The Dallas Museum of Art has named Penelope J. E. Davies winner of the 2001
Vasari Award, given annually for the outstanding publication by an art
historian working in Texas, for her book, Death and the Emperor: Roman
Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius, published by
Cambridge University Press.
The award will be presented in the Horchow Auditorium at the DMA on
Thursday, November 15, at 7 p.m., followed by a lecture, book signing, and
reception. All events are open to the public. Tickets to the event are $5
for the public, $3 for DMA members and senior citizens, and free for
students with current school ID and professors. To make reservations, please
call the office of Academic and Public Programs at (214) 922-1826 by
November 12.
Dr. Davies has written a remarkable book that casts a new light on
the meaning of Roman imperial funerary monuments. Since she discusses some
of the greatest works of Roman art, including the tombs of the first Roman
emperor, Augustus, and the art-loving emperor Hadrian, as well as Trajan's
column, she interprets issues central to Roman civilization, with its vital
concern for visual monuments to Roman history. Many of the themes Dr.
Davies discusses have been of interest to art critics and historians since
the Renaissance. It is an impressive achievement to bring forth new ideas
on these long familiar creations of Roman grandeur.
The annual Vasari Award is given to an author working in Texas whose
book provides insight into works of art or aspects of art history and theory
that enriches our understanding of visual arts. Criteria include originality
and depth of scholarship, as well as significance for the field of
specialization and the literature of art history.
Dr. Davies is Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Art at the University
of Texas, Austin. She received her bachelor's degree in classics from
Cambridge University in 1986 and her master's and doctorate in classical
archaeology from Yale University in 1994.
This year marks the 16th anniversary of the Vasari Award, which is
sponsored by the Libraries, Archives and Information Services Committee of
the DMA Board of Trustees. Judges for the 2001 award were Dr. Anne
Bromberg, Head Juror, Vasari Award jury, and DMA Curator of Ancient and
South Asian Art; Dr. Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, Assistant Professor at
Vassar College; and Dr. Randall C. Griffin, Associate Professor at Southern
Methodist University.
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