PUBLIC PROGRAMS GRANT AWARDS
HUMANITIES PROJECTS IN LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES CONSULTATION GRANTS Columbia University; New York, NY Consultation with scholars in preparation for the review, interpretation, and dissemination of interviews conducted as part of the Oral History Narrative and Memory Project. Newberry Library; Chicago, IL Planning for a major exhibition, a panel exhibition traveling to 40 libraries, a website, and published resource guides on the relationship between the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Indian people whose lands it traversed. American Library Association (ALA); Chicago, IL The fabrication and 40-site tour of a freestanding panel exhibition, CD-ROM, website, and ancillary educational programs about the life, reign, and legacy of Queen Elizabeth I. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery; San Marino, CA A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War. Human Pursuits: Western Humanities Concern; Salt Lake City, UT A series of bilingual reading and discussion programs at libraries in ten states that focus on the complex subject of family as it is represented in Hispanic and American Literature. National Video Resources; New York, NY A six-week film and reading discussion series about the 1960s, an extraordinary decade of social, political, and cultural ferment in U.S. history.
HUMANITIES PROJECTS IN MEDIA CONSULTATION GRANTS
Educational Film Center; Annandale, VA Consultation with scholars on a documentary film exploring the role of basketball in the acculturation of Jewish immigrants and the contribution of Jews to the early development of basketball from the 1920s to the 1950s. Foundation for the Future; Bellevue, WA Consultation for an eight-part documentary television series examining the historical and philosophical issues surrounding scientific and technological advances. Juno Films, Inc.; Princeton, NJ Consultation with scholars for a documentary film that would examine the connections between contemporary science and ancient myths about human origins. Mary Pickford Educational Foundation; Los Angeles, CA Consultation for a one-hour documentary film about the evolution of Uncle Tom's Cabin in literature, theatre, and film. Madison D. Lacy; New York, NY Consultation for a documentary film about American writer Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945). Public Communications; Washington, DC Consultation with humanities scholars and archival research to develop a 90-minute film on the life and work of editor Maxwell Perkins, who brought the work of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe to the American public. State University of New York (SUNY), Albany; Albany, NY Consultation to develop a radio documentary series on the history of New York's Albany region and to produce a pilot program on the Cold War era. Teddy Bear Films; San Francisco, CA Consultation with scholars about a documentary film exploring the perspectives of the Americans and the Chinese on human rights in China. Film and Video Arts, Inc.; New York, NY Planning of a 90-minute documentary film examining the life and times of Phoebe Ann Mosey, the sharpshooter known as Annie Oakley (1860-1926). Minnesota Public Radio; St. Paul, MN Scripting of a two-hour radio documentary series and additional short segments exploring the Korean War and its impact on American politics and culture. North Texas Public Broadcasting (KERA-TV); Dallas, TX Planning for a three-hour documentary film about the Mexican Revolution, a conflict that changed the course of Mexican history and influenced U.S. and European foreign policy. Power Productions; Ann Arbor, MI Planning of a two-hour historical documentary film exploring the lives, work, and legacy of the 19th-century British composers William S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan.
