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W. Dexter Whitehead prints-addition 1

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: ViU2022-0025_001
Identifier: ViU-2022-0025

Content Description

This collection of fifteen prints of drawings by Dr. W. Dexter Whitehead. Dr. Whitehead was a professor of physics at the University of Virginia (1956-1992), as well as the director of the Center for Advanced Studies (1965-1989) and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1969-1989). The drawings depict the following views and locations around Grounds, and are titled accordingly: Lawn Room, Steps at Pavilion IX, Pavilion IX Entrance Detail, Dome Room - The Rotunda, Levering Hall, Steps Behind Pavilion VIII, West Rotunda Arch, Pavilion III, Arcade Fan Windows, East Rotunda Arch, Pavilion VI, Pavilion IX - Entrance, Rotunda Fan Window, Dome Room - The Rotunda, and Fan Windows.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Transferred by Meg Kennedy as part of a Fine Arts Collection transfer, 1 June 2021.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: undated, c.1962 - 1985

Creator

Extent

.03 Cubic Feet (One letter size folder)

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

15 prints