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Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo was born on November 14, 1929 in Chieti, Italy. Daughter of Giuseppe G. and Maria (Lombardo) Sismondo. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1963.
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The meaning of architectural sculpture is essential to our understanding of ancient Greek culture. The embellishment of buildings was common for the ancient Greeks, and often provocative. Some ornamental sculpture was placed where, when the building was finished, no mortal eye could view it. And unlike much architectural ornamentation of other cultures, Greek sculpture was often integral to the building, not just as decoration, and could not be removed without affecting the integrity of the building structure. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the significance of Greek architectural sculpture. Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, a world-class authority on ancient Greek sculpture, provides a highly informative tour of many dimensions of Greek public buildings—especially temples, tombs, and treasuries—in a text that is at once lucid, accessible, and authoritative. Ridgway's pragmatism and common sense steer us tactfully and clearly through thickets of uncertainty and scholarly disagreement. She refers to a huge number of monuments, and documents her discussions with copious and up-to-date bibliographies. This book is sure to be acknowledged at once as the standard treatment of its important topic.
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Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo was born on November 14, 1929 in Chieti, Italy. Daughter of Giuseppe G. and Maria (Lombardo) Sismondo. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1963.
Laurea in Lettere Classiche, Messina University, Italy, 1953. Master of Arts in Classical Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1958.
HHD, Georgetown University, 1992. Doctor of Laws, Union College, 1992.
Assistant professor, head department classics, Hollins (Virginia) College, 1960-1961;
Assistant, then instructor archaeology, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1957-1960;
member of faculty, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1961;
professor classical archaeology, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1970;
Rhys Carpenter professor archaeology, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1977-1993;
professor emerita, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1993;
director Summer School in Greece, American School Classical Studies, Athens, 1967, 71. Distinguished Andrew Mellon visiting professor U. Pittsburgh, 1978. Distinguished visiting professor George Washington University Art Department 1986.
E. Whitehead professor American School Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1988. Cecil H. and Ida Green visiting professor classics department U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1990. Half-Life Hooker Distinguished visiting professor McMaster U., Hamilton, Canada, 1992.
Visiting professor Archeological Institute Australia, Athens, Australia, 1992. Hanes-Willis visiting professor department Art., U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995. Visiting professor Aarhus U., Denmark, 1995.
Annual member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1967-1968. ThomasSpencer Jerome lecturer University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and American Academy in Rome, 1981-1982. Guest curator Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, 1979.
Geddes-Harrower Chair, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, fall term 1989.
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Member Archaeol. Institute American (life, Distinguished Archeological Achievement Gold medal 1988), International Association Classical Archaeology, German Archaeol. Institute (correspondent), American Philosophical Society.
Married Henry W. Ridgway Junior, September 6, 1958. Children: Conrad W., Eric R., Kevin P., Christopher L.