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Revisiting Julius S. Held

Revisiting Julius S. Held 154 Oud Holland Jaargang/ Volume 120 - 2007 Nr. 3/4 In 1989, Historians of Netherlandish Art (HNA) honored Julius S. Held (fig. 1) by granting him Life Membership in the organization, which had been founded in 1983 ‘to foster communication and collaboration among historians of Northern European art from medieval to modern times.’ 1 Held was the first scholar to be so honored by HNA, which implicitly recognizes his preeminence in Northern studies. Then, more recently, in February 2006, HNA honored Held more publicly, at the widely attended Annual Conference of the College Art Association. 2 It was an appropriate venue, since he had made what he called his ‘maiden appearance before an American learned audience’ at the 24 th Annual CAA meeting , in Washington, in May 1935. 3 Participants in the session that HNA sponsored in 2006, ‘Revisiting Julius S. Held,’ were invited to examine Held’s methods and evaluate his legacy, especially its relevance for a younger generation trained to frame scholarly inquiries from new perspectives. The enthusiastic response to the session has prompted this publication in Oud Holland of one of the papers, which have been supplemented by three others that focus on Held and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oud Holland - Quarterly for Dutch Art History Brill

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Brill
Copyright
© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0030-672x
eISSN
1875-0176
DOI
10.1163/187501707787336000
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154 Oud Holland Jaargang/ Volume 120 - 2007 Nr. 3/4 In 1989, Historians of Netherlandish Art (HNA) honored Julius S. Held (fig. 1) by granting him Life Membership in the organization, which had been founded in 1983 ‘to foster communication and collaboration among historians of Northern European art from medieval to modern times.’ 1 Held was the first scholar to be so honored by HNA, which implicitly recognizes his preeminence in Northern studies. Then, more recently, in February 2006, HNA honored Held more publicly, at the widely attended Annual Conference of the College Art Association. 2 It was an appropriate venue, since he had made what he called his ‘maiden appearance before an American learned audience’ at the 24 th Annual CAA meeting , in Washington, in May 1935. 3 Participants in the session that HNA sponsored in 2006, ‘Revisiting Julius S. Held,’ were invited to examine Held’s methods and evaluate his legacy, especially its relevance for a younger generation trained to frame scholarly inquiries from new perspectives. The enthusiastic response to the session has prompted this publication in Oud Holland of one of the papers, which have been supplemented by three others that focus on Held and

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Oud Holland - Quarterly for Dutch Art HistoryBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2007

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