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  Wadsworth Atheneum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the United States and largest in the state of Connecticut.
The Wadsworth family, being one of the oldest and most affluent in the city, contributed numerous valuable pieces of art to the museum to be displayed at the time the Atheneum opened.
The Wadsworth Atheneum is located at 600 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wadsworth_Atheneum   (535 words)

  
 Atheneum School
Atheneum’s active participation in sincere conversations about what is most important and relevant to us extends to the intense, scientific and poetic examination of our natural world.
At Atheneum, the true curriculum is the dialogue which is in the minds and bodies of the students and teachers.
Most students coming into Atheneum already dislike writing because their experience is either totally external to them emphasizing mechanics and five-paragraph essay form, or it is trivialized by writing about your room or what you did last summer.
www.atheneum.org /voices.html   (3692 words)

  
 Nantucket Atheneum | About the Library | What is an Atheneum?
Atheneums (named for Athena the goddess of wisdom) were established in the 18th and 19th centuries as private literary societies and centers of learning.
The Atheneum’s “world-class” collection of Nantucket-related books, journals, newspapers, art and artifacts are available to scholars as well as to those simply interested in their own exploration of the island’s history.
Your Atheneum card provides access to virtually all of our services and is issued to residents at no cost.
www.nantucketatheneum.org /what.html   (453 words)

  
 Historic New Harmony - The Atheneum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Atheneum provides an introduction to the New Harmony experience with an orientation film, communal history exhibits and an observation deck.
It is similar to the Atheneum in its use of white porcelain panels and its series of ramps.
The name Atheneum is derived from the Greek Athenaion, which was a temple in Athens dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom and the arts.
www.ulib.iupui.edu /kade/newharmony/atheneum.html   (925 words)

  
 Common-place: Tales from the Vault: The Undigested History of the Nantucket Atheneum
In 1994, the Nantucket Atheneum began an extensive renovation that rescued the island's public library from shabby gentility, restoring the neoclassical beauty the building was known for when it first opened in 1847.
When the Atheneum's proprietors learned that its officers had failed to pay the Atheneum's insurance, and that as a result there would be no money forthcoming to replace the Atheneum's lost resources, they did not falter.
Efforts were made by some members of the Providence Atheneum to procure a vote (of a committee to whom the subject was referred,) giving their duplicate-volumes to the Nantucket Atheneum, but the committee were equally divided on the question of its constitutionality.
www.common-place.org /vol-02/no-01/tales   (1870 words)

  
 Ford's Atheneum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
However, all of the details of the interior decorations had not been completed since, for a week after the opening, playbills of the theater begged the indulgence of its patrons.
An indication of some changes which had been made in the interior of Ford's Atheneum is shown by the change in seat prices.
It was during the height of the second season, however, that tragedy struck Ford's Atheneum as if confining the dire prediction made when Ford leased the church property.
www.nps.gov /foth/Historic_Structures/Atheneum.html   (487 words)

  
 The Atheneum School
Atheneum graduates are well prepared for higher education and matriculate to the colleges and universities of their choice.
Atheneum School's PTSA publishes the semiannual Q.E.D. Journal, which includes articles, poetry, and other writings from students, parents, and instructors.
Atheneum graduates have a proven track-record of matriculating to the colleges and universities of their choice, including:
www.atheneum.org   (264 words)

  
 Feature: The Digital Atheneum
The project we’ve undertaken here at the University of Kentucky in Lexington is called the Digital Atheneum, and it reunites science and the humanities through collaborative research that aims to develop a digital library of previously inaccessible, damaged manuscripts from the famous Cottonian collection in The British Library.
Much of the work on the Digital Atheneum is being conducted in a new collaboratory for Research in Computing for Humanities (RCH) located in the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky.
The five authors are the principle investigators for the Digital Atheneum: W. Brent Seales (Ph.D., Wisconsin) and James Griffioen (Ph.D., Purdue) are associate professors of computer science; Kevin Kiernan (Ph.D., Case Western Reserve) is a professor of English.
www.infotoday.com /cilmag/feb00/seales.htm   (2101 words)

  
 Bucuresti - Romanian Athenaeum
A traveller who knows Bucharest only from the classic tourist brochures surely has one image engraved in his mind: the Romanian Atheneum, a symbol of the city as far back as its 1888 inauguration.
These perform recitals in the Large Hall or the "Studio Hall" of the Romanian Atheneum almost every day at 7 p.m., and at the end of the week even at 11 a.m.
Under his direction, restauration work on the Atheneum began in 1991, and that same year saw the birth of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
www.ici.ro /romania/en/bucuresti/bu_ateneu.html   (472 words)

