The Board of Administration of the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation has awarded nine fellowships of $30,000 each for the academic year 2013-2014. The nine recipients, representing the fields of the History of Art and Architecture, Painting, and Sculpture, were selected from this year's outstanding group of applicants. The 2013-2014 fellows and their projects are:
History of Art and Architecture:
Sinclair Bell, Associate Professor of Art History, Northern Illinois University, The Circus in Ancient Rome: A Cultural History.
John Warne Monroe, Associate Professor of History, Iowa State University, African Sculpture and the Invention of Primitive Art in Paris, 1918-1939.
Lisa N. Owen, Associate Professor of Art History, University of North Texas, Rocks, Caves, and Divinity: Creating Places of Worship in Medieval Southern India.
Painting:
Martin Brief, Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University, Words of God.
Chris Willcox, Associate Professor of Art, Macalester College, The Still Point.
Tommy White, Assistant Professor, Denison University, Dog Fight.
Sculpture:
Ashwini Bhat, Independent Artist, Claystutterance.
Virginia Poundstone, Independent Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art, Interdisciplinary Sculpture Program; Part-Time Lecturer, Parsons the New School of Design, School of Art and Design History and Theory, Systems of Provision: The Global Flower Market.
Jocelyne Prince, Associate Professor, Department of Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, The Library: Part II.