John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. (Newswire).The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922. The organization awards Guggenheim Fellowships to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional ability by publishing a significant has announced the results of its 78th annual United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canadian Fellowship competition. The 2002 Fellowship winners include 184 artists, scholars and scientists, selected from over 2800 applicants for awards totaling $6,750,000. The seven lucky photographers chosen to receive Fellowships are: Marion Belanger, Dawoud Bey, Elinor Carucci Elinor Carucci (born 1971, Israel) is an American photographer. She lives in New York City and is a member of the Faculty in Photography, School of Visual Arts in New York. Her photographs take the viewer into the details of her surroundings, her family life and her home. , Mitch Epstein Mitch Epstein was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1952 and currently lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Mitch Epstein is a Guna S. Mundheim Fellow in the Visual Arts at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany, for Spring 2008. , Kenro Izu, Tanya Marcuse and Madoka Takagi. William L. Fox was selected as a Fellow in the category of Photography Studies. According to Joel Conarroe, Foundation President, the Guggenheim Foundation has granted more than $200 million in Fellowships to over 15,000 individuals since 1925. |
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