A Piece of the Past Museum Essay Contest

“A Piece of the Past” Museum Essay Contest was inaugurated in 2010-2011 to encourage student research into the artifacts of the Dunham Bible Museum, the Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts, and the Museum of Southern History.

Funding for the contest has been generously provided by The Joella and Stewart Morris Foundation and Mr. Isaac Heimbinder.

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How to Enter

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2019 Winners:

2019 winners with mentors, Dr. Sloan. and sponsor Stewart Morris

 

 

 

Grand Prize Winner:

Victoria Thorpe, “Flooded But Flourishing: The 1869 Map of the City of Houston” (Decorative Arts)

Mrs. Sloan, Victoria Thorpe, Stewart Morris, and Dr. Sloan

 

 

Southern History/American Architecture and Decorative Arts

1^st       Jennifer Ren, “The Root of the Matter: Oral Care in Texas at the Turn of the 20th Century “ (Southern History)

2^nd       Brandon J. Patterson, “Clother in White: The Ku Klux Klan Hood (c. 1920)” (Southern History)

 

Dunham Bible Museum

1^st        Emma Perry, “The Avery Bible: The Hearts of Children to Their Fathers”

2^nd       Caleb K. Wong, “Hope Found Through a Book: A Bible in Communist China”

 

 

Art Museums

1^st       Stacy Smith, “Humanity Marching Forward: David Alfaro Siquetros’ Dancing Woman” (1969)

2^nd       Conley Harris, “Van Dyck’s Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness” (Fine Arts Museum)

 

HBU Academy

1^st        Sol Pittman, “Harriet Lane’s Bell” (Southern History)

2^nd       Asiyyah Abass, “Indistinct Visions of Divided Wings: Aaron Novak’s Monarch Art” (Get Ready  MFA Exhibit 2019, University Academic Center)

 

 

GRAND PRIZE: $1,500

   Plus ADDITIONAL PRIZES IN FIVE CATEGORIES:

1. Museums of Southern History & Decorative Arts               1^st place: $500               2^nd place $250
2. Dunham Bible Museum                                                              1^st place: $500               2^nd place $250
3. Fine Arts /Contemporary Art Museums                                1^st place: $500               2^nd place $250
4. Best Freshmen/HBU Academy Essays                                     1^st place: $500               2^nd place $250
5. HBU Applicants Essays                                                                    1^st place: $500               2^nd place $250

       Plus: 25 Honorable Mention Awards                                            $50 each

View a list of prior winners