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hewielt 4411e4leitowisio Susan L.F. Isaacs, doctoral candidate in the Folklore and Folklife Department at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded one of two of the James Renwick third annual fellowships for scholarly research in the modern American craft movement. During her year in Washington, Isaacs' research topic is "Authenticity and Tradition: The Meaning of Handmade Objects in Contemporary Society'?
James Renwick fourth annual fellowship program for beginning or advanced scholars. Research proposals are sought from candidates knowledgeable in the history of twentieth-century American art, craft or design. The deadline for applications is January 15, 1991 with appointments to begin on or after June 1, 1991. For further information and application forms, write the Office of Fellowships and Grants, Smithsonian Institution, Suite 7300 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington D.C. 20560. For telephone inquiries, call Tel. 202/287-3271.
Presently, The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art announces the
pito 734iktet) Ilteoe 7aichoes1 These wedding portraits of Peter Hotaling and his wife, Harriet Buckbee Hotaling, who were married in Albany, NY on May 22, 1828, are unsigned. Peter was the captain of Hudson River sloops, became a steamboat captain on the Great Lakes, and in 1843 took his family to Fond du Lac, WI,to open an all-water route between Portage on the Wisconsin River and Green Bay. Anyone with information which might lead to the identification of this artist should contact Marcus A. McCorison, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634; Tel. 508/755-5221.
litetropolitms littoesths Cloisto$4$ Liu The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Christmas tree and Baroque creche display has become, during the past 27 years, a firmly established holiday tradition for New Yorkers and out-of-town visitors. From Thursday, November 29, 1990 through Sunday, January 13,
1991 the brightly lit twenty-foot blue spruce decorated with angels and cherubs — with a lively assortment of crèche figures at its base — will delight holiday visitors in the Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall. A lighting ceremony is repeated every Friday and Saturday evening at 7 pm.
While the subjects ofthese portraits have been identified the artist still remains unknown.
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