plus funds for research

costs and related scholarly activities of up to $7,500 and for relocation up

to $3,000. Burkhardt Fellowships are intended to support one academic

year of residence at any one of nine national residential research centers:

The National Humanities Center; the Center for Advanced Study in the

Behavioral Sciences; the Institute for Advanced Study, Schools of Historical

Studies and Social Science (Princeton); the American Antiquarian Society, the

Folger Shakespeare Library, the Newberry Library, the Huntington Library;

the American Academy in Rome, and Villa I Tatti.

Deadline: September 25

Contact: Office of Fellowships and Grants, [email protected]

The American Council of Learned Societies, together with the Social Sci-

ence Research Council and the National Endowment for the Human-

ities, fund approximately eight ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area

Studies Fellowships. Scholars who are at least two years beyond the PhD

may apply for six- to twelve-month fellowships to pursue research and

writing on the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Near and Middle

East, Latin America, East Europe and the former Soviet Union. The fel-

lowship stipend is set at three levels based on assistant ($40,000), associate

($50,000), or full professor ($75,000) rank. Approximately 20 fellowships

will be available at each level.


Contact: Office of Fellowships and Grants, [email protected]

The American Philosophical Society offers the Franklin Research Grant

to support research in all areas of scholarly knowledge except those in which

government or corporate enterprise is more appropriate. The program does

not accept proposals in the areas of journalistic or other writing for the

general readership; the preparation of textbooks, casebooks, anthologies or

other teaching aids. Award is up to $6,000. Deadline: October 1 (for work in

February – January), December 1 (for work in April – January)

Contact: Linda Musumeci, [email protected] or (215) 440-3429

The Association of Print Scholars invites submissions for the APS

Publication Grant, supported by C.G. Boerner and Harris Schrank. The

APS Publication Grant supports the publication of innovative scholarly re-

search about printmaking across all time periods and geographic regions.

The grant carries a maximum award of $2,000 and is funded through

the Association of Print Scholars and the generosity of C.G. Boerner and

Harris Schrank. Proposed projects should be feature-length articles, online

publications or essays, exhibition catalogues, or books, which are nearing

completion and publication

Deadline: August 31

Contact: APS Grants Committee, [email protected]

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) offers an

extensive program of fellowships at all levels and disciplines, including

the Senior Fellowship Program; Visiting Senior Fellowship Program; and

The J. Paul Getty Trust Paired Research Fellowships in Conservation and

the History of Art and Archaeology.

Deadline: TBA in June


The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the

Hagley Museum and Library offers Exploratory Research Grants support

one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from

Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them

on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is

warranted. Applicants should reside more than 50 miles from Hagley, and

the stipend is $400. Low-cost accommodations on Hagley’s grounds are

available on first-come, first serve basis. The Center also offers the Henry Be-

lin du Pont Research Grants to enable scholars to pursue advanced research

and study in the library, archival, pictorial, and artifact collections of the

Hagley Museum and Library.

The stipends are for a maximum of eight weeks and are pro-rated at $400/

week for recipients who reside more than 50 miles from Hagley, and $200/week

for those within 50 miles. Applications for all fellowships are reviewed three

times per year.

Deadlines: March 31, June 30, October 31

Contact: Roger Horowitz, [email protected]

The William L. Clements Library Research Fellowships exist to help

scholars gain access to the library’s rich array of primary sources on early

American history. On almost any aspect of the American experience from

1492 through 1900, the Clements holdings – books, manuscripts, pamphlets,

maps, prints and views, newspapers, photographs, ephemera – are among

the best in the world. Located on the central campus of the University of

Michigan, the Clements offers several fellowships to graduate students,

faculty, and independent researchers for amounts ranging from $1,000 to


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$10,000. Fellowships require a minimum residence of one week. Please note

applicants must resides at least 200 miles from Ann Arbor.



The College Art Association offers Millard Meiss Publication Grants. Appli-

cations for publication grants will be considered only for book-length scholarly

manuscripts in the history of art, visual studies, and related subjects that have

been accepted by a publisher on their merits, but cannot be published in the

most desirable form without a subsidy. Applications are judged in relation to

two criteria: (1) the quality of the project; and (2) the need for financial assis-

tance. Although the quality of the manuscript is the sine qua non for a grant, an

excellent manuscript may not be funded if it is financially self-supporting.

