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Her book was recognized for its integration of art and cultural studies, tracing the American slave trade through the visual and written records of a British artist. WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art to Maurie D. McInnis for her book Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade (University of Chicago Press, 2011). Her book was recognized for its integration of art and cultural studies, tracing the American slave trade through the visual and written records of Eyre Crowe, a British artist who visited a slave auction in Richmond, Va., in 1853. “It is particularly important that the jurors are honoring Maurie McInnis’s persuasive book about abolitionist art just as the nation is examining the legacy of the American Civil War 150 years later,” said Elizabeth Broun, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. ... More |
Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Maurie D. McInnis awarded the 24th Annual Eldredge Prize for her book about abolitionist art
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