Jan Zachariáš Wins the First Biennial Competition for Young Authors Published in the Journal Umění/Art

On 29 May 2015 the results of the first biennial competition for young authors published in the journal Umění/Art were announced at an informal ceremony in Café Kampus. Twenty-one researchers in the early stages of their careers took part in the competition, with a total of twenty-four articles published in the high-impact journal Umění/Art in the period 2013–2014. The first prize went to Jan Zachariáš for his article “Vincent van Gogh’s A Pair of Shoes: An Attempt at an Interpretation” (Umění LII, 2014, pp. 354–370). The jury also gave a special mention to Věra Laštovičková for her study “Architektur als ‘versteinerte Musik’: Die theoretische Reflexion der Architektur in der deutschen Romantik und bei Bernhard Grueber” (Umění LII, 2014, pp. 439–453) and to Tomáš Murár for the essay “‘The Entertainment of His Most Excellent Majestie Charles II’: Royalty Representation and its Visualization in a Festival Book by John Ogilby and Wenceslaus Hollar” (Umění LII, 2014, pp. 516–528). Original diplomas were designed for all the award-winners by Jan Šerých, who is responsible for the current graphic design of the magazine Umění/Art.