2026 Mervat Zahid Cultural Foundation
Prize Winners

The Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art is pleased to announce the recipients of the Dahesh Museum of Art’s 2026 Mervat Zahid Cultural Foundation Prize—given for a distinguished presentation at the 23rd Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Nineteenth-Century Art, held on March 14, 2026. This year, two individuals received the award:

Nathanaël Lapierre, Northwestern University, for “‘It must be marble’: Marble, Bronze, and Race in Nineteenth-Century Martinique”

Isabelle Sagraves, University College London, for “‘Baptême japonais’: Transformation, Disguise, and the Self in Félix Buhot’s Japoniste Etchings”

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The Dahesh In Focus Series

The Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of a new publication in the In Focus series. Begun in 2016, the series explores aspects of academic art, major artists, or a single work of art, fully illustrated with examples from the Dahesh’s rich collection and comparative visual images. Each publication in the series features an essay written by a Dahesh staff member or scholar in the field. Buy Online