Center for Independent Documentary; Sharon, MA Scripting of a 90-minute documentary film on the life and work of folk singer Woody Guthrie. Educational Broadcasting Corporation (WNET); New York, NY Scripting of a two-hour documentary film exploring the history of the prison in the United States from its emergence in the late eighteenth century to the present day. Film Video Arts; New York, NY Scripting of a two-hour documentary film about the life and work of Walt Whitman and his America. Filmmakers Collaborative; Waltham, MA Scripting of a one-hour television documentary about the United Workers Cooperative Colony, a utopian housing cooperative in the Bronx built by Jewish immigrant workers in the 1920s. Isaac in America Foundation; New York, NY Scripting of Episode Three in a proposed four-part documentary television series about the 350-year history of the Jews in the United States. Lumiere Productions; New York, NY Scripting of a six-hour documentary series on the history of non-fiction film. New England Foundation for the Arts; Boston, MA Scripting of one episode in a proposed six-part documentary television series about the social history of the 20th century as seen through the lens of basketball. Paradigm Productions; Berkeley, CA Scripting of a one-hour documentary film about the life and work of muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949). WGBH Educational Foundation; Boston, MA Scripting of a two-hour television documentary on Percy Julian, a prominent chemist, entrepreneur, Civil Rights activist, and the first African American elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council; Austin, TX Production of a website and web-enhanced DVD for the television program Do You Speak American?, which examines the history and continuing development of American English. Educational Broadcasting Corporation (WNET); New York, NY Production of a 90-minute documentary film presenting an interpretive and analytical biography of Henry Luce, the co-founder and leader of Time, Inc., from 1923-64. Educational Broadcasting Corporation (WNET); New York, NY Production of Episode One of a six-part, six-hour documentary film series chronicling the evolution of the Broadway musical (1904 to the present); Episode One covers the period 1904-27. Filmmakers Collaborative; Waltham, MA Production of a 90-minute documentary film and interactive website on the life and art of Mary Pickford, silent screen actress and Hollywood movie mogul. Filmmakers Collaborative; Waltham, MA Production of a 60-minute television documentary on the history of public health in the United States, focusing on the landmark case of Mary Mallon, the first person known to be a healthy carrier of typhoid. Nebraskans for Public Television; Lincoln, NE Production of a 90-minute documentary film presenting a literary biography of the American writer Willa Cather. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA); New York, NY Production of a one-hour television documentary about Carville, a run-down plantation that became a facility for research on leprosy, patients with the disease, and the effort to control it. Social Media Productions; Brooklyn, NY Production of a two-hour documentary film interweaving the stories of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, whose 1938 fight was one of the most important and passionately watched sporting events in American history. Ways of Knowing; New York, NY Production of a two-hour documentary film exploring the origins, history, and nature of writing.
HUMANITIES PROJECTS IN MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS CONSULTATION GRANTS American Antiquarian Society; Worcester, MA Consultation with scholars to develop an exhibition examining how popular prints depicting events in U.S. history have shaped people's understanding of the past. Bass Museum of Art; Miami Beach, FL Consultation with scholars to develop an exhibition and related programs exploring the historical development and uniqueness of mid-20th-century Miami architecture. Connecticut Historical Society; Hartford, CT Consultation with scholars to develop an exhibition, publications, and other programs exploring Connecticut's important role in the development of the comic book. Friends of the Goethe Institut; Washington, DC Consultation with scholars to develop a traveling and permanent exhibition exploring the German immigrant architect Adolf Cluss, who was influential in shaping public spaces in Washington, D.C., from the 1860s to the 1890s. Friends of the New Jersey State Museum; Trenton, NJ Consultation with scholars and museum curators to define the themes of a traveling exhibition about Joseph Bonaparte's influence on 19th-century American culture. Geneva Historical Society; Geneva, NY Two consultation meetings to plan a traveling exhibition on the history of tourism in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Historical Society of Washington D.C.; Washington, DC Consultation with scholars to develop a traveling exhibition and related programs exploring the Bonus Army march of World War I veterans on Washington, D.C. in 1932. Mark Twain Memorial; Hartford, CT Consultation to plan a new orientation exhibition and revised interpretive tours at Samuel Clemens' home in Hartford, Connecticut. Rhode Island Historical Society; Providence, RI Consultation with scholars and museum professionals to develop a permanent exhibition interpreting the history of Rhode Island since the 17th century. University of Texas at Austin, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art; Austin,
