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architecture in the Old Dominion; and
the Library of Virginia’s The Capitol of
Virginia, a study of Jefferson’s statehouse.
The illustrated lecture is open to the
public without charge and will be followed
by a reception. Members are encouraged
to invite others who may be interested in
the topic and the Society.
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March 2016
March 13 Lecture on Richmond’s
Monumental Church
Charles Brownell, Emeritus Professor of
Architectural History at Virginia Commonwealth University, will speak on
“Robert Mills’s Monumental Church in
Richmond and American Classicism” at 3
p.m. on Sunday, March 13, in Jepson Hall
118 on the campus of the University of
Richmond.
According to Brownell, “Monumental
Church ranks in architectural importance second only to the core of the Virginia State Capital, designed by Thomas
Jefferson.
“The status of Mills’s
church receives a great deal
of lip service, but what is it
that really makes the building outstanding?”
Brownell recently retired after thirty years of
teaching in Virginia, at the
University of Mary Washington, the University of
Virginia, and VCU.
He earned a master’s in
the Winterthur Program in
Early American Culture
and a second master’s and
a doctorate in Art History at Columbia University. He has lectured and
published widely on the
Greco-Roman
tradition
in American architecture,
particularly on the work of
B.H. Latrobe and Latrobe’s
friend Thomas Jefferson.
Among other publications, Brownell
is a co-author of the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts’ The Making of Virginia
Architecture, the first general history of
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Nota Bene: Daylight-Saving Time begins on March 13, so be sure
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The Holiday Reception and Dinner
The Holiday Reception and Dinner was held
at the 2300 Club on December 5.
Above left, at the reception
preceding the dinner (from left),
Arlene de Conti, Jack and Julie
Proctor
Above, Doug and Betsy Gottwald
Left (from left), Genie Borum,
Julie Proctor, Robin Price, Nancy
Saylor, and Elaine Themo
Mediterr anean Society of America
Board of Directors 2015–16
Term ending
October 31, 2016:
Term ending
October 31, 2017:
Term ending
October 31, 2018:
Director Emeritus
W. Douglas Gottwald, Jr.
Victoria A. Ashby
Shirley V. Blackwell
Linwood W. Davis
Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman
Elaine M. Themo
Eugenia H. Borum
Julia Proctor
Nancy S. Saylor
Julia S. Scott
Carolyn H. Spencer
Patricia E. Archer
Meade Boswell
Julian Ward Jones, Jr.
William G. Stoops, Jr.
C. Wayne Tucker
President: Julia S. Scott
Vice President: Julia Proctor
Secretary: C. Wayne Tucker
Treasurer: Nancy S. Saylor
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OFFICERS
“Sacker of Troy: Achilles or Odysseus?”
Former Society President and long-time member of the Board J. Ward
Jones, Jr. (right) gave a presentation on January 10 on “Sacker of
Troy: Achilles or Odysseus?” Below, at the reception, are Patsy Pettus,
Bill Stoops, and Susan Ancarrow
The flowers at the reception were arranged by Board
member Julie Proctor in memory of Louise Boswell.
Left (from left), President Julia Scott and Board
member Genie Borum with Janis Augustine, who
with her husband Fred had driven from Roanoke
to hear Jones, who had been the guide and lecturer
for a Roman Britain seminar in which they had
participated. Also driving to Richmond for the
lecture, this time from Chapel Hill, was Ray Cormier.
In Memoriam:
Louise Hardaway Boswell and Ashby Bridgforth Allen
Louise Hardaway Boswell died on December 17, 2015, at the
age of 107. She was retired from teaching Latin, among other
subjects. She traveled with the Society and regularly attended
the Mid-Winter Reception and Dinner occasions. She was
a lifetime member of the Society and the mother of Board
member Meade H. Boswell.
Ashby B. Allen passed away on October 23, 2015. A lifetime
member of the Society, he had traveled abroad and attended
many meetings in earlier years. With his father and two
brothers he founded the law firm of Allen, Allen, Allen and
Allen in 1948.
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The Mediterranean Society of America
P.O. Box 14793
Richmond, Virginia 23221
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“Friends Traveling Together”
“Those Gaudy Ancients”
On November 1,
Peter Schertz of the
Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts
spoke on “Those
Gaudy Ancients:
Exploring the
Color of Antiquity.
Richmond Society
AIA Lectures
March 17: “How Castles Work,” Matthew Johnson, Northwestern University.
April 14: “Greek Myths, Etruscan
Women: Goddesses and Heroines in
Light of Etruscan Society and Religion,” Daniele Maras, Italian Academy
for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University.
The above lectures are scheduled for Jepson Hall 118, University of Richmond.
Following his
lecture, Schertz
speaks with
Elizabeth Baughan
of the University
of Richmond and
Society Board
member Bill Stoops.
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May 12: “The Second Temple as a Roman Building,” Peter Schertz, Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts. This lecture will
be at VMFA, and the free tickets must
be obtained by contacting the Museum.
It will be followed by a dinner in Amuse
Restaurant. Reservations required.
Write AIA Richmond Society, P.O.
Box 8328, Richmond, VA 23226 or at
­r [email protected].