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27697
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Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study of the work attributable to the anonymous artisan identified as Humphrey Sommers’ carver. Sommers’ high social status in late colonial Charleston, South Carolina is evident in the Rococo interior architecture and stylistic work of his personal estates.
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27698
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Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina conducted a study on the Page family and their eighteenth-century mansion in Gloucester County, Virginia known as Rosewell. The house construction and architecture proclaimed its occupants to be powerful, educated and wealthy, but in less than three generations, the Page family suffered drastic economic decline.
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27726
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Rosewell was the eighteenth century mansion of the Page family in Virginia, but only its ruins remain today. Continuing studies provide insight into the ceremonial and ritualistic workings of Rosewell. Although specific knowledge about Rosewell’s interior is scant, conclusions can be made about the family and their perceptions of themselves through the house’s overall design and furnishings.
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27909
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The West Building at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMoA) will open April 24-25. Designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners to house the state’s permanent collection, the building is a work of art itself. The new building is full of natural art and easy to navigate with its open floor plan and multiple entrances. The process of building the NCMoA is detailed and the differences in style of architecture are highlighted. Included in the article is a map of the new museum with its galleries and a few major works labeled.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 16, April 2010, p13-16 Periodical Website
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28017
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The R. Kelly Bryant Jr. Pedestrian Bridge was dedicated in Durham this week. The history of the original bridge built in 1973 and how the bridge contributed to crime in the Hayti neighborhood are detailed. The life of R. Kelly Bryant Jr. for whom the bridge is named after and his positive work in the local community are also detailed. The bridge spans the Durham Freeway near Alston Avenue.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 37, September 2010, p9 Periodical Website
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28287
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The history of the Blount Street neighborhood and its recent redevelopment are described. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in Raleigh with many different styles of architecture including examples of Tudor, Second Empire, and Queen Anne architecture. During the 1960s, many left the downtown area for the suburbs and many of the houses were turned into government offices. Now, the redevelopment plan for the neighborhood is encouraging many to move back to the historic area.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 30, July 2007, p21 Periodical Website
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28870
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Henry Sanoff is a professor of architecture at the North Carolina State University School of Design and founder of the Community Development Group. In an interview with NC Arts, Sanoff discussed how the Group got started and how the design process translates into action in local North Carolina communities.
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NC Arts (NoCar Oversize NX 1 N22x), Vol. 2 Issue 4, July 1986, p6-7, il
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29739
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The newest addition to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s collection of outdoor art is a functional piece of art. The Lowe’s Park Pavilion was designed by Mike Cidndric and Vincent Petrarca of Raleigh to be a work of art but also to be used, experienced, walked through, touched, and as a shelter. This sculptural pavilion offers Park visitors a beautiful sheltered place to stop, rest, and reflect. The appearance of the shelter changes with the time of day and light reflected off of it and it will be used by staff as a place for the outdoor teaching of art.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Sept/Oct 2007, p10-11, il
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29839
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Known today as the Self-Help Building, the Public Services Building is one of Asheville’s iconic structures. The building is an example of Neo-Spanish architecture with embellishments depicting mythological characters, including Leda and the Swan. The builder, Luther Launcelot Merchant, was responsible for many of Asheville’s important early twentieth-century buildings.
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30539
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Viewing NC places through its architecture can provide information on past ways of life and their changes though time. Preservation should not only focus on the best examples of architectural types, as the commonness in which a style was used, and its variations are all part of its significance.
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35441
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To construct a case about architects trying to help keep construction costs down was a discussion of general contributing factors. Emphasized was the ample supply of work and short supply of labor, which yielded this wage and cost increase. Included was a factor related to NC: the best contractors avoiding work in North Carolina because of its outdated contracting related laws.
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North Carolina Architecture (NoCar NA 730 N8 N67x), Vol. 45 Issue 2, 1997, p28
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35715
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While traveling to Mexico and Guatemala, the author remarked upon the convergence of old and new in the cities, from the ancient Mayans, to the present.
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36174
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Pamolu Oldham measured the value of art by the amount of light and way that space was used. Being mindful of these aspects generated an awareness of other aspects, valuable on both sides of the canvas: people and animals, interior and exterior settings, and objects secular and sacred.
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36178
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Faux was defined as making surfaces look like something else. Faux finishes noted were fresco, Venetian plaster, marbleizing, stenciling, rag painting, sponging, strie (French for stripe or streak), and faux bois (French for fake wood). Referenced were the Italian and French schools that emerged during the Renaissance, the latter profiled artist Pandy Autry reflected in her work.
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36316
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In West African building folklore has been discovered in several North Carolinian structures. West African spiritualism was a vital component of a slave’s personal history and character.