As the saying goes in the world of popular culture, "What . . . are you
smokin' crack?". Why "fix" something that is "oh not so broken"?
Let's face it folks, the Convocation is really a "seat squirmer" and
basically a prelude to chow time, with little excitement from year to
year. The Wittenborn Award has always been a class act within the
Convocation experience that does provide a moment of suspense in an
otherwise ho-hum hour or two. I have trouble seeing winning a
prestigious award that will boost book sales as an "awkward moment". It
may be awkward for those who did not win the award, but it is a chance
for the winner to have their well-deserved 15 minutes of fame.
I totally agree with Bill, Gregg and Sherman that eliminating the
announcement from the Convocation is ill-advised. Announcing the winner
beforehand is like the bride showing up in her wedding dress at the
bridal shower.
Pat Lynagh
Assistant Librarian
Hillwood Museum
4155 Linnean Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202)-243-3953
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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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