2020-2021 fellows' lookbook rev10-13-20

2020–2021Fellows

FellowshipsinHistoryofArtandVisualCultureArtsofAfrica,Oceania,andtheAmericas

TheAmericanWing

ElizabethCory-PearcePhD,Anthropology,UniversityofLondonHonorarySeniorResearchAssociateinAnthropology,UniversityCollegeLondonAndrewW.MellonFellowshipElizabethCory-PearcewasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptodevelopabookmanuscripttracingtheemergenceofmarketsforMaoriartinRotorua,Aotearoa/NewZealand,documentingTeArawaMāoripiecesinmuseumsasagloballydispersed“collectiveoeuvre,”andreorientingperceptionsofindigenousart.

PatriciaLagardePhDcandidate,ArtHistoryandLatinAmericanStudies,TulaneUniversityAndrewW.MellonFellowshipPatriciaLagardewasawardedafellowshiptoconductherproject"FacingPilgrimage,"whichpositionssculptureatthePeruvianceremonialcenterofChavíndeHuántarassacredentities(wak’a)integratedwithinAndeanpilgrimagepractices.

RameyMizePhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,UniversityofPennsylvaniaDouglassFoundationFellowshipinAmericanArtRameyMizewasawardedafellowshiptoilluminateartisticrepresentationsofandchallengessurroundingthreewarsthatshapedAmericanhistory:theCivilWar(1861–65),theBlackHillsWar(1876–77),andtheSpanish-Cuban-AmericanWar(1898).

2020–2021FellowsAncientNearEasternArt

AsianArt

Jacob(Jake)StavisPhDcandidate,ArtHistory&Archaeology,ColumbiaUniversityHagopKevorkianFellowshipJacobStaviswasawardedafellowshiptocontinueworkrelatedtothereinstallationoftheAncientNearEasternArtgalleries.HisresearchexaminestheartoftheAchaemenidEmpirethroughnewtheoreticalperspectives,particularlytheinterplayofmateriality,memory,andhistory.

MiriamChusidPhD,EastAsianArtHistory,PrincetonUniversityJ.ClawsonMillsScholarshipMiriamChusidwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoexaminehowcreatorsofafterlifeimageryengagedaspectrumofpostmortemconcernsandexpectationsinincreasinglydiverseBuddhistcommunitiesinpremodernJapan.

ShwetaRaghuPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,YaleUniversityTheSylvanC.ColemanandPamColemanMemorialFundFellowshipShwetaRaghuwasawardedafellowshiptoexaminethewaysinwhichartisticexchangesontheCoromandelCoastduringthe17thand18thcenturiesspurredinnovationintheuseofcloth,wood,metal,andivory.

2020–2021FellowsAsianArt,continued

TheCostumeInstitute

DrawingsandPrints

TheaGoldringPhDcandidate,HistoryofArtandArchitecture,HarvardUniversityAndrewW.MellonFellowshipTheaGoldringwasawardedafellowshiptoexaminethewaysinwhichFrenchmaterialismtransformedthecontextandconditionsofartisticproductioninthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury.

ShivaniSudPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyJaneandMorganWhitneyFellowshipShivaniSudwasawardedafellowshiptoconductcollectionresearchandcompleteherdissertation,"TheAtelier,theStudio,theArtSchool:ArtisticKnowledgeandPaintingPracticesinJaipur,ca.1780–1920."

AlexisRomanoPhD,HistoryofArt,CourtauldInstituteofArtTheGeraldandMaryEllenRitterMemorialFundFellowshipAlexisRomanowasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptostudywomen’svisualandmaterialexperienceofdressduringthe1970sthroughthecross-analysisofsurvivinggarments,image,andoralhistoryviaadialecticallensofdesignandwear.

2020–2021FellowsDrawingsandPrints,continued

EuropeanPaintings

JuliaLilliePhDcandidate,DecorativeArts,DesignHistory,MaterialCulture,BardGraduateCenterJaneandMorganWhitneyFellowshipJuliaLilliewasawardedafellowshiptoinvestigateanetworkofProtestantengraversfromtheNetherlandswhofledpersecutionandmigratedtoCologne,Germany,inthe16thcentury.

ChristopherDalyPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,JohnsHopkinsUniversityChesterDaleFellowshipChristopherDalywasawardedafellowshiptocompletehisdissertation,"PaintinginLuccaintheLate15thCentury:AProbleminArtisticGeography."