Deadline: March 15 and September 15

Contact: Cali Buckley, Grants and Special Programs Manager, cbuckley@

collegeart.org

The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

at the New York Public Library is an international fellowship program

open to people whose work will benefit from access to the collections at

the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, including academics, independent

scholars, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets). Visual artists

at work on a book project are also welcome to apply. The center appoints

15 fellows a year for a nine-month term at the library, from September

through May. In addition to working on their own projects, the fellows

engage in an ongoing exchange of ideas within the Center and in public

forums throughout the Library.


Fulbright Grants are made to US citizens and nationals of other countries

for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced

research, graduate study, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.

The Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 scholars and professionals each year

to more than 140 countries. Grant benefits vary by program and type of award.

Deadline: Varies by grant


The Getty Grant Program offers Getty Scholar Grants to scholars at senior

levels through its theme-year scholar programs, library research grants, and

conservation guest scholars program. The Getty also funds nonresidential

grants. The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation

Institute supports established conservators, scientists, and professionals in

pursuing new ideas in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual

arts and the theoretical underpinnings of the field.

Deadline: October 1


The Getty Grant Program offers Specialized Library Research Grant

Opportunities. Four grants of $1,500 each will be awarded as follows: (1)

Research project focusing on an aspect of the art critic Clement Greenberg’s

work; (2) Research involving the library’s special collections that focus on

published and unpublished resources about the scientific aspects of ma-

terials used in the production of art, such as paper, pigments, textiles, and

plastics; (3) Research opportunity specifically for an advanced undergrad-

uate majoring in art history, architectural history, or studio art, to conduct

research in the library’s GRI’s special collections and library (4) Research op-

portunity specifically for a graduate student in the early stages of a graduate

program (pre-MA degree or equivalent) in art history, architectural history,

or studio art to conduct research in the GRI’s special collections and library.



The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History annually provides

ten short-term Gilder Lehrman Fellowships for $3,000 each to doctoral

candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent

scholars working in the field of American history. International schol-

ars are eligible to apply. The fellowships support work in one of the five

archives in New York City including the Gilder Lehrman Collection at

the New York Historical Society, the Columbia University Rare Book and

Manuscript Collection, the Library of the New York Historical Society, New

York Public Library, and the Schomburg Center.

Deadline: July 31


IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften offers

Visiting Fellowships to internationally recognized scholars who would like

to pursue their own research and are interested to cooperate with Austrian

colleagues. Applications will be peer-reviewed by IFK’s International Aca-

demic Advisory Board.

Deadline: Varies by fellowship


Through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Institute for Advanced

Study has a one-year membership competition for the academic year for

assistant professors at universities and colleges in the US and Canada. These

awards will match the salary and benefits of the home institutions.



The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation will award research

grants of up to $15,000 to one or two mid-career professionals who have an

academic background, professional experience, and an established identity

in one or more of the following fields: historic preservation, architecture,

landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, architectural

history and the decorative arts. The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foun-

dation will consider proposals for the research and/or the execution of the

preservation-related projects in any of these fields.



The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers fellowships

to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them with

research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the

least restrictive conditions and irrespective of race, color or creed. The fel-


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lowships are awarded to those who have already demonstrated exceptional

capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Approximately 175 fellowships are awarded each year.


Contact: (212) 687-4470

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers a variety of fellowships

that allow individuals to pursue advanced work in the humanities. Applicants

may be faculty or staff members of colleges, universities, primary or secondary

schools, and independent scholars and writers. Summer Stipends award $6,000

for two consecutive months of full-time independent study and research.



NEH Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken

by a team of two or more scholars or coordinated by an individual scholar that

because of its scope and complexity requires additional staff or resources.

Grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods up to three years

and normally range from $50,000 to $250,000 (the use of federal matching

funds is encouraged).

Deadline: December 2


NEH Scholarly Editions Grants and Translation Grants support the

preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts of value to the

humanities that are currently inaccessible or available only in inadequate

editions or transcriptions. Typically, the texts and documents are significant

literary, philosophical, and historical materials; but other types of work, such

as musical notation, are also eligible. Projects must be undertaken by at least

two scholars working collaboratively. These grants support sustained full-time

or part-time activities during the periods of performance of one to three years

with a maximum award amount of $300,000. Guidelines posted two months

before the deadline.



