October 5, 2001

Library Associates Will Award Saint Louis Literary Prize at Event

Schama was born in London in 1945, and since 1966 has taught history at Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard Universities. He is now a professor of art history and history at Columbia University. His books include "Patriots and Liberators," "The Embarrassment of Riches, Citizens, Dead Certainties, Landscape and Memory," and "Rembrandt's Eyes."

He was art critic for the New Yorker from 1995 to 1998, for which he received a National Magazine Award. He also was the recipient of the Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Schama appears on the BBC and The History Channel where he serves as writer/presenter of historical documentaries. "Volume I of The History of Britain" was shown in last fall and this spring. The new BBC series is based on "A History of Britain, Vol. II: The Wars of the British 1603-1776" and will appear on The History Channel on Oct. 29 through Nov. 1.