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Magazine Antiques, Dec, 1997 by Allison Eckardt Ledes

Applications are now being considered for the thirteenth annual United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship, which is designed to support research and publication on the history of the art and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholars of art or architectural history, American history, or American studies, and scholars with a proven record of research and publication may apply for periods of study ranging from one month to one year, and the stipend is $1,500 per month. Applications must be postmarked by February 15, 1998. For information contact Barbara Wolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20515, or telephone 202-228-1222.

The Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts jointly offered by Parsons School of Design and the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is sponsoring the Seventh Annual Symposium on the Decorative Arts: Renaissance through Modern. Papers written by graduate students, either masters or doctoral degree candidates, on all aspects of European and American decorative arts will be considered. The presentations are limited to twenty minutes. A two-page abstract, one-page bibliography, and curriculum vitae should be sent by January 30, 1998, to Maria Ann Conelli, Chair, Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, New York 101289990, or by fax 212-849-8347.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Winston Salem, North Carolina, are offering a graduate summer institute, which will be held at MESDA from June 21 through July 17, 1998. The program focuses on Southern history and decorative arts before 1820 and this year will concentrate on the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, through lectures, workshops, discussions, research projects, artifact studies, and a week-long study trip. It is designed for museum professionals and graduate students interested in American history, art, material culture, and museum studies. Enrollment is limited to twenty students. The deadline for applications, which will be mailed in January 1998, is April 20, 1998. For information contact Sally Gant, Summer institute, MESDA, Post Office Box 10310, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27108, telephone 910721-7360 or fax 910-721-7367.

A course entitled Age of Horace Walpole: The Visual Arts in 18th-Century Britain, will take place in England from June 28 through July 10, 1998, at Walpoles famous house Strawberry Hill near London. The Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts jointly offered by Parsons School of Design and the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is providing graduate level credit for this course, which is also supported by the Royal Oak Foundation. Among the houses that will be visited are Ham House, Chiswick Villa, Syon House, Osterley Park, Somerset House, Spencer House, and Wobum Abbey Private collections and museums are also part of the planned itinerary. The course is directed by John Wilton-Ely, and a number of scholars will give lectures in their areas of specialization. For a brochure and additional information contact Wilton-Ely Associates, 1 St. John Street, Beverley, East Yorkshire HU 17 8HT, England. The telephone and fax number is 1-482-867341.