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Current Exhibition-Face & Form: The Art and Caricature of Frank Furness
This exhibition is generously supported by The Barra Foundation.
Exhibition Dates: November 30-January 11
Gallery Talk: There will be a gallery talk by guest curator Michael J. Lewis on Thursday, January 3 at 5:30pm. Space is limited. To RSVP contact Susan Gallo at 215-925-2688 or sgallo@PhilaAthenaeum.org.
See coverage of the exhibition at WHYY Newsworks and The Wall Street Journal.
Gail Caskey Winkler, Capricious Fancy: Draping and Curtaining the Historic Interior, 1800-1930. Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 6:00 PM
Free for Athenaeum Members. RSVP to Susan Gallo at 215-925-2688 or sgallo@philaathenaeum.org All others $10, online payment
Filled with images from the archives of Independence National Historical Park, the Philadelphia Department of Records, and collections from around the country, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell illustrates how these two historic relics have evolved over the centuries and adds new insights into our interpretations of American historical icons. Free for Athenaeum
Members. RSVP to Susan Gallo at 215-925-2688 or
sgallo@philaathenaeum.org All others $10, online payment
Reference Room To Close During Renovation The Athenaeum’s Henry Paul Busch Reference Room will be closed from November 30, 2012 through April 1, 2013 to accommodate window restoration, removal of the current mezzanine shelving, and the construction of new shelving on the south wall. During this time, the reference book and serials collection will be unavailable to researchers, members and staff. Reference and reproduction questions concerning architectural drawings, photos and archival materials will be answered by staff, but in-person consultation of these materials may not be possible during this closure. Efforts will be made to accommodate Athenaeum members, and we apologize in advance for any inconvenience this construction may cause.
John Gallery Receives Preservation Honor Award
The National Trust for Historic Preservation presented its 2012 John H. Chafee Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy to John Gallery, the Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. Since becoming Executive Director in 2002, Gallery has been a leading voice for historic preservation in Philadelphia. His advocacy has led to a number of recent successes, including local designation of the historic public interior spaces of the Family Court Building on Logan Square and legislation that protects the historic character of Market Street. The award was presented at the National Preservation Awards ceremony in Spokane, Wash., on November 2. The National Preservation Awards are bestowed on distinguished individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies and corporations whose skill and determination have given new meaning to their communities through preservation of our architectural and cultural heritage.
Publications by Robert Spencer Barnett
Joanna Rotte leads Asian Arts Series
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Chronicling
changes in fashionable curtain and drapery styles in the United States and
Europe during the Industrial Revolution, this amply illustrated volume
presents Gail Winkler’s extensive research on this topic using the
Athenaeum collections, and especially the Samuel J. Dornsife Collection of
the Victorian Society in America. As deeply researched as it is colorfully
illustrated, Capricious Fancy marks the communication of
fashionable drapery styles from Paris to London and to North America.
Gail Caskey Winkler, FASID, has been a Lecturer at the Graduate Program in
Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.
She is Senior Partner of LCA Associates (Winkler & Moss), a design
firm specializing in historic interiors.
Alexander B. Bartlett and
Robert W. Sands, Independence Hall and The Liberty Bell.
The Society for College and University Planning published a book by Robert Spencer Barnett AIA titled
Hindsight–Foresight: from the Founding to the Future of Five Ivy League
Campuses in the October 2012 online journal Planning for Higher
Education. The University of Pennsylvania is one of the five along with Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia. The November 2012 issue of
Architectural Record included an article titled "Expanding Universities" also by Mr. Barnett.
For an interview with Robert Barnett regarding his latest publication, 
The
Asian Studies Program at Villanova University, led by Athenaeum member
Joanna Rotte, will mount a series of programs in winter/spring 2013
celebrating Asian Arts. Launching this series of events will be The
Beautiful Life of the Woman Komachi, written by Joanna Rotte and
directed by Elizabeth Dowd, Producing Director, Noh Training Project, with
original music by David Crandall, Theatre Nohgaku.. This first event
is free and open to the public and will take place beginning January 18th.
For tickets and information visit 
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