The Decorative Arts Society, Inc. (DAS) invites submissions for award consideration by June 1, 2025.

Robert C. Smith Award
The Robert C. Smith Award recognizes the best journal article or essay from an exhibition catalogue or book published on the decorative arts in the previous year. The article or essay must be in English and have been published for the first time in 2024. Both debut and seasoned authors are welcome to submit.
This award is in memory of Dr. Robert C. Smith, who taught the art and architecture of the United States, Spain, Portugal, and South America at the University of Pennsylvania. It follows in the tradition he established for clearly presented, original and innovative research.

Charles F. Montgomery Award and Prize
The DAS presents the Charles F. Montgomery Award to the scholar(s) whose first major publication in the field of American decorative arts is judged to be the most outstanding work published in the previous year.
The Charles F. Montgomery Prize is given to the most distinguished contribution to the study of American decorative arts published in the English language by a North American scholar(s) in the previous year.
These awards are in memory of Charles F. Montgomery, who was a director of the Winterthur Museum, Library and Garden; curator of the Garvan and related collections at the Yale University Art Gallery; and a professor of the history of art at Yale University — an inspirational teacher, creative curator and eminent scholar.

The closing date for submissions for works published in 2024 is June 1, 2025. Recipients will be announced in November 2025.

For further details about submitting works for the Montgomery Prize and Award, contact Remi Dyll, committee chair, at rdyllmfah.org.

For Smith Award submission information, contact Ann Glasscock, committee chair, at aglasscocktaftmuseum.org.

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