Renowned scholar,
Richard Guy Wilson,
noted author and chair of the Department of Architectural History at the
University of Virginia, is the director.
The school is based at the historic campus of Salve Regina
University in Newport. In addition to exploring the rich cultural heritage of
Newport, participants will have an opportunity to experience the Victorian
legacy in many other parts of New England, including Providence, Rhode Island,
North Easton and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Call the Summer School for details of next year's program.
Lectures: Past lectures have included:
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Nancy Austin, "Rhode Island Mills and Design"
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Laurie Ossman, "Richard Morris Hunt"
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Catherine Voorsanger, "Herter Brothers"
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James Yarnell, "John LaFarge"
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Pauline Metcalf, "Edith Wharton and Ogden
Codman"
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John Tschirch, "Newport Gardens"
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Paul Miller, "Newport Interiors of F. Allard
& Cie"
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Richard Guy Wilson, "White Elephants and Little
Old Ladies," "The Arts and Crafts Movement," "McKim, Mead and
White," and "The American Renaissance."
Visits: Tours within Newport include visits
to the Colonial buildings; the Shingle Style, Colonial Revival,
and Beaux Arts cottages such as Chateau-Sur-Mer,
Kingscote, the Breakers, Ochre Court, and Marble House; the Casino and resort
facilities; and various nineteenth-century churches and gardens.
Buildings that are not normally open to the public include the
work of McKim, Mead and White, Richard Morris Hunt, Dudley Newton,
Ogden Codman, John H. Sturgis, Richard Upjohn, H. H. Richardson,
Cram and Goodhue, and Wilson Eyre.
Accolades
"In my country very little is known
about American architecture, so all my knowledge and experience
I will pass on to students and colleagues."
- Bohumil Fanta, Professor of Architectural History The
Technical University of Prague.
"The Newport Summer School may be
used as a model for any summer school as it is highly
professional with excellent lectures and organization."
- Dr. Igor Zhuk, Art Historian,Lviv, Western Ukraine
For more information on the Summer Schools, please contact:
Susan
E. McCallum, Administrator
Victorian Society in America Summer Schools
100 Prospect Street
Summit, New Jersey 07901
Phone: 908 522-0656
Email:
vsasummerschools@comcast.net
