George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
The 2025 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Committee of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) welcomes submissions of notable art publications released by a North American publisher during 2024. This prestigious award is presented annually to publications demonstrating excellence in art publishing.
Established by ARLIS/NA in 1980, the award honors the memory of George Wittenborn (1905-1974), a premier New York art book dealer and publisher who was a strong supporter of ARLIS/NA in its formative years. One exemplary publication will be chosen to receive the George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award to be presented and announced at the annual ARLIS/NA conference.
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For more information, please contact Bridget Retzloff, Chair 2025 Wittenborn Awards Committee via e-mail.
Deadline: January 1, 2026
PAST WITTENBORN AWARD RECIPIENTS
Eligibility
Titles eligible for consideration include art books, exhibition catalogs, and new art periodical titles in any language, published in print or in digital format in 2025, and originating from a North American publisher.
For more information, please contact Bridget Retzloff, Chair 2025 Wittenborn Awards Committee via e-mail.
Selection Criteria and Guidelines
Titles eligible for consideration include art books, exhibition catalogs, and new art periodical titles in any language, published in print or in digital format in 2025, and originating from a North American publisher.
Content:
- Significance to the literature of the field
- Originality
- Scholarly excellence
Documentation:
- Indication of contributors’ authority (institutional, academic, or other relevant affiliations)
- Indication of contributors’ authority (institutional, academic or other relevant affiliations)
- Bibliographic data or Cataloging in Publication details, and additional context (exhibition locations and dates, etc.) if applicable
- Indexes
- Credits and acknowledgments
- Lists of abbreviations
- Concordances
Format and Layout:
- Overall aesthetic quality and design of the publication
- Legibility
- Suitability of typography and composition to content
- Image clarity and color fidelity
- Quality of image details
- Logical juxtaposition of text to illustrations
Additional Format and Layout Considerations for Print Publications:
- Paper quality, weight, and opacity
- Binding: durability; visual design suitable to content
Additional Format and Layout Considerations For Digital Publications (e-books, catalogs, journals):
- Indication of currency or version, and plans for updating (where applicable)
- Information architecture
- Navigational elements and links to outside information
- Quality and appropriateness of multimedia elements such as animation and video
- Accessibility features (compatibility with screen readers, inclusion of alt-text for images).
For more information, Bridget Retzloff, Chair 2025 Wittenborn Awards Committee via email.
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