Background
Meritt, Lucy Taxis Shoe was born on August 7, 1906 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Bonaparte and Mary Esther (Dunning) S.
( Profiles of over 1500 mouldings are presented, drawn fr...)
Profiles of over 1500 mouldings are presented, drawn from measurements using a mechanical template for accuracy. These are first studied by types and within the types are divided according to their use on various types of architectural members. The plates and tables for these mouldings are arranged chronologically. In the second part of the work, the various architectural members, geison crown, epistyle and frieze crowns, monument or altar bases etc. are taken up and the various types kinds of mouldings that may be associated with the different parts are listed. Most of the book is composed of tables containing in parallel columns, provenance, proportions, bibliography, and remarks pertinent to the individual examples. Most of the illustrations are composed of drawings, but 75 of the most interesting examples are also shown in photographs.
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(A chronicle of the second 50 years in the life of the Ame...)
A chronicle of the second 50 years in the life of the American School (originally founded in 1881). Conceived as a companion volume to Louis Lord's 1947 history of the first half century, the text outlines the activities of the School both in Greece and in the United States, beginning with an absorbing account of the affairs of the School during World War II and continuing through the Centennial in 1981, with chapters on the Summer Session, the School's excavations, its publications, and the Gennadeion. The extensive appendixes include lists of all the Trustees, Cooperating Institutions, members of the Managing Committee, staff, fellows, and members of the School since its inception in 1881, and add greatly to the usefulness of this volume. The author's first-hand knowledge of the people and events of the period discussed contributes materially to its depth and detail.
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Meritt, Lucy Taxis Shoe was born on August 7, 1906 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Bonaparte and Mary Esther (Dunning) S.
AB, Bryn Mawr College, 1927. Master of Arts, Bryn Mawr College, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1935.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Brown University, 1974. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hamilton College, 1994.
Research fellow, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1929-1934; research fellow, American Academy in Rome, 1936-1937, '49-50; assistant professor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1937-1941; associate professor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1941-1950; editor of publications, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1950-1972; visiting scholar, University Texas, Austin, since 1973; visiting professor, University Texas, Austin, 1973-1974, 75, 90. Member excavation staff Corinth, 1931, Cosa, 1950, Morgantina, 1957, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1948-1949, 50-73. Visiting professor Washington University, St. Louis, 1958, 60, Princeton University, 1959.
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Member Archaeol. Institute American (acting general secretary 1962, recorder 1960-1968, 71. President Princeton Society 1963-1967, secretary 1953-1956. Vice president Austin Society 1976-1978, other coms.
Gold medal for Distinguished Archaeol. Achievement 1976), American School Classical Studies Athens (many committees), Classical Society of America Academy in Rome (committee offices), German Archaeol. Institute, Daughters of the American Revolution (Thankful Hubbard chapter), Pathfinders Club Austin, Bryn Mawr Club Princeton and Austin (many offices in each), American Association of University Women (Outstanding Woman in Humanities, Texas 1980).
Married Benjamin Dean Meritt, Nov.7, 1964 (deceased July 7, 1989).