Andrew Mark Watsky (born May 12, 1957) is an American

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, author and university professor.Smithsonian Institution, Sackler-Freer Galleries
Shimada Prize, 2006, Watsky bio notes

Early life

Watsky was awarded his bachelor's degree from

Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational lib ...

and his master's degree and doctorate from

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Career

Watsky is a professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton; and he is director of graduate studies.Princeton University
faculty bio notes
Previously, he was associate professor of Japanese and Chinese art history at

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college be ...

. In addition to his work with traditional Japanese art history, Watsky has an interest in recent Japanese art. This stems from an earlier career at a contemporary art gallery in Tokyo.

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Andrew Watsky,

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encompasses roughly 2 works in 5 publications in 1 language and 300+ library holding. * ''The Art of the Ensemble: the Tsukubusuma Sanctuary, 1570–1615'' (1994) * ''Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan'' (2004)

Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...

, 2007–2008. *

Association for Asian Studies The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political and non-profit professional association focusing on Asia and the study of Asia. It is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The Association provides members with an Ann ...

John Whitney Hall Book Prize The John Whitney Hall Book Prize has been awarded annually since 1994 by the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Pioneer Japanese studies scholar John Whitney Hall is commemorated in the name of this prize. The Hall Prize acknowledges an outstandi ...

, 2006. *

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, Sackler- Freer Galleries
Shimada Prize
2006.University of Washington Press

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