MarinaKligerPhDcandidate,HistoryofArtandArchaeology,InstituteofFineArts,NewYorkUniversityEugeneV.ThawFellowshipforCollectionsCataloguingMarinaKligerwasawardedafellowshiptoreceivetraininginthepracticeofcataloguingworksofart,includingtheresearchandcompilationofprovenance,exhibitionhistory,andbibliographicreferences,aswellasthedocumentationofcriticalliterature.

2020–2021FellowsEuropeanPaintings,continued

EuropeanSculptureandDecorativeArts

SumihiroOkiPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,UniversityofAmsterdamSlifkaFoundationInterdisciplinaryFellowshipSumihiroOkiwasawardedafellowshiptoconductinterdisciplinaryresearchwiththecuratorforTheMetcollectionofearlyNetherlandishpaintings.

Anna-ClaireStinebringPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,UniversityofPennsylvaniaTheodoreRousseauFellowshipAnna-ClaireStinebringwasawardedafellowshiptoexploreradicallynewpictorialstrategiesthatemergedinearly16th-centuryAntwerpthroughthepivotalartisticoutputofJanSandersvanHemessen.

CaitlinMeehyeBeachPhD,ArtHistoryandArchaeology,ColumbiaUniversityAssistantProfessorofArtHistory,FordhamUniversityAndrewW.MellonFellowshipCaitlinMeehyeBeachwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoworkonabookmanuscriptthatinvestigatestheplaceofsculptureintransatlanticcampaignsfortheabolitionofslaveryacrossthelate18thand19thcenturies.

2020–2021FellowsEuropeanSculptureandDecorativeArts,continued

GreekandRomanArt

SethEstrinPhD,ClassicalArchaeology,UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyAssistantProfessorofArtHistory,UniversityofChicagoJ.ClawsonMillsScholarshipSethEstrinwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoworkonabookthatoffersanewapproachtoArchaicGreekartbyexamininghowworksofartshapedpracticesandconceptsofemotioninantiquity.

RaymondCarlsonPhDcandidate,ArtHistoryandArchaeology,ColumbiaUniversityJaneandMorganWhitneyFellowshipRaymondCarlsonwasawardedafellowshiptoexamineagroupofsmallbronzesculpturesfrom16th-centuryItalyandtheirroleinvernacularstudioloculture.

CourtneyWilderPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,UniversityofMichigan,AnnArborJaneandMorganWhitneyFellowshipCourtneyWilderwasawardedafellowshiptoanalyzecommonexuberantpatternsinearly19th-centuryEuropeanprintedtextilesaskeycross-mediavisualdistillationsofbroaderculturalphenomena.

2020–2021FellowsGreekandRomanArt,continued

IslamicArt

MedievalArtandTheCloisters

NancyMicklewrightPhD,HistoryofArt,UniversityofPennsylvaniaResearchAssociate,FreerGalleryofArtandArthurM.SacklerGallery,SmithsonianInstitutionAndrewW.MellonFellowshipNancyMicklewrightwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptocompleteabookprojectthatinterrogateshowfashionandphotographycommunicatedidentityandconstructedmeaningduringacomplexperiodofchangeinthelateOttomanEmpire.

MeseretOldjiraPhDcandidate,ArtHistory,PrincetonUniversityHannsSwarzenskiandBrigitteHorneySwarzenskiFellowshipMeseretOldjirawasawardedafellowshiptoexaminethetraditionofGospelmanuscriptilluminationinmedievalEthiopiabyfocusingontheearliestextantmanuscriptscontainingnarrativescenes.

CalebSimonePhDcandidate,Classics,ColumbiaUniversityTheBothmerFellowshipCalebSimonewasawardedafellowshiptodevelopthefirstbook-lengthstudyofdouble-pipeaulosperformanceinancientGreece,focusingontheculturalhistoryofhowmusicaffectsthebody.

2020–2021FellowsModernandContemporaryArt

ModernandContemporaryArt—LeonardA.LauderResearchCenterforModernArt

SaraGarzónPhDcandidate,HistoryofArtandVisualStudies,CornellUniversityJaneandMorganWhitneyFellowshipSaraGarzónwasawardedafellowshiptoconductobjectanalysis,research,andfinishwritingherdissertation,"TranshistoricalHorizons:ContestingtheColonialPastinContemporaryLatinAmericanArt."

ClaireIttnerPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyChesterDaleFellowshipClaireIttnerwasawardedafellowshiptoexaminetheimportanceoffundedfellowshiptravelandresearchtotheworkofBlackartistsinthe1940s.

AlexandraChiriacPhD,ArtHistory,UniversityofSt.AndrewsLeonardA.LauderFellowshipinModernArtAlexandraChiriacwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoinvestigatethevisualandmaterialcultureofurbanmodernityinBucharestinthe1920sand1930s,examiningconnectionstodevelopmentsinFranceandAmerica.

