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Mona L. Chapin
Chair, 1996 Wittenborn Award Committee
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                       CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

            1996 GEORGE WITTENBORN MEMORIAL BOOK AWARD

The 1996 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Committee of the Art
Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) welcomes submissions of
notable art books published in North America during 1996.

This prestigious award is presented annually to publications
demonstrating excellence in art publishing.  Established by ARLIS/NA in
1980, the Award honors the memory of George Wittenborn (1905-1974), a
premier New York art book dealer and publisher who was a strong supporter
of ARLIS/NA in its formative years.

Each year, eligible titles are evaluated for excellence in standards of
content, documentation, layout, and format.  From these titles, a maximum
of 3 exemplary publications will be chosen to receive the George
Wittenborn Memorial Book Award.  Titles eligible for consideration
include books, exhibition catalogues, new periodical titles, and multimedia
publications in any language, published in 1996 and originating from a
North American publisher.

Announcement of the awards will take place in March 1997, and winning
publishers, editors, and authors will be personally notified.  Award
winning titles and individuals associated with them can expect to receive
wide recognition in newspapers and journals of the library and publishing
professions via press release announcements by ARLIS/NA.  The Award will
be presented on April 6, 1997, during the opening convocation of the
ARLIS/NA annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information please contact:

Mona L. Chapin
Chair, 1996 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Committee
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park
Cincinnati, Ohio  45202-1596
FAX: (513) 721-0129
TELEPHONE: (513) 721-5204, ext.223
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