Art Research 2025 Fellowship Award
The Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters has awarded the inaugural 2025 Longfellow House Art Research Fellowship to Elizabeth K. Eder, Ph.D. for her project, “Charles Appleton Longfellow’s Japanese ‘Fan’ Collection and ‘Japan Room’ Revisited”. Her research will explore the distinctive Japanese works within the Longfellow House fine art collection, with particular focus on the fans, fan-inspired paintings, and folding screens acquired by Charles Appleton Longfellow during his 20-month stay in Japan from 1871-1873. The project will also consider the broader artistic and cultural influence of Japan on American and European decorative arts and collecting practices in the 19th century.
The fine art collection at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site offers a remarkable lens into American artistic and cultural history, featuring paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures from the 17th to early 20th centuries. It reflects the Longfellow family’s wide-ranging cultural interests, encompassing American, European, and Japanese art.
This Art Research Fellowship supports the ongoing effort to deepen understanding of the site’s significant fine art collection, its artists and collectors, and the rich stories they represent.
Image: Courtesy of National Park Service, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site; Archives Number 3008/002.009-#004
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