The Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program

The Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a museum and research
center that promotes the examination of modern visual and material
culture. The Wolfsonian's fellowship program is intended to support
research on the museum's collection, generally for periods of three to
four weeks. The program is open to holders of master's or doctoral
degrees, Ph.D. candidates, and others who have a significant record of
professional achievement in relevant fields.

The theme for the fellowship program for 2010/11 is Design and Health. We
welcome applications from scholars in any field in the humanities who
propose to investigate the links between design and health from the late
nineteenth century through the middle of the twentieth century. We intend
both of these terms to be understood in a broad sense: "Design" to include
a range of practices, such as product design, graphic design, interior
design, architecture, and urban planning; "Health" to include such
concerns as personal hygiene and fitness, public health, medicine, body
image, and disability.

The focus of the Wolfsonian collection is on North American and European
decorative arts, propaganda, architecture, and industrial and graphic
design from the period 1885?1945. The United States, Great Britain,
Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands are the countries most extensively
represented. There are also smaller but significant collections of
materials from a number of other countries, including Austria,
Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and Hungary. The
collection includes works on paper (including posters, prints, and design
drawings), furniture, paintings, sculpture, glass, textiles, ceramics,
lighting and other appliances, and many other kinds of objects. The
Wolfsonian's library has approximately 50,000 rare books, periodicals, and
ephemeral items.

The Wolfsonian's collection has many objects and publications that may
support research on the connections between design and health. Among these
are: books and periodicals about physical culture, especially in the
United States; publications on interior design, architecture, housing
reform, and urban planning; design drawings for a great variety of
building types; advertisements for health resorts; personal or household
objects, such as razors, massagers, sunlamps, and vacuum cleaners; and
publicity for health and fitness campaigns.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss their project with the museum staff
prior to submission to ensure the relevance of their proposals to the
Wolfsonian?s collection. For more information about The Wolfsonian and its
collection, visit the website at http://www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu, call
305-535-2686, or email to researchthewolf.fiu.edu. Applications for the
2010/11 academic year must be postmarked by December 31, 2009.

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