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BERGER PRIZE The William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History The Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal have established a prize for excellence in the field of British art history, in honor of the memory of the late William M. B. Berger. The prize was created to recognize that some of the very finest work in art history is being carried out in the field of British art - and that much of it is being published by The British Art Journal. Award 
The prize of £5,000 will be awarded annually by The British Art Journal in association with the Berger Collection Educational Trust of Denver, Colorado.
The Berger Prize will normally be awarded at a reception in December. This past year's Prize was announced by Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Criteria The Berger Prize was created to recognize excellence in the history of British art. It will be awarded annually to an outstanding book, exhibition, or exhibition catalogue (in any language) appearing during the preceding twelve-month period between the 1st of September through the 31st of August. Assessors A panel of no fewer than five and no more than seven assessors, will select the recipient. The assessors committee will include the editor of The British Art Journal (Mr. Robin Simon), and will be chaired by Dr. Timothy J. Standring, Chief Curator, Denver Art Museum and Trustee of the Berger Collection Educational Trust. Other assessors in 2003 were: Professor Linda Colley, European Institute, London School of Economics Dr. Martin Postle, Tate Gallery, London Dr. Olivier Meslay, Musé e du Louvre, Paris Mr. Christopher Lloyd, Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures Nominations Institutions and publishers are welcome to nominate individuals they believe will fulfill the criteria set for the prize. Other nominations should be supported by the names of two individual scholars of good standing, together with their addresses and telephone numbers/email addresses. Nominations should be made to: The SecretaryUpon the assessors' acceptance of a nomination, copies of the work in question must be submitted for further consideration. Recipient: 2003 Award 
Mr. Brian Andrews, an architectural historian from Hobart, Tasmania, is the winner of the 2003 William M.B. Berger Prize for British Art History. Judges were unanimous in selecting Mr. Andrews for his exhibition catalog, Creating a Gothic Paradise: Pugin at the Antipodes, which was designed, printed, and published by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. The award was presented by Lord Lloyd-Webber in the Fine Rooms, Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, Somerset House, London, on December 15.
Robin Simon, Editor of The British Art Journal, on behalf of the judges said: Brian Andrews has identified a hugely important collection that was unknown even to its owners: the sole coherent collection of [A.W.N.] Pugin's works outside Britain and Ireland. In doing so he has thrown open a window into the transmission of British art across the world during a key period of expansion. 
The exhibition was created in Hobart, Tasmania, and then toured Australia.
For the long list of nominees for the 2003 prize, please visit The British Art Journal Web site. 2002 Award The recipient of the Berger Prize for 2002 was Professor David H Solkin for the exhibition Art on The Line. The Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House 1780-1836, Courtauld Institute Gallery, 18 October 2001-20 January 2002. The award was presented by Sir Roy Strong at a reception on the evening of Monday, December 16, 2002, at the Courtauld Institute Gallery, Somerset House, London. The judges' citation read: Art on The Line changed forever the way in which we look at British art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. We were able, uniquely, to look at the paintings hung in the manner of the period and in the very room, the Royal Academy's Great Room in Somerset House, where the artists knew or hoped that their works would be displayed. It was an outstanding achievement, an overwhelming experience.For more information, please visit The British Art Journal Web site. |
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