Royal Flemish Academy Recognizes U of M Professor
For release: Nov. 11, 2002
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Dr. Carol J. Purtle, professor of art history at The University of Memphis, has been recognized by the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts with an Academy Award Fellowship for residence at the Flemish Academic Center in Brussels.

She was one of only four scholars from around the world to be so honored.

The award offers foreign researchers and artists the opportunity to spend time in Brussels, where they can conduct research and establish contacts with colleagues in Flemish universities, research institutions and higher centers of art and music.

"This is a very important opportunity to have access to and interact with people in different disciplines and from different universities," Purtle said.

Purtle's principal research focuses on the paintings of 15th-century Flemish artist Jan van Eyck. During her residency in Brussels she will pursue research on multidisciplinary approaches to issues in Eyckian painting.

A member of the U of M faculty since 1977, Purtle received the 2001 Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Research in the Humanities. She has written and lectured extensively on Franco-Flemish art of the 15th century.

The other winners of the fellowship are Martha Howell of Columbia University, Andrzej Wisniewski of Poland and Dr. Killampalli Srinivasarao of India.

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