Fellow members, I have to agree with Greg. The announcement AT the
convocation adds a little suspense and draws more attention to the
award and its winner(s). Otherwise, ho-hum, it's just another item
on the net. You should reconsider for next year's award.
Bill Walker, Canaan NY
On Mar 13, 2007, at 4:46 PM, Most, Gregory P.J. wrote:
> Colleagues:
>
>
> I am incredibly dismayed and disheartened to hear that the
> Executive Board (in concert with the chairs of the Awards and
> Wittenborn committees) has decided that the winner of the George
> Wittenborn Memorial Award will no longer be announced at the
> Convocation. I find no merit or substance in any of the reasons. I
> never saw an author or publisher caught in an awkward moment at the
> conference. The winning publisher would usually display a copy of
> the winning book on his table in the most prominent spot, and
> proudly highlight the award-winning book following the
> announcement. The arrival of author at the convocation was usually
> the clue to the mystery. Since the deliberations for the awards are
> usually made well in advance of the conference, how difficult is it
> to have the review copy brought to the conference and put on
> display? Not very difficult one would think – and this is my
> perspective as a former Wittenborn Committee member- one of the
> more challenging and stimulating committees of the Society
>
>
> This is the sole prestigious award given by the Society that is
> regularly announced in major art journals and publications and is
> mentioned in the press of other societies. While our other awards,
> like Distinguished Service or Travel, are important to us as a
> profession, the Wittenborn award has importance and meaning to the
> art world. To casually announce the winner of the Wittenborn Award
> on a discussion list or post to a website robs it of its prestige
> and deflects the honor from its author and publisher.
>
>
> Gregory P. J. Most
>
> Chief, Library Image Collections
>
> National Gallery of Art
>
> Washington, DC
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:ARLIS-
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wilson, Terrie
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARLIS-L] George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
>
>
> Colleagues,
>
>
> After discussions with the ARLIS/NA Awards Committee chair, the
> Executive Board, and the current Wittenborn Award Committee, it has
> been decided that the Wittenborn Award winners will now be
> announced pre-conference. This is a break with past tradition when
> the award winners were kept confidential until the conference
> convocation. This tradition left little time for the winning
> publications to be on display in the exhibits hall. There were
> also some awkward moments for winning authors or publishers who
> attended the entire conference but could not disclose why they were
> really there!
>
>
> If you wish to preserve the element of surprise, read no further!
> Either way, please try to attend the conference convocation on
> Sunday, April 29th, to hear and see a substantive presentation
> honoring the award-winning texts.
>
>
> On behalf of the 2006-2007 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
> Committee, it is my honor to announce the winners of the award:
>
>
> Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych. John
> Oliver Hand, Catherine A. Metzger, Ron Spronk. National Gallery of
> Art, Washington; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, in
> association with Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, and
> Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
>
>
>
> American Indian Horse Masks. Michael Cowdry and Ned & Jody
> Martin. Hawk Hill Press, Nicasio, California.
>
>
>
> Please stop by the exhibits hall during the conference to view
> these marvelous, award-winning publications. Congratulations to
> all those involved in their creation and production!
>
>
> Terrie L. Wilson
>
> Chair, George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Committee
>
> Michigan State University
>
> Fine Arts Library
>
> 100 Library
>
> East Lansing, MI 48824
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