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May 24, 2024

Jon Michael Schwarting on the Thirty-Seven-Year Effort to Save a Modernist House

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May 22, 2024

Governor Newsom Visits AAR

https://aarome.org/news/features/governor-newsom-visits-aar

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May 21, 2024

From the Archives: Landscape Master Plan

https://aarome.org/news/features/archives-landscape-master-plan

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May 15, 2024

AAR Pulses with Energy and Beats at ‘Soundscapes’ Outdoor Concert

https://aarome.org/news/features/aar-pulses-energy-beats-soundscapes-outdoor-concert

May 7, 2024

In Memoriam: Frank Stella

https://aarome.org/news/features/memoriam-frank-stella

Far Afield

May 24, 2024

Sinclair Bell and Dorian Borbonus Edit “Freed Persons in the Roman World”

May 23, 2024

Raymond Saunders and James Welling in Los Angeles

May 22, 2024

Samiya Bashir Creates Installations of Text and Image in New York

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Rome Prize

Time and Space to Think and Work

For over a century, the Rome Prize has supported innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Each year, the prize is awarded to about thirty artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early or middle stages of their careers.

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Meet the Fellows

Rome Prize Fellows Italian Fellows Affiliated Fellows

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Ryan Haecker

Ancient Studies

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Ajay Manthripragada

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Elif Batuman

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Sabrina Morreale

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Mary-Evelyn Farrior

Ancient Studies

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Jeanine Oleson

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Christopher Bonura

Medieval Studies

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Fatma Bucak

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Erica Hunt

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Gabriella L. Johnson

Renaissance & Early Modern Studies

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Zachary Fabri

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Jessica L. Harris

Modern Italian Studies

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Nao Bustamante

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Erica Moretti

Modern Italian Studies

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John Delury

Tsao Family Rome Prize

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Mary C. Danisi

Ancient Studies

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Mike Cloud

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Christopher Erdman

Ancient Studies

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Miranda E. Mote

Landscape Architecture

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Shruti Swamy

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Estefania Puerta Grisales

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Katie Kitamura

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Baldwin Giang

Musical Composition

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Elizabeth Whelan

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Lauren Stimson

Landscape Architecture

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Dov Honick

Medieval Studies

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Sara L. Petrilli-Jones

Modern Italian Studies

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Dread Scott

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David Weeks

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César A. Lopez

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Peter N. Miller

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Aliza S. Wong

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Ilaria Puri Purini

Andrew Heiskell Arts Director

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Allison L. C. Emmerson

Interim Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor

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