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The FairfieldMTRR®R Volume 19, No.7 Thursday,November 3, 1994 The Image of Fairfield Met cast collection exhibited at Fairfield Caitlin Whelan News Editor On November 4th, thirty-seven plaster casts of original Greek and Roman Sculpture will be displayed in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center. The casts, on long-term renewable loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, are copies of original sculpture and have been in the process of restoration by Fairfield students and volunteers since the University acquired the casts in 1991. "Casting the Past" will be on exhibit in the Walsh Gallery from November 4th through December 21st. Dr. Katherine Schwab, Chair of the Fine Arts Department, is curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Cast Collection at Fairfield. She says that the entire Fine Arts department is excited about the collection being displayed. "We are extremely fortunate that the Met was willing to loan them to us. The display at the Walsh Gallery will be the only one for a long time, it is the only chance to see them all in one room,"Schwab said. Dale Skaggs and Connie Hansen at work this summer, restoring the casts of the Victorius Youth, from Sounion. The cast, from the original in the Early Classical Greek Period, is seen resotred at top right. Photo: K (Casts on loan from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.) Schwab (On loan from Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York.) The casts are mainly from the nineteenth century, and depict the image of the original works in great detail. "The kinds of casts represent famous works of. sculpture and architectural sculpture from Ancient Greece and Rome. There is a select group from the Medieval period and from the Rennaissance," Schwab said. Since the restoration of the casts began in the fall of 1991, according to Dr. Schwab, there have been a total of62 participants working toward bringing the casts to the appearance of the original stone. Connie Hansen, from Emory University and an expert on the repair, restoration and history of plaster casts , has been working on the casts at Fairfield along with Dale Skaggs, project coordinator and Assistant Gallery Director for the Walsh Gallery, and Pamela Brekka, Gallery Assistant and Project Assistant, in preparation for the exhibit. "The assemblage of casts is a powerful way to get a sense of the history of the arts," Hansen said. "To be able to peer around them in a way you never could in a museum. It creates a great opportunity for students as well. The casts can be put to original use for education." "My interest is in restoring them to the state that makes them fit for their original purpose, in a way that merely evokes the original usage of the piece," Hansen continued. "The casts should be well cared for, but they are primarily here to educate us. Nothing educates as well as being able to run our hand down the lines and details of a sculpture." Much of the value of the casts lies in the fact that many show details not evident in the original sculptures today, as the casts were made before pollution began to deteriorate the stone of the originals. "The casts preserve the nineteenth century condition of the originals, and the twentieth century pollution and its corrosive effects has made these casts valuable," Schwab said. The restoration process itself is very time consuming. It involves students spending several hours a day for months, removing dirt and grime that has deteriorated and taken away (Continued on Page 3) Olin Lecture looks at environmental views of business Megan Harvist Staff Writer Michael T. Tucker, D.B.A., of the Department of Finance and Robert Auer, an energy consultant of Fairfield, spoke on the economic perspectives of the environment in a lecture entitled "How Businesses can Prosper by Becoming Greener" on October 25th in the Oak Room. The lecture was part of the Olin series of lectures on the environment, sponsored by the Applied Ethics Department. Dr. Lisa Newton, Ph.D., in the Department of Philosophy and the Director of Programs in Environmental Studies introduced the lecture. According to the Statement of Purpose, these lectures are "an attempt to bring before the public the diversity of perspectives on environmental issues and to give a balanced presentation on the issues by recruiting an environmental scientist, businessman or government official, and a leading scholar from philopsphy or political science to discuss the environmental problems as they see them." Tucker, the first speaker, has written many papers on environmental issues and also works with Debt for Nature, an organianzation concerned with funding environmental operations. He spoke mainly on the response of businesses to be more environmentally conscious. "Proactive businesses improve working conditions, increase workplace morale, and in the long run make more money," Tucker said. He gave an example of two firms that saved $4 million by being environmentally conscious and also of General Motors, who switched from hardwood to cardboard materials for their mile-high stacks of shipping palettes. "That's a lot of trees and money saved," Tucker said. Tucker then discussed Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) which stresses the slogan PPP— Pollution Prevention Pays. "To be competitive in an environmentally conscious environment, businesses must not only be concerned with themselves, but with their (Continued on page 3) Election f94 right around the corner Chris Cipriano Staff Writer As Election Day 1994 comes around, millions ofvoters across the country are faced with the question of whom they want to represent themselves in Washington, on the local level, and in Connecticut. Locally, Campaign'94 pits several gubernatorial candidates offagainst each other in what has become, at times, a heated race. With the current governor, Lowell Weiker(ACP) not running for reelection, the race opened right up, and four predominant candidates have surfaced. The Republicans have nominated John Rowland, who lost to Weiker in 1990, and William Curry represents the ^Democrats. Lt. Governor Eunice Groark will be on the top of the ballot representing A ConnecticutParty, theparty that Weiker formed shortly after his 1990 victory. Rounding out the list is Tom Scott, a petitioning Independent candidate. In the latest polls, Rowland stands in first place, followed several percentage points by Curry. Groark and Scott hold the third and fourth spots, respectively. Issues taking the forefront include the 3 year-old stateincome tax, regional issues, school desegregation, and reform of the welfare system. According to FUSA, approximately 600 members of the Fairfield community are registered to vote. All students will have the opportunity to turn in their ballot on Tuesday, November 8th. fr ^ Castsfrom the Met v fr "% Study abroad! ^ \ fr ^\ Inside Parliament JJ \ fr J ^ Meet Pavement fr J) ^ Lady Stags get readyfor MAAC ^ yj
