At the annual conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America
(ARLIS/NA) held in San Antonio, Texas, April 4 through 10, 1997, the 18th
Annual George Wittenborn Book Awards were presented to these outstanding
publications:
LA PINTURA MURAL PREHISPANICA EN MEXICO: TEOTIHUACAN edited by Dr.
Beatriz de la Fuente, (Mexico: Cunidad Universitaria. D.R., Instituto de
Investigaciones Esteticas, 1996).
AMERICAN WINDSOR CHAIRS by Nancy Goyne Evans, (New York: Hudson Hills
Press in association with The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1996).
METALWORK IN EARLY AMERICA: COPPER AND ITS ALLOYS FROM THE WINTERTHUR
COLLECTION by Donald L. Fennimore, (Winterthur: The Henry Francis du Pont
Winterthur Museum, 1996).
A special award for outstanding reference publication was given to THE
DICTIONARY OF ART, Jane Turner, editor; Hugh Brigstocke, consulting
editor, (New York: Grove Dictionaries, Inc., 1996).
The Wittenborn Book Award, established by ARLIS/NA in 1981, honors the
memory of New York art book dealer and publisher George Wittenborn
(1905-1974) who was a strong supporter of ARLIS/NA in its formative
years. The awards are given annually to outstanding North American art
publications which represent the highest standards in content, design and
construction.
Additionally, two publications received a Special Mention by the
committee this year:
ART AND ARTISTS OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINA by Michael Sullivan,
(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996).
THE PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH, 1839-1914: ORIGINS, TECHNIQUES, ASPIRATIONS by
Heinz K. Henisch and Bridget A. Henisch, (University Park, Pennsylvania:
The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996).
Eighteenth Annual George Wittenborn Memorial Award Committee:
Mona L. Chapin, Cincinnati Art Museum (Chair); Jane Carlin, University of
Cincinnati; Jane Dunwoodie, Dayton Art Institute; Christopher Hatten,
Huntington Museum of Art, Park Hills, WV; Judy Inwood, Cincinnati Public
Library; Ray Ann Lockard, University of Pittsburgh; Cathy Shaffer,
Cincinnati Art Museum.
ARLIS/NA founded in 1972, now has over 1,300 members in the U.S., Canada,
Mexico and overseas. It is the only professional organization in North
America devoted exclusively to the concerns of art information
specialists. For more information please contact Susan Kruse, ARLIS/NA,
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27607-7507; TEL:
919-787-5181, FAX: 919-787-4916.
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Mona L. Chapin
Head Librarian
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1596
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TELEPHONE: (513) 721-5204
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