Awards

2007 CAA/Heritage Preservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation

Lawrence Becker and Christine Kondoleon

Christine Kondoleon

The CAA/Heritage Preservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation recognizes an outstanding contribution by one or more persons who, individually or jointly, have enhanced the understanding of art through the application of knowledge and experience in conservation, art history, and art. This year, Lawrence Becker and Christine Kondoleon are recipients of this award for their meticulous, illuminating research and the publication of The Arts of Antioch: Art Historical and Scientific Approaches to Roman Mosaics and a Catalogue of the Worcester Art Museum Antioch Collection (Worcester, MA: Worcester Art Museum, 2005).

Occasioned by the Worcester Art Museum’s 2000 exhibition Antioch: The Lost Ancient City, The Arts of Antioch complements and expands on the exhibition catalogue and presents findings from more than a decade of innovative collaborative research and study, bringing together expertise from the art-historical, scientific, and conservation communities. Combining a thorough review of the archeological record with analysis, art-historical research, and an exploration of ancient glass-making technology and tesserae production, this volume reconstructs the unique historical context of this important site and illuminates relationships obscured because fragments of the mosaic are held in many different collections. Opportunities to bring classical art and archaeology to a wider audience are rare, and this intelligently conceived and beautifully designed and produced volume sets a new standard for collaborative scholarly work that conveys a wealth of information in a clear, accessible manner.

Lawrence Becker

Lawrence Becker is Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Prior to holding that position, he worked at the Worcester Art Museum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the British Museum. He has been a visiting lecturer and adjunct associate professor of conservation at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and an adjunct lecturer at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has extensive experience at archaeological excavations in Egypt and Ireland and has been the recipient of several research and travel grants. He has lectured and published widely on technical aspects of ancient materials.

Christine Kondoleon is George and Marie Behrakis Senior Curator of Greek and Roman Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has held teaching positions at Tufts University, Williams College, and Harvard University, served as an adjunct curator of Greek and Roman art at the Worcester Art Museum, and was a codirector of a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at the American Academy in Rome. Kondoleon has an extensive list of publications to her credit, including books, articles, and exhibition catalogues, and has lectured at universities and major museums throughout the United States. She also served on the CAA Board of Directors from 1996 to 2000.

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