2020–2021FellowsModernandContemporaryArt—LeonardA.LauderResearchCenterforModernArt,continued

MeghanForbesPhD,SlavicLanguagesandLiteratures,UniversityofMichigan,AnnArborLeonardA.LauderFellowshipinModernArtMeghanForbeswasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptostudyhowagroupofleftistCzechartistsandwriters,ledbyKarelTeige,engageddialogicallywithpeersacrossEuropeinthe1920s.

JasonMientkiewiczPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,JohnsHopkinsUniversityLeonardA.LauderFellowshipinModernArtJasonMientkiewiczwasawardedafellowshiptoexaminetheinfluenceofCubismontheartandpedagogicalactivitiesoftheRussianavant-gardeartistcollectiveAffirmersoftheNewArt(UNOVIS).

JonathanVernonPhDcandidate,HistoryofArt,CourtauldInstituteofArtLeonardA.LauderFellowshipinModernArtJonathanVernonwasawardedafellowshiptoreframetheroleofmodernEuropeansculpturewithinpostwarAmericanarthistorieswithreferencetothehistoricalcodingofthefragment.

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2020–2021FellowsMusicalInstruments

Photographs

HilaryBradyMorrisPhDcandidate,Musicology,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignJ.ClawsonMillsScholarshipHilaryBradyMorriswasawardedafellowshiptoilluminatethesignificanceofTheMetcollectionofHimalayanlutesasindicesofmigrationandculturalexchangealongtheSilkandSaltRoads.

KaitlinBooherPhDcandidate,ArtHistory,RutgersUniversityJaneandMorganWhitneyFellowshipKaitlinBooherwasawardedafellowshiptoworkonherdissertation,whichisthefirststudyofHarper’sBazaarandVogue’srolesinthedisseminationofmodernphotographyfrom1912to1968.

AltheaWairSullyColePhDcandidate,Ethnomusicology,ColumbiaUniversityTheSylvanC.ColemanandPamColemanMemorialFundFellowshipAltheaWairSullyColewasawardedafellowshiptoconductaninterdisciplinarystudyofmusicalinstrumentsfromtheMandéregionofWestAfricaatTheMet.

2020–2021Fellows

PostdoctoralFellowshipsinCuratorialPracticeArtsofAfrica,Oceania,andtheAmericas

DrawingsandPrints

HugoC.IkeharaTsukayamaPhD,AnthropologicalArchaeology,UniversityofPittsburghAssistantProfessorofAnthropology,PontificiaUniversidadCatólicadeChile,SantiagoAndrewW.MellonCuratorialResearch/CollectionsSpecialistFellowshipHugoC.IkeharaTsukayamawasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoassistwiththecomprehensivereinstallationofTheMet’sapproximately4,000worksofartfromtheAndeanregionofSouthAmerica.

ElaineSullivanPhD,CultureandPerformance,UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesAndrewW.MellonPostdoctoralCuratorialFellowshipElaineSullivanwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoassistwithacomprehensivereassessmentofTheMetcollectionofAfricanartsspanningfrom500B.C.tothepresent.

H.HoratioJoycePhD,History,UniversityofOxfordAndrewW.MellonCuratorialResearch/CollectionsSpecialistFellowshipH.HoratioJoycewasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoresearchandcatalogueAmericanarchitecturaldrawingsandrelatedmaterials,includingletters,diaries,photographs,andpublications,intheDepartmentofDrawingsandPrints.

2020–2021FellowsEgyptianArt

MedievalArtandTheCloisters

VanessaBoschloosPhD,ArchaeologyandArtStudies,VrijeUniversiteitBrusselPostdoctoralresearcher,DepartmentofArchaeology,GhentUniversityAndrewW.MellonCuratorialResearch/CollectionsSpecialistFellowshipVanessaBoschlooswasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptocataloguetheDepartmentofEgyptianArt’scollectionofapproximately4,000scarabs.

ScottMillerPhD,ArtHistory,NorthwesternUniversityAndrewW.MellonCuratorialResearch/CollectionsSpecialistFellowshipScottMillerwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoevaluateandcataloguetheMuseum'sextensiveholdingsofivorycarvings,includingresearchingissuesofarthistory,authentication,dating,provenance,exhibitionhistory,andbibliography.