The National Humanities Center offers up to 40 residential fellowships

for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September

through May. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly creden-

tials. The Center seeks to provide half salary up to $65,000 with the expectation

that a fellow’s home institution will cover the remaining salary. The Center also

covers travel expenses to and from North Carolina for fellows and dependents

living with the fellow in North Carolina during the fellowship.

Deadline: October 8


The Research Fellowships Program of the National Gallery of Canada

encourages and supports advanced research. The fellowships emphasize the

use and investigation of the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,

including those of the Gallery’s Library and Archives. Competitive fellowships

are offered in the field of Canadian Art, Indigenous Art, and the History of

Photography. Applications are welcomed from art historians, curators, critics,

independent researchers, conservators, conservation scientists and other pro-

fessionals in the visual arts, museology and related disciplines in the human-

ities and social sciences, who have a graduate degree or equivalent publication

history. The fellowships are open to international competition. Fellowships are

tenable only at the National Gallery of Canada. Awards can be up to $5,000 a

month, including expenses and stipend, to a maximum of $30,000.

Deadline: TBA

Contact: Cyndie Campbell, [email protected] or (613) 990-0597

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a scholarly community where

individuals pursue advanced work across a wide range of academic disciplines,

professions, or creative arts. Radcliffe Institute Fellowships are designed to

support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and

demonstrated accomplishment. In recognition of Radcliffe’s historic mission,

the Radcliffe Institute sustains a continuing commitment to the study of

women, gender, and society. Women and men from across the United States

and throughout the world, including developing countries, are encouraged to

apply. Residence in the Boston area and participation in the Institute commu-

nity are required during the fellowship year. Stipends are funded up to $70,000

for one year with additional funds for project expenses.



The Social Science Research Council sponsors fellowship and grant pro-

grams on a wide range of topics, and across many different career stages. Most

support goes to pre-dissertation, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships.

Some programs support summer institutes and advanced research grants.

Although most programs target the social sciences, many are also open to ap-

plicants from the humanities. Programs relevant to the history of art and visual

culture include Abe Fellowships, The Berlin Program for Advanced German

and European Studies, The Eurasia Program, ACLS/SSRC/NEH International

and Area Studies Fellowships, and Japan Studies.

Deadline: Varies by fellowship

Contact: [email protected] or (212) 377-2700, ext. 500

The Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute offers 15-20 Clark Fellowships

each year. Tenure ranges from less than a month to ten months (year runs

July 1 – June 30) with generous stipends, dependent on salary and sabbatical

replacement needs. Housing is provided. National and international scholars,

critics, and museum professionals are encouraged to apply. Fellows are given

access to the Institution’s collections and library, all located together with the

Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art. In addition to the se-

mester-long Clark fellowship, a number of special fellowships are also offered.

The Clark Fellowship in Digital Art History supports a scholar involved in

a project that is either born digital or has a substantial component that exists

outside the publishing model of the monographic book. This fellowship is

particularly aimed at scholars working on material that is pre-1900. The Clark/

Oakley Humanities Fellowship, offered by the Clark in conjunction with the

Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences at Williams College, is

intended for a scholar in the humanities whose work takes an interdisciplin-

ary approach to some aspect of the visual. The Center for Spain in America

Fellowship, sponsored by the Center for Spain in America, is a one-semester

fellowship intended to support the study of all aspects of Spanish art from the

early medieval period to the beginning of the twentieth century as well as the


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worldwide impact of Spanish art and artists.

The Clark offers a number of endowed fellowships, which scholars will be

considered for upon application.



To encourage and enrich international partnerships and to deepen research

and dialogue, for the next two years the Terra Foundation will offer three

types of Exhibition Research & Development Grants:

• US Curatorial Travel Grants for Travel outside the United States can be used to seek curatorial and/or institutional partners and venues; conduct

research in public and private art collections, archives, and libraries; and

meet with specialists.

• Convening Grants for Internationally Collaborative Exhibitions allow for a team of curators, professors, and/or advising scholars from at least two

institutions (located in different countries) to convene in person.

• International Curatorial Travel Grants enable international curators to travel to the US to research and develop specific exhibition ideas about

historical American art.

Deadline: September 15 and April 15


The Terra Foundation for American Art International Publication Grant

and Translation Grant. Guidelines for the publication grant define “Amer-

ican art” as art (circa 1500–1980) of what is now the geographic United States.

