In the Association of Art Museum Curators' recent Annual Awards for Excellence (for the calendar year 2010), Benedict Leca — curator of European Painting and Sculpture at Cincinnati Art Museum — won first place in the Outstanding Article, Essay or Extended Catalogue Entry category for his "A Favorite Among the Demireps" article for the museum's Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman exhibition. He also organized the show.—-
"Each year our awards stand as the high-water mark for acknowledging the exemplary work of curators from across America," says Sally Block, the association's executive director, in a press release. "What is most impressive is that these are the only awards given to curators by their peers."
