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The Reba and Dave Williams Prize is awarded for
outstanding essays on American printmaking. The prize is
$2,500 and $1,000 for first and second place, as judged by the Editor and
the Editorial Board of Print Quarterly (http://www.printquarterly.com).
Print Quarterly was founded by David Landau in
1984. Dr. Landau continues as its Editor; he is also the co-author
of
The Renaissance Print, 1470-1550, 1994, Yale University Press.
Past Winners of the Reba and Dave Williams Prize
1993 James Wechsler;
Fred Becker and Experimental Printmaking
1994 Eugene Balk;
The “American Scene” Print and the Cartoon
1995 No award
1996 James Wechsler; The Great
Depression and the Prints of Blanche Grambs
1997 No award
1998 Cindy Medley Buckner; The
Development of the Carborundum Mezzotint and the Carborundum Etching in
the WPA Federal Art Projects
1999 Alison Cameron; Buenos Vecinos: African-American Printmaking
and the Taller de Grafica Popular
2000 No award
2001 Jake Milgram Wien; Rockwell Kent’s
First Print
2002 Efram Burk;
The Prints of William Zorach
Riva Castleman; “Not for Sale” Prints in American Embassies
2003 No award
2004 No award
2005 Julie Mellby; The New Republics
Portfolio of 1924
2006 Lynn B. Williams; The Cotton Series of
Lamar Baker
As noted in each issue of of Print Quarterly,
the specifications for submissions for the Prize are as follows:
The essay, which must be based on original research
and original thinking, may be devoted to any aspect of American
printmaking from its origins to the present day. The length must not
exceed 5,000 words, including footnotes; up to twelve black and white
illustrations are allowed, and these can be submitted in the first
instance in the form of photocopies. The winner(s) will be required to
provide black and white photographs taken from originals.
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