Eligibility is limited to book-length scholarly manuscripts in the history of

American art, visual studies, and related subjects that are under contract with

a nonprofit or commercial publisher. In particular, circumstances involving

non-US publishers, projects being considered for publication may also apply.

The grants are especially designed to cover image acquisition and translation

costs, but may be used to cover any costs related to the publication’s editing and

production costs. Grants awarded for up to $15,000. The Translation Grant

is open to applicants from all nations for translation of a book, published or

unpublished, on a topic in American art to English, or from English to another

language. For this grant, “American art” is defined as art (circa 1500–1980) of

what is now the geographic United States. Applications can be submitted by

the publisher or author/translator.


Contact: Cali Buckley, [email protected]

The Terra Foundation also offers Terra Foundation International Research

Travel Grants to US-based scholars working on American art and visual cul-

ture prior to 1980 to opportunity to conduct research abroad. The award is up

to $6,000 for graduate students and up to $9,000 for postdoctoral and senior

scholars.


Contact: Cali Buckley, [email protected]

The University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum offer a

joint Fellowship in Pre-Raphaelite Studies funded by the Amy P. Goldman

Foundation. This one-month, residential fellowship (up to $3,000) is intended

for scholars conducting significant research in the lives and works of the

Pre-Raphaelites and their friends, associates, and followers. The fellowship is

open to those who are pursuing or hold a PhD or who can demonstrate equiva-

lent professional or academic experience.



The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports promising early career

researchers from diverse disciplines. Each fellow receives up to $350,000 dis-

tributed over a 5-year period. Investigators in any discipline, at all non-profit

institutions worldwide, are eligible. Applicants must be nominated by their in-

stitutions. Major divisions (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, Medical School) of

an institution may nominate only one applicant each year. Applicants must be

employed in career-ladder positions. For many applicants, this means holding

a tenure-track position in a university. Applicants in other types of organiza-

tions should be in positions in which there is a pathway to advancement in a

research career at the organization and the organization is fiscally responsible

for the applicant’s position. The award may not be used as a post-doctoral

fellowship. The William T. Grant Scholars Award must not replace the institu-

tion’s current support of the applicant’s research.

Deadline: July 1, 3:00 pm EST

Contact: (212) 752-0071

PRIZES & AWARDSFor over a century, the American Academy in Rome has awarded the Rome

Prize to support innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and

humanities. Each year, the prize is awarded to about thirty artists and scholars

who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early

or middle stages of their careers. Each Rome Prize winner is provided with a

stipend, meals, a bedroom with private bath, and a study or studio. Those with

children under 18 live in partially subsidized apartments nearby. Winners of

half-term and full-term fellowships receive stipends of $16,000 and $28,000,

respectively. Winners of the two-year fellowships receive $28,000 annually.


Contact: (212) 751-7200

The American Historical Association offers several book prizes for out-

standing works in the field of history. The Herbert Baxter Adams Prize for a

work in the field of European history from 1815 through the 20th century; the

James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History for historical writing that explores

the integration of Atlantic worlds before the twentieth century; the J. Russell

Major Prize for the best work in English on any aspect of French history; and

the George Louis Beer Prize in European international history since 1895

century. The Albert J. Beveridge Award in American history recognizes a dis-

tinguished book on the history of the United States, Latin America, or Canada

from 1492 to the present.

Deadline: May 15


The Dedalus Foundation Graduate Research Essay Prize at the Archives of

American Art recognizes original research by a graduate student that engages

in a substantial, meaningful way with the holdings of the Smithsonian’s

Archives of American Art and focuses on studies related to painting, sculpture,

and the allied arts from 1940 to the present day. The prize winner will receive

a $1,000 cash award, a one-year subscription to the Archives of American Art


mailto:[email protected]://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/exhibition-research-development-grants/https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/convening-grants-for-internationally-collaborative-exhibitions/https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/international-curatorial-travel-grants-for-travel-to-the-united-states/https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/us-curatorial-travel-grants-for-travel-outside-the-united-states/mailto:mailto:grants%40terraamericanart.org?subject=http://www.collegeart.org/programs/publishing-grants/terra-foundationhttp://www.collegeart.org/programs/publishing-grants/terra-foundationmailto:cbuckley%40collegeart.org?subject=https://www.collegeart.org/programs/travel-grants/terra-researchhttps://www.collegeart.org/programs/travel-grants/terra-researchmailto:[email protected]://www.delart.org/about/opportunities/amy-p-goldman-fellowship-in-pre-raphaelite-studies/mailto:[email protected]://wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/william-t-grant-scholars-programhttps://www.aarome.org/applyhttps://www.aarome.org/applyhttps://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/herbert-baxter-adams-prizehttps://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/james-a-rawley-prizehttps://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/j-russell-major-prizehttps://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/j-russell-major-prizehttps://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/george-louis-beer-prizehttps://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/albert-j-beveridge-awardmailto:[email protected]://www.aaa.si.edu/publications/essay-prize


