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Supporters of the FoundationThanks to the continued generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation, some Fellows with no academic or institutional affiliation receive supplemental funding as part of their Guggenheim Fellowship to help cover the costs of their research or artistic endeavors, and their living expenses. |
Guggenheim Fellowship Awards in the United States and Canada, 2012The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded Fellowships to a diverse group of 181 scholars, artists, and scientists in its eighty-eighth annual competition for the United States and Canada. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants. |
National Book Awards AnnouncedWhen the National Book Foundation announced its awards for the 2012 National Book Awards, two Guggenheim Fellows were among them. In the field of Fiction, the NBF gave the award to Louise Erdrich (1985) for The Round House. Of the five nominees in the Poetry category, David Ferry (1996), was awarded for Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations. |
John Hollenbeck, Fellow in Music Composition, 2007Songs I Like A Lot, John Hollenbeck’s newest album, has just been released. Offering Mr. Hollenbeck’s own arrangements of songs by such all-time greats as Ornette Coleman and Imogen Heap, the album features the Frankfurt BigBand and musicians Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, and Gary Versace. During his upcoming East Coast tour with his Large Ensemble, John Hollenbeck’s performances will include selections from this new recording. For more information and a full tour schedule, visit his website. |
Pablo Helguera, Fellow in Photography, 2008After years of travelling, studying many different aspects of art, and working himself in various genres, Pablo Helguera is offering his hard-won insights into what he terms “the sociology of contemporary art outside of the realm of the art market” in his newly published collection of essays entitled Art Scenes: The Social Scripts of the Art World (New York: Jorge Pinto Books). |
David B. Wake, Fellow in Biology & Ecology, 1981David B. Wake, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the California Academy of Science’s 2012 Fellows’ Medal. |
Frederic Tuten, Fellow in Fiction, 1973As part of Stony Brook Southampton’s MFA Creative Writing and Literature Program, Frederic Tuten will be leading its workshop in writing short fiction at the Florence (Italy) University of the Arts during January 2013. |
Annette Gordon-Reed, Fellow in U.S. History, 2009Harvard Law School has appointed Annette Gordon-Reed to the Charles Warren Professorship of American Legal History. Named for the noted legal scholar, historian, and assistant attorney general under President Woodrow Wilson, this faculty chair is endowed by the Charles Warren American History Fund, which was established through Mrs. Warren’s bequest. |
Philip Levine, Fellow in Poetry, 1973, 1980Mr. Levine has been named the 2011-12 Poet Laureate of the United States. He is the thirty-fifth Guggenheim Fellow in Poetry to be so honored. Follow this link to view a complete list of the thirty-five Guggenhem Fellows named Poet Laureate. |
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We note the passing of the following Fellows. The Foundation always appreciates receiving information about Guggenheim Fellows. |
Guggenheim Foundation "Firsts" |
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On May 28, 1925, the first class of Guggenheim Fellows was appointed. Culled from a field of only seventy-four applicants, the fifteen 1925 Fellows included composer Aaron Copland. Somewhat ahead of its time in recognizing the accomplishments of women, the Foundation also appointed Violet Barbour, a professor of history at Vassar College. The next year the field of applicants grew to nearly 900; of these thirty-nine received Fellowships, and five Fellows from the inaugural class received second Fellowships. |
