Here's info. on the 19^th Annual Symposium on Architectural History and
the Decorative Arts
Department of Art History, The School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth
University
More Details and the PDF of the brochurehere
<http://arts.vcu.edu/arthistory/2011/10/07/virginia-commonwealth-universitys-19th-annual-symposium-on-architectural-history-and-the-decorative-arts/>
Admission is free to students, $8.00 per person for members of
sponsoring institutions, and $10.00 per person for others. Reservations
are necessary for a post-conference reception, at an additional charge
of $15.00. For additional information, please call 804/828-2784 or
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Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
9:00 A. M. TO 3:30 P. M.
Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Blvd., Richmond
Presentation of this Symposium was underwritten by the Center for
Palladian Studies in America.
9:00 A. M. -- Opening Remarks, Morning Sessions.
Michael J. Schreffler, Ph. D., Chair of the Department of Art History,
VCU: "Welcome."
Session I: The Doric Order, from the Mediterranean World to Richmond's
Fan District.
Chair: Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian, Virginia Department
of Historic Resources;
Member, Board of Directors, Center for Palladian Studies in America.
"Doric Choices: Palladio and His Contemporaries."
Charles Brownell, Ph. D., Professor of Art History, VCU; Member, Board
of Directors, Center for Palladian Studies in America.
"A-B-C-Doric: An Architectural Alphabet from Richmond's Fan District."
R. Tyler King, Bachelor's Student, VCU; freelance writer and graphic
designer.
Session II: Forgotten Mansions.
Chair: Catherine Roach, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Art History, VCU.
'A Lost Philadelphia Palace of 1786: The William and Anne Bingham House."
Cynthia Kaye Fischer, Doctoral Student, VCU; Adjunct Instructor in Art
History, VCU;
Adjunct Instructor in Art History, Northern Virginia Community College.
"VCU's Ritter-Hickok House: Colonial Survival, the Italianate, and
Colonial Revival."
Meredith L. Hertel, Master's Student, VCU.
12:15 P. M. -- LUNCH BREAK.
1:25 P. M. - Afternoon Sessions.
Session III: Aesthetic Interlude --Artful Terra Cotta.
Chair: Janna Israel, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Art History, VCU.
"Tales Tiles Tell: Richmond, 1880-1910."
Jerri Davis, Special Student, VCU.
"Louis Henri Sullivan: Monumental Classicism, the Aesthetic Movement,
and the Skyscraper."
Colleen Truax Yarger, Doctoral Student and Adjunct Instructor in Art
History, VCU.
Session IV: Classics in the Fan: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the
Fan District Association.
Chair: Betsy Coflield, President of the Fan District Association.
"1893: Richmond's First Colonial Revival Houses."
Anna Fujimoto, Special Student, VCU; Project Manager, HC Yu and Associates.
"St. James's Episcopal Church (1911-1913): Putting William Noland in
Perspective."
John Hebble, Master's Student and Thalhimer Research Assistant, VCU.
Closing Remarks - Dr. Brownell.
4:15-6:30 - Reception for registered participants at the
Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House, Fifth and Main Streets (2 North Fifth
Street), by courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey R. Bowles Ill.
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Ray Bonis
Archives Coordinator
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
901 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 842033
Richmond, VA 23284-2033
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