Journal, and his or her essay forwarded to the executive editor of the Archives

of American Art Journal for peer review and possible publication



The Historians of British Art annually awards prizes to outstanding books on

the history of British art, architecture, and visual culture. It will consider books

in four categories: Pre-1800, 1600–1800, Post-1800, and multi-authored volume.

The committee is currently welcoming nominations for this year’s prize for

books published in 2018. Publishers should notify the chair of their nomina-

tions and send a copy of each nominated book to the four committee members.

Deadline: TBA (likely October 1)

Contact: Not yet updated for 2020 award

The Historians of British Art offers a Publication Grant to offset publication

costs for a book manuscript in the field of British art or visual culture that

has been accepted by a publisher; and a Travel Award to a graduate student

member who will be presenting a paper on British art or visual culture at an

academic conference.

Deadline: February 28

Contact: Kimberly Rhodes, [email protected]

The Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) offers the NCSA Arti-

cle Prize and Emerging Scholars Award. The NCSA Article Prize recognizes

excellence in scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on any aspect of

the long 19th century (French Revolution to World War I). The winner will

receive a cash award of $500 to be presented at the Annual NCSA Conference.

Entries can be from any discipline, must be published in English or be accom-

panied by an English translation. Submission of essays that are interdisci-

plinary is especially encouraged. Articles that appeared in print in a journal or

edited collection between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020 are eligible for the

2020 Article Prize; if the date of publication does not fall within that span but

the work appeared between those dates, then it is eligible. Essays published

in online, peer-reviewed journals are considered to be “in print” and are thus

eligible. Articles may be submitted by the author or the publisher of a journal,

anthology, or volume containing independent essays.

The Emerging Scholars Award acknowledges the work of emerging

scholars represents the promise and long-term future of interdisciplinary

scholarship in nineteenth century studies. In recognition of the excellent pub-

lications of this constituency of emerging scholars, this award celebrates an

outstanding article or essay published within six years of the author’s doctor-

ate or other terminal professional degree. Entrants must have less than seven

years of experience either in an academic career or as a post-terminal-degree

independent scholar or practicing professional. The winning article will be

selected by a committee of nineteenth-century scholars representing diverse

disciplines. The winner will receive $500 to be presented at the annual NCSA

Conference. Applicants are encouraged to attend the conference at which the

prize will be awarded.

Deadline: July 1

The Phi Beta Kappa Society offers the Sidney Hook Award ($7,500) to recog-

nize national distinction by a single scholar in each of three endeavors schol-

arship, undergraduate teaching, and leadership in the cause of liberal arts

education. Nominations for this award are accepted every three years. There

will be a call for nominations a year and a half prior to each Triennial Council

in the Key Reporter, the General Newsletter, and social media. The last award

was given in 2018. The Award for Distinguished Service to the Humanities

is given to recognized individuals who have made significant contributions

in the field of the humanities. Nominations for this award are accepted every

three years. There will be a call for nominations a year and a half prior to each

Triennial Council in the Key Reporter, the General Newsletter, and social

media. The last award was given in 2018.

Contact: Jen Horneman, [email protected] or (202) 745-3287

Smithsonian American Art Museum is now accepting nominations for the

Charles C. Eldredge Prize. A cash award of $3,000 is made to the author of a

recent book-length publication that provides new insight into works of art,

the artists who made them, or aspects of history and theory that enrich our

understanding of America’s artistic heritage. The Eldredge Prize seeks to rec-

ognize originality and thoroughness of research, excellence of writing, clarity

of method, and significance for professional or public audiences. It is espe-

cially meant to honor those authors who deepen or focus debates in the field,

or who broaden the discipline by reaching beyond traditional boundaries.