TX Consultation by the Blanton museum staff with colleagues at various U.S. museums to explore interpretive plans for a new facility scheduled to open in 2005. Asia Society; New York, NY Planning of a traveling exhibition on Asian games from 3,000 B.C.E. to the modern era. Historic St. Mary's City; St. Mary's City, MD Planning for reinterpretation of the sites tied to entrepreneur Garett Van Sweringen, who operated a tavern, coffee house, ordinary, and brew house at various times between about 1670 and 1698. Minnesota Historical Society; St. Paul, MN Planning for a permanent exhibition and related programming interpreting a specific house successively occupied by Germans, Italians, African Americans, and now Southeast Asians. New Jersey Historical Society; Newark, NJ Planning for a traveling exhibition that would examine different perceptions of the causes of the civil disturbances in Newark, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Detroit in the late 1960s. Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara,
CA Planning for an international traveling exhibition and accompanying programs examining the artistic careers and impact of architect Antonin Raymond and interior designer Noemi Raymond. Rokeby Museum; Ferrisburgh, VT Planning for a permanent exhibition presenting new research on the Underground Railroad in Vermont and northern New England. University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA Planning for a traveling exhibition and catalog on the fabrication and uses of prehistoric stone tools and the lessons they offer about the cultures of their makers. American Federation of Arts; New York, NY Implementation of a traveling multimedia exhibition with a catalog, website, public programs, and curricular materials about Hindu temple statuary of the Chola Dynasty. Chippewa Valley Museum; Eau Claire, WI Dissemination of the exhibition Country Places, a new interpretation of rural life in America, to museums and historical organizations, including detailed exhibition plans, a small panel exhibition, and a conference for museum professionals. Cincinnati Art Museum; Cincinnati, OH Implementation of a permanent exhibition in the museum's new Cincinnati Wing examining the city's pivotal role in the history of American art. Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art; Hanover, NH A traveling exhibition, website, and related public programs examining the roles of children in ancient Greek society. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; Dearborn, MI Implementation of a permanent exhibition, traveling exhibition for non-traditional venues, website, library programming, and related educational and public programming concerning the development of flight in American culture. Maymont Foundation; Richmond, VA Implementation of a permanent exhibition, publications, traveling panel exhibition, and associated public and educational programming interpreting domestic work and workers in a Gilded Age mansion. Museum of International Folk Art; Santa Fe, NM Implementation of a traveling exhibition, catalog, symposium, website, and other educational and public programs interpreting the history and use of mayolica pottery in Mexico and Spain. Northern Forest Center, Inc.; Concord, NH Implementation of a mobile exhibition and accompanying public programs interpreting the history and cultures of the Northern Forest in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. Oakland Museum of California; Oakland, CA A traveling exhibition, audio guide in four languages, symposium, panel discussion, lectures, workshops, and educational programs interpreting the impact of the Vietnam conflict on the nation. Oklahoma Historical Society; Oklahoma City, OK A permanent exhibition, educational materials, website, and small traveling exhibition on the history and cultures of Oklahoma's 39 recognized tribes. Pratt Museum; Homer, AK Reinstallation of the Pratt Museum's main exhibitions, a catalog, and a traveling exhibition, all based on an examination of the relationships between people and place in the region. University of California, Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural
History; Los Angeles, CA A traveling exhibition, catalog, dedicated website, educational materials, and programming on the art and cultural context of rice cultivation in Asia. Walters Art Museum; Baltimore, MD Implementation of a traveling exhibition, catalog, audio tour, kiosk, and educational and public programs interpreting a rare 13th-century illuminated Bible.
SPECIAL PROJECTS CONSULTATION GRANTS Gallaudet University; Washington, DC Consultation with humanities scholars and a technical expert to plan a series of DVDs that would explore language arts and literary works indigenous to deaf culture. PLANNING GRANTS Rubin Museum of Art; New York, NY The development of an interactive website featuring Himalayan art and culture. Wright State University; Dayton, OH Planning for an interactive web-based exhibition and related public programming exploring experiences of change and progress during the Progressive Era in Ohio's Miami Valley.
Maine Humanities Council; Portland, ME Implementation of pilot reading and discussion programs in Maine, Utah, and Georgia to examine the relationship between civil society and the American tradition of giving.
Oasis Institute; St. Louis, MO An 11-week reading and discussion series at centers for older adults nationwide, an anthology of essays, a website, and related activities that examine the context and impact of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association; Deerfield, MA A website about the Deerfield Massacre of 1704 from the perspectives of the Native American, French, and British participants, placing this event in transatlantic political, economic, and religious contexts.
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities; Charlottesville, VA A major conference of scholars, writers, politicians, artists, and commentators exploring how notions of Irish identity have emerged and are being transformed in Ireland, the U.S., and other countries affected by the Irish diaspora. |