AmyButnerPhD,AncientEgyptianArtHistory,EmoryUniversityAndrewW.MellonPostdoctoralCuratorialFellowshipAmyButnerwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoanalyzethevisualandmaterialcultureofancientEgyptandcontributetoamajorupcomingMetexhibitiontentativelytitled"TheGodsofAncientEgypt."

2020–2021FellowsMedievalArtandTheCloisters,continued

NicoleDaniellePulichenePhD,HistoryofArt,HarvardUniversityAndrewW.MellonCuratorialResearch/CollectionsSpecialistFellowshipNicoleDaniellePulichenewasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoevaluateandcataloguetheMuseum'sextensiveholdingsofivorycarvings,includingresearchingissuesofarthistory,authentication,dating,provenance,exhibitionhistory,andbibliography.

2020–2021Fellows

ConservationFellowshipsandScientificResearchFellowshipsArtsofAfrica,Oceania,andtheAmericas—Conservation

ArmsandArmor—Conservation

TheCostumeInstitute—Conservation

KaelynGarciaMA,FashionandTextileStudies:History,Theory,MuseumPractice(Conservation),TheFashionInstituteofTechnologyPolaireWeissmanFundFellowshipKaelynGarciawasawardedafellowshiptogainfurtherexperienceinamuseumconservationdepartment,withafocusonplastics.

KristalHaleMA,ConservationandRestoration,BernUniversityofAppliedSciencesandtheAbegg-Stiftung,Riggisberg,SwitzerlandAndrewW.MellonFoundationConservationFellowshipKristalHalewasawardedafellowshiptogainexperienceinthestudyandtreatmentoftextilesfromAfrica,Oceania,andtheAmericasinthecontextofamuseumconservationdepartment.

KatrinaZachariasMA,ArtConservation,BuffaloStateCollege,StateUniversityofNewYorkAndrewW.MellonFoundationConservationFellowshipKatrinaZachariaswasawardedafellowshiptogainfurtherexperienceintheArmsandArmorConservationDepartment.

2020–2021FellowsPaintingsConservation

PaperConservation

PhotographConservation

SaraKornhauserMA,PaintingsConservation,BuffaloStateCollege,StateUniversityofNewYorkAndrewW.MellonFoundationConservationFellowshipSaraKornhauserwasawardedafellowshiptogainexperienceinamuseumconservationdepartment.

RachelMochonMA/MS,ConservationandArtHistory,InstituteofFineArts,NewYorkUniversityAndrewW.MellonFoundationConservationFellowshipRachelMochonwasawardedafellowshiptogainfurtherexperienceinamuseumconservationdepartmentandtostudytheuseofnanocelluloseforconservingworksofartonpaper.

BryannaKnottsMA/MS,ConservationandArtHistory,InstituteofFineArts,NewYorkUniversityResearchScholarshipinPhotographConservationBryannaKnottswasawardedafellowshiptoresearchsilvermirroringanddevelopadocumentationworkflowthatcanbeusedtoeffectivelymonitormirroringovertime.

2020–2021FellowsScientificResearch

RoxanneRadpourPhD,MaterialsScienceandEngineering,UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesAndrewW.MellonFoundationConservationFellowshipRoxanneRadpourwasawardedapostdoctoralfellowshiptoapplyimagingspectroscopyandnovelexperimentalapproachestoanunderstandingofthematerialsandconditionsofworksofartinTheMetcollection.

2020–2021Fellows

ExternalAwardsHostedbyTheMetTheAmericanWing

DrawingsandPrints

PhotographConservation

LouisaRaittPhDcandidate,ArtHistory,Criticism,andConservation,InstituteofFineArts,NewYorkUniversityMaricaandJanVilcekCuratorialFellowshipLouisaRaittwasawardedafellowshiptoreceivecuratorialtrainingandtopursueresearchprojectsrelatedtoColonialLatinAmericanArtinTheMetcollection.

SaskiavanAltenaMA,HistoryofArt,CourtauldInstituteofArtTheMet–GettyPaperProjectCuratorialFellowshipSaskiavanAltenawasawardedafellowshiptoreceivecuratorialtrainingandtopursueresearchprojectsrelatedtoTheMetcollectionofNetherlandishdrawingsandprints.

CarolineGilMA,MovingImageArchivingandPreservation,NewYorkUniversityMA,CinematographyandFilmProduction,EscolaSuperiordeCinemaiAudiovisualsdeCatalunya,BarcelonaAndrewW.MellonFellowshipinMediaConservationCarolineGilwasawardedafellowshiptoassistwithandlearnabouttheconservationoftime-basedmediaatTheMetasthefinalyearofathree-yearMediaConservationFellowshipsponsoredbytheMuseumofModernArt(MoMA).