A IL E E N O S B O R N W E B B A W A R D S
Bravo!
A lawyer, two curators and seven artists are the recipients of the
American Craft Council’s 2009 Aileen Osborn Webb Awards, named
for the Council’s founder. The awards, established in the mid-1970s,
honor those who have demonstrated outstanding artistic achievement,
leadership and service in the craft field. Fellows, nominated and elected
by their peers, are makers who have demonstrated extraordinary
artistic ability for 25 years or more; nonartists are named Honorary
Fellows. The Gold Medal, the highest award for an artist, was this
year presented to Katherine Westphal.
The Award of Distinction for Contributions to the Field of Craft
designates an individual, organization, institution or corporation that
has rendered significant service to the field over a quarter century, and
the Award for Philanthropy recognizes exceptional efforts in support
of the American Craft Council over the same time period. The 2008
honorées were named in the October/November issue of American
Craft; here we extend our respect and gratitude to the 2009 awardees.
Left:
Katherine Westphal
Top Dog,
1991, heat
transfer on tapa (bark)
cloth, 58 x 42 in.
Right:
Katherine Westphal
Geisha, Geisha,
1989,
gourd, heat transfer on
rice paper, laminated,
11 x
10V2
in.
Opposite:
Katherine Westphal
October: A IValk with
Monet,
1992, paper,
dyed, heat transfer
photocopy, 60 x 51 in.
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Westphal photos Tom Grotta.
