Prizes by Department or Subject

A. CONGER GOODYEAR FINE ARTS AWARD (1962). Established in the Art Gallery by A. Conger Goodyear, B.A. 1899, to further interest in the connoisseurship and collecting of works of art by students in the History of Art. Awarded upon recommendation by the Chair of the History of Art to one, two, or three students for outstanding work, interest, and promise. The Chair and the director of undergraduate studies in the History of Art, the director of the Art Gallery, and the curator of Prints and Drawings select the winners, who are allowed to choose one work of art from a special collection of prints provided for this purpose.

DUNCAN ROBINSON SCHOLAR OF BRITISH ART AWARD (1996). Nancy and Henry E. Bartels in honor of teacher Duncan Robinson. Awarded to juniors or seniors who demonstrate superior performance in their respective fields, to participate in internships to further their study of British Art. The award shall be made on the basis of applications, supported by recommendations from faculty. The final selections will be made by a committee of representatives from the History of Art faculty, each of the American Arts departments, and the Yale Center for British Art.

HELEN A. COOPER SCHOLAR OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE AWARD (1996). Nancy and Henry E. Bartels in honor of teacher Helen A. Cooper. Awarded to juniors or seniors who demonstrate superior performance in their respective fields, to participate in internships to further their study of American art. The award shall be made on the basis of applications, supported by recommendations from faculty. The final selections will be made by a committee of representatives from the History of Art faculty, each of the American Arts departments, and the Yale Center for British Art.

MARGARET LAUGHLIN MARSHALL - JOHN M. S. ALLISON (1944). For a Fellowship to a member of the Junior or Senior Class who intends to enter the scholarly profession in the Arts or Letters, preferably European History of Art, and during such time as such person shall be studying to obtain his degree of Doctor of Philosophy; to be used by such person for study here and/or abroad. The same appointee may hold the fellowship for four years. The award shall be made on the basis of applications, supported by recommendations from faculty. The final selections will be made by a committee of representatives from the History of Art faculty, each of the American Arts departments and the Yale Center for British Art.

MARK DIETZ MEMORIAL (1969). Paula Deitz in honor of her brother of the Class of 1969, for original research by an undergraduate in the History of Art.

PATRICIA E. KANE SCHOLAR OF AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS AWARD (1996). Nancy and Henry E. Bartels in honor of teacher Patricia E. Kane. Awarded to juniors or seniors who demonstrate superior performance in their respective fields, to participate in internships to further their study of American art. The award shall be made on the basis of applications, supported by recommendations from faculty. The final selections will be made by a committee of representatives from the History of Art faculty, each of the American Arts departments, and the Yale Center for British Art.

SYLVIA ARDYN BOONE (1996). The History of Art and African American Studies Departments award this prize annually in memory of Sylvia Boone, a noted scholar of African art, who was the first tenured African American woman on the Yale faculty. Vera Wells, Yale ’71, has established this prize to be awarded for the best dissertation dealing with African or African American artistic, cultural, and/or historical issues.

VINCENT DYCKMAN ANDRUS, CLASS OF 1938, MEMORIAL (1963). Dorelle Moulton (Mrs. Vincent Dyckman) Andrus, Moulton L. Andrus, B.A. 1962, V. Dyckman Andrus, Jr., B.A. 1963, Helen Palmer Andrus, and friends and associates of Mr. Andrus. For a prize for an undergraduate who presents the best essay on the history of American painting, sculpture, or the decorative arts.

WALTER LOUIS EHRICH MEMORIAL (1938). Anonymous donor in memory of Walter L. Ehrich, Ph.B. 1899. For an outstanding student in the History of Art, for the purpose of assisting and encouraging the recipient in the work of collecting objects of art for personal enjoyment.