Single-author, book-length publications – including monographs, exhibition

catalogues, catalogues raisonnés, and collected essays – in the field of Ameri-

can art history published in the three previous calendar years are eligible. To

nominate a book, send a one-page letter explaining the work’s significance

to the field of American art history and discussing the quality of the author’s

scholarship and methodology. Nominations by authors or publishers for their

own books will not be considered.



The Society for the History of Technology offers prizes for outstanding work

in the history of technology, broadly defined. The Sidney Edelstein Prize

is awarded to the author of an outstanding scholarly book in the history of

technology published during the preceding three years (so, for example, books

eligible for the 2019 award will have been published in 2016–2018). Non-En-

glish language books are eligible for three years following the date of their

English translation. Publishers and authors are invited to nominate titles for

this prize. Send one copy to each of the committee members. The Sally Hacker

Prize honors exceptional scholarship that reaches beyond the academy toward

a broad audience. Any book published in the three years preceding the year

of the award is eligible (for example, books eligible for the 2019 award would

have been published in 2016–2018). The prize consists of a cash award and a

certificate. Publishers and authors are invited to nominate titles. The Samuel

Eleazar and Rose Tartakow Levinson Prize is awarded each year for a sin-

gle-authored, unpublished essay in the history of technology that explicitly

examines, in some detail, a technology or technological device or process with-

in the framework of social or intellectual history. It is intended for younger

scholars and new entrants into the profession. Manuscripts already published

or accepted for publication are not eligible. In order to be considered, manu-

scripts must be in English and of a length suitable for publication as an article

in Technology and Culture–approximately 7,500 words (not including notes)

and 100 notes. 2021 Eligibility will be extended due to COVID-19.

Deadline: April 15

Contact: Jan Korsten, [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]://historiansofbritishart.org/hba-book-prizes/https://historiansofbritishart.org/funding-awards/publishing-assistance/https://historiansofbritishart.org/funding-awards/travel-award/mailto:[email protected]://ncsaweb.net/ncsa-article-prize/https://ncsaweb.net/ncsa-article-prize/https://www.pbk.org/Sidney-Hookhttps://www.pbk.org/DSHAmailto:[email protected]?subject=Walter%20J.%20Jensen%20Fellowshiphttp://www.americanart.si.edu/research/awards/eldredgemailto:[email protected]://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/sidney-edelstein-prize/https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-sally-hacker-prize/https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-sally-hacker-prize/https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-levinson-prize/https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-levinson-prize/mailto:[email protected]


CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES. The Getty CenterPeasants in Pastel: Jean-François Millet and

the Pastel Revival

Through May 10, 2020; check for updated

exhibition closure date after COVID-19 reopening

Powder and Light: Late 19th Century Pastels

July 28, 2020 – January 24, 2021

William Blake: Visionary

July 21 – October 11, 2020

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His

Sources

February 27–May 22, 2022

COLORADODenver Art Museum

Natural Forces: Winslow Homer and Frederic

Remington

Dates TBA after museum reopens from COVID-19

CONNECTICUTNEW HAVEN. Yale Center for British ArtVictorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites

to the Arts and Crafts Movement

Through May 10, 2020; check for updated

exhibition closure date after COVID-19 reopening

FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

Eugène Louis Charvot

Through September 28, 2020

WINTER PARK. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

Earth into Art – the Flowering of American

Art Poetry

Through September 27, 2020

Revival & Reform: Eclecticism in the 19th-

Century Environment

Ongoing

GEORGIASAVANNAH. Telfair Museum of Art, Jepson CenterIf These Walls Could Talk: 200 Years of

William Jay Architecture

Through 2020

Collecting Impressionism: Telfair’s Modern

Vision

Through January 1, 2021

IDAHOBoise Art Museum

Women in American Impressionism: Three

Masterworks for the Smithsonian American

Art Museum

Through November 8, 2020

KANSASKANSAS CITY: Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtEncore Degas! Ballet, Movement, and Fashion

Through March 28, 2021

LOUISIANANew Orleans Museum of Art

Orientalism: Taking and Making

Through December 31, 2020

MASSACHUSETTSMuseum of Fine Arts Boston

Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression

Through August 23, 2020

WILLIAMSTOWN. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Lines from Life: French Drawings from the

Diamond Collection

Opening Summer 2020

MICHIGANDetroit Institute of Arts

Van Gogh in America

October 2, 2022 – Jan

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