Saturday, January 22, 2011

The Tragic Poet, the Fontana Piccola, the Faun

The latest trends in garden homes and decor are 2000 years old.

What a night. Georgia Tech professor Doug Allen presented "Villas of the Roman World" at Emory's Carlos Museum (see the Carlos social media page) on behalf of the Southeast chapter of the ICA & CA. Lot's of villa fans were there.
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If you haven't been to Pompeii, have a look: House of the Tragic Poet, House of the Faun and the relatively modest House of the Small Fountain - Fontana Piccola, shown below.
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The Carlos lecture room lobby is special don't you think? Closest you can get to the Porch of the Caryatids without leaving Atlanta. The lighting simulates clerestory windows.
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I wasn't expecting so many folks: architects, students, landscape lovers, antiquity lovers and lover lovers I'm sure.
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Elizabeth Hornor, Director of Education, welcomed us on behalf of The Carlos.
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Betty Dowling introduced Professor Allen on behalf of the ICA & CA.
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Douglas Allen used gestures, laser pointer, Latin words, slides and wit. The crowd literally oohed and aahed. I oohed and aahed out loud.
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Doug defined villa rustica. The crowd fantasized a nice fixer-upper. (Here are a few floor plans.)
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The House of the Faun covered a Pompeii city block.
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It was over all to soon but the crowd was happy.
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The lobby is a very comfortable place to chat after the show.
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These reproductions are everywhere.
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1 comment:

  1. What a wonderful event! There is a chapter of ICA & CA starting in Memphis; perhaps the talk will be repeated here. __ The Devoted Classicist

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