History of Art and Architecture

2019 Friends of Frick Fine Arts Writing Awards

The History of Art and Architecture Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Friends of Frick Fine Arts Writing Awards:

For Critical / Analytical Writing: Kenneth Todd Wahrenberger, "A Masterpiece in the YMCA: H.O. Tanner's Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures in Pittsburgh's Hill District," written under the direction of Shirin Fozi

For a Research Paper produced for an HAA course: Annie Abernathy, "Fluid Meaning in a Qing Dynasty Ewer," written under the direction of Michelle McCoy

For Independent Research: Gabriela Pascale Schunn, "Affective Solidarity: A Treatise on Transmedial Empathy in Contemporary Art," written under the direction of Joshua Ellenbogen

with commendations going to Tom Lucy and Rebecca Moser

Congratulations to the winners and to the other students who submitted excellent papers for this year's review!