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icepixieCue Kate-Monster: "Finally! I get to teach a whole lesson all by myself!"
Or rather, "I get to make a whole display all by myself!" Well, mostly.
Let me back up. So, this week I'm doing an internship at The Parthenon here in Nashville. The Parthenon is...well, first of all, it's the only full-scale replica of that particular ancient Greek building near Athens. Why anybody would want such a thing has much to do with the display case I did today, which we will get to later. Anyway, in addition to being a tourist attraction par excellance (for Nashville, anyway), The Parthenon also houses a 40-foot tall statue of Athena, a permanent collection of art, two galleries for rotating art exhibits, and two hallways with eight display cases showing the history of the structure itself. One of these cases has been under construction for some time now. It's supposed to be about the Tennessee Centennial Exposition (the six-month long celebration, held in 1897, which marked 100 years since TN became a state--and yes, for you sharp-eyed folks who know your state entrance dates, that is a year late), which took place on the grounds which later became Centennial Park, just to the west of downtown. Many, many temporary buildings were put up to house exhibits from all over the world--this was essentially a World's Fair on an even grander scale than usual--and The Parthenon is the only one remaining (after they tore the plaster building down and redid it in concrete).
Anyway, the display case already contained two photos and a map of the Exposition grounds, as well as a bit of text that needed some revision, but nothing else. So I got to poke through the archives and pick out objects which might be interesting--a season pass to the Expo, a souvenir book with photos of some of the exhibits, sheet music of the Centennial Waltz, etc.--and look through old newspaper articles about the event in order to write new text for the display. It's possible that some or even all of the objects I'd like to include won't be able to survive the light, but I suppose I can always choose something else, or see about possibly reproducing some of them. Anyway, one of my supervisors seemed to really like the diagram and writing I'd done, which is nice; the other one hasn't seen it yet, but I think she'll like it as well.
Also, yesterday I revised the critical plaquard for the Sanford R. Gifford painting in the permanent collection, and I got to use the word "luminescent." It made my sesquipadalian heart go pitty-pat. (I suppose it's not especially long or obscure, but it is a pretty word, and that counts for something!)
Or rather, "I get to make a whole display all by myself!" Well, mostly.
Let me back up. So, this week I'm doing an internship at The Parthenon here in Nashville. The Parthenon is...well, first of all, it's the only full-scale replica of that particular ancient Greek building near Athens. Why anybody would want such a thing has much to do with the display case I did today, which we will get to later. Anyway, in addition to being a tourist attraction par excellance (for Nashville, anyway), The Parthenon also houses a 40-foot tall statue of Athena, a permanent collection of art, two galleries for rotating art exhibits, and two hallways with eight display cases showing the history of the structure itself. One of these cases has been under construction for some time now. It's supposed to be about the Tennessee Centennial Exposition (the six-month long celebration, held in 1897, which marked 100 years since TN became a state--and yes, for you sharp-eyed folks who know your state entrance dates, that is a year late), which took place on the grounds which later became Centennial Park, just to the west of downtown. Many, many temporary buildings were put up to house exhibits from all over the world--this was essentially a World's Fair on an even grander scale than usual--and The Parthenon is the only one remaining (after they tore the plaster building down and redid it in concrete).
Anyway, the display case already contained two photos and a map of the Exposition grounds, as well as a bit of text that needed some revision, but nothing else. So I got to poke through the archives and pick out objects which might be interesting--a season pass to the Expo, a souvenir book with photos of some of the exhibits, sheet music of the Centennial Waltz, etc.--and look through old newspaper articles about the event in order to write new text for the display. It's possible that some or even all of the objects I'd like to include won't be able to survive the light, but I suppose I can always choose something else, or see about possibly reproducing some of them. Anyway, one of my supervisors seemed to really like the diagram and writing I'd done, which is nice; the other one hasn't seen it yet, but I think she'll like it as well.
Also, yesterday I revised the critical plaquard for the Sanford R. Gifford painting in the permanent collection, and I got to use the word "luminescent." It made my sesquipadalian heart go pitty-pat. (I suppose it's not especially long or obscure, but it is a pretty word, and that counts for something!)
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Date: 2006-01-12 03:34 am (UTC)Awesome. ^_^
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