Winning Scholarship

Join us at the Renwick Gallery on December 6th for Dr. Jodi Hauptman's take on the fascinating artist Joseph Cornell.

Join this year's Eldredge Prize Winner, Dr. Jodi Hauptman, for a discussion of her work and her recent book, Joseph Cornell: Stargazing in the Cinema. The Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art is awarded annually by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Dr. Hauptman's lecture is titled, "Love at Last Sight: Joseph Cornell's Stargazing." To learn more about Joseph Cornell, visit our Boxing Day feature (December 26) and read a biography in our online kids' activity.

To attend the lecture, meet in the Grand Salon of the Renwick Gallery on Thursday, December 6, 2001 at 4:00 P.M. The Renwick is located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, across the street from the White House.

Pictured: Joseph Cornell, 1903–1972, Untitled (Juan Gris series), n.d., mixed media: wood: stained/painted, glass, paper …, 17 3/16 x 11 1/8 x 4 7/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.