Essays Guru

Discuss your object in a 150- to 300-word text aimed for a general audience, which could be published by the Cooper Hewitt Museum as part of its “Object of the Day” web series (http://www.cooperhewitt.org/object-of-the-day (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). These blog entries should be less formal than research paper.  Include an engaging title for your text, and cite any sources (use correctly formatted footnotes).

(Publication is at the curators’ discretion, but if it does get published, it will be credited to you.)

A few examples:

Rebecca Gross, “An Ultra Modern Luxury Studio,” September 1, 2013. http://www.cooperhewitt.org/object-of-the-day/2013/09/01/ultra-modern-luxury-studio (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Rachel Brill, “A Wave of Finnish Identity,” August 5, 2013. http://www.cooperhewitt.org/object-of-the-day/2013/08/05/wave-finnish-identity (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Maleyne Syracuse, “Effect Before Everything,” July 8, 2013. http://www.cooperhewitt.org/object-of-the-day/2013/07/08/effect-everything (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Include a 2-sentence biography (of yourself), which will be published online alongside your entry.