A Christmas card from Roger Bailey (15th Paris Prize winner) sent from Paris
A stern letter from the Prize Committee to Roger Bailey (15th Paris Prize winner) in Paris, threatening to cut off funds if he does not send a report
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Harry Bieg (16th Paris Prize second place winner)
A letter from Lee Rombotis (16th Paris Prize winner) writing from Arles. In keeping with the common theme in letters back, Rombotis is asking for an advance payment to be sent
A letter from Raymond Hood at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design concerning Lee Rombotis (16th Paris Prize winner). The Paris Prize committee is not pleased with Rombotis’ request for funds and lack of work. Hood gives him the benefit of the doubt saying, “It may be that he expresses himself very badly. After all, we are not giving a Paris Prize in literature."
A postcard from Charles Sutton (42nd Paris Prize alternate) in Athens. He traveled all around Greece before going to Rome for Christmas.
A letter from Charles Sutton (42nd Paris Prize alternate) published by the National Institute for Architectural Education. He writes an observant account of his travels through Northern Europe, including Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and East and West Berlin.
A letter from Charles Sutton (42nd Paris Prize alternate) published by the National Institute for Architectural Education. He has just returned to the U.S. after two years away and reflects on his experiences in Europe.
A letter from M.J. Long (1964 Thesis Prize winner) published by the National Institute for Architectural Education. Long was among the first women to win a traveling fellowship. She briefly interrupted her travels in 1966 to visit a sick relative in the U.S. and gives an interesting critique of American vs. European design and ethos in the mid-1960s.
Sketches by Leonard Lampert (63rd Paris Prize winner) from his travels through London and Stockholm.
A lengthy letter from Derek Price (1979 Van Alen Prize winner). Price, having just arrived from Israel, describes his first impressions of New York and provides an intriguing critique of the American Dream.
A letter from Tom Spector (1980 Van Alen Prize winner). He gives an account of his travels through India. He was particularly inspired by the richness of the architecture in Delhi.
Zachary Davis (1982 Van Alen Prize winner) sent back letters and sketches of the architecture he encountered while traveling in Southern Asia
Dale McClain (69th Paris Prize winner) sent back countless sketches from his travels through Europe, Asia, and Africa
Steve McCall (70th Paris Prize third prize winner) drew the view of 7th Avenue out his YMCA window
An account sent back by John Trautmann (70th Paris Prize honorable mention) of his time traveling in London and Paris
A sketch of St. Topaz by James Choate (72nd Paris Prize second prize winner)
Mark Motl (1986 Dinkeloo Fellowship winner) writing at the end of his fellowship period at the American Academy in Rome
Sui-Sheng Chang (1986 Van Alen Prize winner) spent her fellowship traveling around the U.S.
Konstantin Kuleshov (1988 Van Alen Prize winner) traveled to the U.S. from Russia
Beginning with the first Paris Prize in 1904, fellows of our organization were required to send monthly reports. This tradition continued through to the William Van Alen Prize and the Dinkeloo Traveling Fellowship. The sketches and letters back were usually published in the Bulletin for members to read and follow the trip’s progression.
These letters are our best record of the experience and travel itinerary of fellowship winners over the years. They give life to the unique opportunities seized by each participating fellow, as well as visually and verbally illustrate their travels and trials across Europe, through Asia, Africa, and around the United States.