  
 The Atheneum Center
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, symbolizes the cultivation of Literature, the Sciences and the Arts in atheneums around the world.
Atheneum is defined as "an institution, such as a literary club or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning".
Entering it's 3rd school year, this a joint program by The Atheneum Center and Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation (a joint power with Los Gatos Unified School District).
www.theatheneum.org   (191 words)

  
 French Eighteenth-Century Porcelain at the Wadsworth Atheneum: The J. Pierpont Morgan Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
One of the most prized segments of the Wadsworth Atheneum’s permanent collection is the large group of French eighteenth-century porcelain, much of it bequeathed by the renowned collector J. Pierpont Morgan.
LINDA H. is the Charles C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Curator of European Decorative Arts, The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.
Pierpont Morgan and the French Porcelain at the Wadsworth Atheneum
www.netcomuk.co.uk /~jpap/porcelain.html   (833 words)

  
 The Children's Book Guild of Washington D.C.
Atheneum, 1996, $15.00 (ages 9-13) paperback by Aladdin, $4.99.
Atheneum, 1990, $12.95, paperback by Aladdin, $4.99, (ages 8-12), Japanese translation
Atheneum, 1980, $8.95, paperback by Aladdin, $3.50, Chinese translation; (ages 8-12)
www.childrensbookguild.org /naylor.htm   (1300 words)

  
 Wadsworth Atheneum
The scope of the Nutting collection includes such pieces as the court cupboard (a luxury item in the seventeenth century), the wainscot chair, the gate-leg table, the joined chest and Connecticut's best known style of regional furniture; the sunflower chest.
The Atheneum's collection features several excellent examples of Chapin's work as well as works by his apprentices.
In addition, the Atheneum has acquired objects documenting the history of both decorative and utilitarian forms in America.
www.wadsworthatheneum.org /view/america-decorative.php   (672 words)

  
 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor : Bibliography
To be published by Atheneum in the year 2000.
During a summer she spends with a married cousin, sixteen-year-old daughter of a small town preacher discovers secrets which divide the family.
To be published by Atheneum in April, 1999.
falcon.jmu.edu /~ramseyil/naylorbib.htm   (2012 words)

  
 Ashley Bryan Bibliography
In a story of the Ila People, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "flening brew." African folklore.
Aladdin, 1987; 1st Aladdin ed, 1980; Atheneum, 1977.
Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.
falcon.jmu.edu /~ramseyil/bryanbib.htm   (559 words)

  
 Atheneum Suite Hotel|Detroit - Read the OpenView on Atheneum Suite Hotel - know what the web knows about Atheneum Suite ...
Atheneum Suite HotelDetroit - Read the OpenView on Atheneum Suite Hotel - know what the web knows about Atheneum Suite Hotel and other Detroit Hotels
The Atheneum Suite Hotel, in Detroit, is a 4 star luxury hotel.
Located in the heart of Greektown, the hotel is convenient to nightlife, the adjacent Greektown casino, and Cobo Hall Convention Center.
www.openlist.com /hotels-view-atheneum_suite_hotel.htm   (659 words)

  
 Childe Hassam and Connecticut Impressionism
The Bush-Holley Historic Site in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford are focusing on different aspects of Hassam's career and his longtime presence in Connecticut.
Works by Henry Ward Ranger, John Henry Twachtman, Willard Metcalf, Charles H. Davis, and Emil Carlsen, shown alongside paintings and etchings by Hassam, reveal their stylistic shift from the muted tonalism of the Barbizon school to Impressionism.
Comparisons between Hassam's idealized images of women in rural and urban interiors are also highlighted, such as The Goldfish Window (1916) from The Currier Gallery of Art, with The Flag Outside Her Window (1917) that is in the Atheneum's permanent collection.
www.tfaoi.com /aa/4aa/4aa253.htm   (1175 words)

  
 The Atheneum Suite Hotel - a Summit Hotel - Discount Hotel Rooms at Orbitz
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The Atheneum Suite Hotel, Detroit's only AAA Four Diamond hotel, offers an intoxicating blend of atmospheres from very different parts of the world.
Towering figures from Greek mythology gaze down upon you in the striking marble lobby.
www.orbitz.com /hotel-info/MI/XL-28308.html   (681 words)

