Archives of American Art Graduate Research Essay Prize
Funded by the Dedalus Foundation, Inc.
The essay prize was a five-year initiative (2012–2016) that recognized compelling original research using the resources of the Archives of American Art as primary evidence. Prize winners received a cash award of $1,000, publication of their essay by the Archives, and one year’s free subscription to the Archives of American Art Journal.
Past Winners
2016
“‘The Inevitable Triumph’: Violet Oakley’s The Angel of Victory and World War II”
By Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, PhD candidate in art history, University of Delaware
2015
“Draw a Straight Line and Follow It (Repeat)”: Walter De Maria’s Cricket Music and Ocean Music, 1964–1968
By Amanda Dalla Villa Adams, PhD candidate in art history, Virginia Commonwealth University
2014
By Christina Weyl, PhD candidate in art history, Rutgers University
2013
By Katherine Jentleson, PhD candidate in art history, Duke University
2012
By Meredith A. Brown, PhD candidate in art history, The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
By Jennifer Stettler Parsons, PhD candidate in art history, University of Virginia
