The Visual Culture Program at the Library Company invites applications for its month-long fellowship award to be granted for research in residence during 2013 – 2014. 

The fellowship is designed to promote scholarship in visual culture through the study of textual and graphic sources from the 16th through early 20th centuries held in the collections of the library. Possible research topics include the production and consumerism of printed graphics; the histories of printing and photographic processes; popular iconography; ephemera; incunabula; the illustrated book trade; and historical depictions of gender, race, and class. Fellows will have the opportunity to attend the Library Company’s public programs and events, participate in the vibrant scholarly community of Philadelphia, and present a lecture about their research.

The deadline for receipt of one-month fellowship applications is March 1, 2013, with a decision to be made by April 15. To apply fill out the required electronic cover sheet, and submit one portable document format (PDF) containing a résumé and a 2-4 page description of the proposed research. One letter of recommendation should arrive under separate cover in PDF format as well. Please email materials to fellowships@librarycompany.org. If you wish to apply for more than one fellowship, simply check more than one box on your electronic cover sheet. For more information, telephone (215) 546-3181 or e-mail Rachel D’Agostino at rdagostino@librarycompany.org.