These pieces, Vestigial Bonheur du Jour and Chair (1997–2000) by Professor John Dunnigan MFA 80 ID, are part of the RISD Museum’s permanent collection.
FIRST ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIR Professor John Dunnigan MFA 80 ID will hold the first Schiller Family Endowed Chair in Furniture Design—RISD’s first endowed faculty position. An accomplished studio furniture maker, he has taught here since he was in grad school in the late 1970s and helped found and now leads the Furniture Design department. Dunnigan is also currently serving a two-year appointment as a Mellon Faculty Fellow at the RISD Museum, where he works closely with curators and fellow faculty members to further object-based learning at RISD. RISD parents Kim and Phil Schiller chose to support this new faculty chair position in recognition of the quality education their son Erik Schiller 14 FD received at RISD and in the Furniture Design department in particular. “Endowed faculty positions are incredibly important to the advancement of academic distinction at RISD,” notes President Rosanne Somerson 76 ID. “They help us recruit and retain exceptional teachers and scholars, and serve as both an honor for the professor who holds the chair and as a lasting tribute to the donor who establishes it. We are deeply grateful to the Schiller family for their generosity and for helping to further excellence in teaching at RISD.” 52
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Histories: Tales from the 70s (2016, Honky Tonk Editions), a handsome 144-page hardcover made possible by a Kickstarter campaign, is one of two new books by Professor of Photography Henry Horenstein 71 PH/MFA 73. At the end of the year he also released Shoot What You Love: Tips and Tales from a Working Photographer.