  
 Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe & American Modernism
With 112 photographs and photogravures from the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this is the first major photography show to be presented by the Wadsworth Atheneum since the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition of 1989.
According to curator Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, "The Wadsworth Atheneum's distinguished history of presenting photography exhibitions began in the 1930s with shows devoted to George Platt Lynes [1931] and Man Ray [1934].
Lincoln Financial Group is especially proud to join with the Wadsworth in presenting this collection of American art and providing a unique opportunity for area school children to participate in the exhibition," he concluded.
www.tfaoi.com /newsmu/nmus153b.htm   (1078 words)

  
 Atheneum Hotel, Detroit - Hotel reviews and prices
This isn't the Detroit I remember.I went to Detroit for a couple days in February to meet some family and catch a Red Wings Game.The Atheneum exceeded my expectations.
About a year ago I visited the Atheneum for a conference and have never seen a hotel conference center much like it.
From the valet parking as you enter, to the courteous door man as you enter and...
www.hotelsuperportal.com /Hotel-06305.html   (479 words)

  
 Atheneum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Order processing for the books in Atheneum and Vane are handled by Amazon.com.
Any orders placed for books from Atheneum and Vane will be processed by Amazon.com under their system and with their policies.
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 Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art — Hartford, Connecticut
Peruse a few of our favorite pieces from our extensive collections using the left and right arrows.
American Splendor: Hudson River School Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum
Phoenix Art After Hours: First Thursdays at the Atheneum.
www.wadsworthatheneum.org   (95 words)

  
 Dorchester Atheneum
The Dorchester Atheneum exists only as a web site devoted to the history of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
The original Dorchester Atheneum was a private subscription library for Dorchester residents.
Click on the images below to explore random areas of the Atheneum.
www.dorchesteratheneum.org   (110 words)

  
 The Atheneum - Richard Meier - Great Buildings Online
The Atheneum in New Harmony, Indiana serves as a visitation starting point to this important utopian settlement.
River and vehicular visitors' paths converge to set up a universal experience of the pocelin box of grids placed upon an earthen plinth in protection from yearly floods.
We appreciate your suggestions for links about The Atheneum.
www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/The_Atheneum.html   (318 words)

  
 The Atheneum Hotel - Detroit - The Atheneum Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
It is very clean, and perfect for people to get away for peace...
I stayed at the Atheneum when I came to Detroit for a concert.
I've stayed at many nice hotels, and if you are going to have to stay in downtown Detroit this is the...
tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g42139-d95294-Reviews-The_Atheneum-Det...   (598 words)

  
 Children's Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
1990 Atheneum / Simon and Schuster (Golden Kite Award; paperback, Aladdin Books, 1993; Scholastic Books, 5 textbook reprints)
This Is the Bread I Baked for Ned
And one book by Ned Shank, Crescent Dragonwagon's late husband
www.dragonwagon.com /5kids_books.htm   (178 words)

  
 The Atheneum Suite Hotel -- Summit Hotels & Resorts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The hotel is centrally located in the heart of Greektown, Detroit's vibrant centre for nightlife, minutes from the corporate community and Cobo Hall Convention Center and next to the new Greektown Casino.
Rates may vary including better promotional rates and customers are advised to check rates and availability by clicking on the make a reservation link.
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www.summithotels.com /hotel_horizontal.cfm?id=28308   (239 words)

  
 Textbooks from Atheneum Richard Jackson Books Publishing - Direct Textbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Textbooks from Atheneum Richard Jackson Books Publishing - Direct Textbook
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Five for a Little One (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))
www.directtextbook.com /publisher/atheneum-richard-jackson-books   (236 words)

  
 HARRIETTE GILLEM ROBINET WEB PAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
WALKING TO THE BUS RIDER BLUES (Atheneum 2000)
FORTY ACRES AND MAYBE A MULE (Atheneum 1998)
THE TWINS, THE PIRATES, AND THE BATTLE OF NEW OREANS (Atheneum 1997)
www.hgrobinet.com   (170 words)

  
 hotels.com - Atheneum Suite Hotel - Detroit, MI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If you obtain a lower rate within 24 hours of booking (prepaying), we will refund the difference.
Read the Guest Review of: Atheneum Suite Hotel
Deposit required upon check-in - Credit Card/Cash Dep
www.hotels.com /property.jsp?property=18406   (233 words)

  
 Publications, Awards & Foreign Editions
TODAY IS SATURDAY 1969 Atheneum (photographs and verse)
Poems reprinted in anthologies and reading textbooks by: Houghton Mifflin, Allyn Bacon, Scott Foresman, Holt Rinehart, Harcourt, Brace Javonovich and others
AND ALL BETWEEN 1976 Atheneum (second book of GREEN SKY trilogy)
www.zksnyder.com /Publications.html   (426 words)

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