Ando Hiroshige, Japanese (1797-1858).  Ishibe, from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, 1834.  Wood-block print, 8 1/2" x 13 1/2".  The Anna C. Hoyt Collection, Vanderbilt University [1956.058].

Frances and John Downing Undergraduate Research Travel Award

The Downing Undergraduate Travel Award was established in 2002 by an alumna of the department and her family.  This competitive award supports travel to museums, galleries, and other sites, offering students in their junior and senior years an opportunity to learn research skills and to visit potential future places of employment.

Mary Rogers Cain Scholarship in Art History Graduate Studies

This graduate award, which honors the memory of Nashvillian Mary Rogers Cain and her love of art and art history, is given every other year to one of the department's top graduate students. 

Cooley Award

The Cooley Award was established in May 1920.  It is a cash prize given each spring to the graduating senior major with the highest GPA.

Andrea di Bartolo, Italian (active 1389-1428).  The Crucifixion, ca. 1400.  Tempera on panel, 17 1/4" x 16".  The Samuel H. Kress Collection, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University [1979.0649P].