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 19, No. 07 - November 03, 1994 |
Date | November 03 1994 |
Description | The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
Type of Document | Newspaper |
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Digital Specifications | These images exist as archived TIFFs, JPEGs and one or more PDF versions for general use. Digitized by Creekside Digital through the LYRASIS group. |
Publisher | Fairfield University |
Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
Copyright Information | Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only. |
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SearchData | The FairfieldMTRR®R Volume 19, No.7 Thursday,November 3, 1994 The Image of Fairfield Met cast collection exhibited at Fairfield Caitlin Whelan News Editor On November 4th, thirty-seven plaster casts of original Greek and Roman Sculpture will be displayed in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center. The casts, on long-term renewable loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, are copies of original sculpture and have been in the process of restoration by Fairfield students and volunteers since the University acquired the casts in 1991. "Casting the Past" will be on exhibit in the Walsh Gallery from November 4th through December 21st. Dr. Katherine Schwab, Chair of the Fine Arts Department, is curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Cast Collection at Fairfield. She says that the entire Fine Arts department is excited about the collection being displayed. "We are extremely fortunate that the Met was willing to loan them to us. The display at the Walsh Gallery will be the only one for a long time, it is the only chance to see them all in one room,"Schwab said. Dale Skaggs and Connie Hansen at work this summer, restoring the casts of the Victorius Youth, from Sounion. The cast, from the original in the Early Classical Greek Period, is seen resotred at top right. Photo: K (Casts on loan from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.) Schwab (On loan from Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York.) The casts are mainly from the nineteenth century, and depict the image of the original works in great detail. "The kinds of casts represent famous works of. sculpture and architectural sculpture from Ancient Greece and Rome. There is a select group from the Medieval period and from the Rennaissance," Schwab said. Since the restoration of the casts began in the fall of 1991, according to Dr. Schwab, there have been a total of62 participants working toward bringing the casts to the appearance of the original stone. Connie Hansen, from Emory University and an expert on the repair, restoration and history of plaster casts , has been working on the casts at Fairfield along with Dale Skaggs, project coordinator and Assistant Gallery Director for the Walsh Gallery, and Pamela Brekka, Gallery Assistant and Project Assistant, in preparation for the exhibit. "The assemblage of casts is a powerful way to get a sense of the history of the arts," Hansen said. "To be able to peer around them in a way you never could in a museum. It creates a great opportunity for students as well. The casts can be put to original use for education." "My interest is in restoring them to the state that makes them fit for their original purpose, in a way that merely evokes the original usage of the piece," Hansen continued. "The casts should be well cared for, but they are primarily here to educate us. Nothing educates as well as being able to run our hand down the lines and details of a sculpture." Much of the value of the casts lies in the fact that many show details not evident in the original sculptures today, as the casts were made before pollution began to deteriorate the stone of the originals. "The casts preserve the nineteenth century condition of the originals, and the twentieth century pollution and its corrosive effects has made these casts valuable," Schwab said. The restoration process itself is very time consuming. It involves students spending several hours a day for months, removing dirt and grime that has deteriorated and taken away (Continued on Page 3) Olin Lecture looks at environmental views of business Megan Harvist Staff Writer Michael T. Tucker, D.B.A., of the Department of Finance and Robert Auer, an energy consultant of Fairfield, spoke on the economic perspectives of the environment in a lecture entitled "How Businesses can Prosper by Becoming Greener" on October 25th in the Oak Room. The lecture was part of the Olin series of lectures on the environment, sponsored by the Applied Ethics Department. Dr. Lisa Newton, Ph.D., in the Department of Philosophy and the Director of Programs in Environmental Studies introduced the lecture. According to the Statement of Purpose, these lectures are "an attempt to bring before the public the diversity of perspectives on environmental issues and to give a balanced presentation on the issues by recruiting an environmental scientist, businessman or government official, and a leading scholar from philopsphy or political science to discuss the environmental problems as they see them." Tucker, the first speaker, has written many papers on environmental issues and also works with Debt for Nature, an organianzation concerned with funding environmental operations. He spoke mainly on the response of businesses to be more environmentally conscious. "Proactive businesses improve working conditions, increase workplace morale, and in the long run make more money," Tucker said. He gave an example of two firms that saved $4 million by being environmentally conscious and also of General Motors, who switched from hardwood to cardboard materials for their mile-high stacks of shipping palettes. "That's a lot of trees and money saved," Tucker said. Tucker then discussed Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) which stresses the slogan PPP— Pollution Prevention Pays. "To be competitive in an environmentally conscious environment, businesses must not only be concerned with themselves, but with their (Continued on page 3) Election f94 right around the corner Chris Cipriano Staff Writer As Election Day 1994 comes around, millions ofvoters across the country are faced with the question of whom they want to represent themselves in Washington, on the local level, and in Connecticut. Locally, Campaign'94 pits several gubernatorial candidates offagainst each other in what has become, at times, a heated race. With the current governor, Lowell Weiker(ACP) not running for reelection, the race opened right up, and four predominant candidates have surfaced. The Republicans have nominated John Rowland, who lost to Weiker in 1990, and William Curry represents the ^Democrats. Lt. Governor Eunice Groark will be on the top of the ballot representing A ConnecticutParty, theparty that Weiker formed shortly after his 1990 victory. Rounding out the list is Tom Scott, a petitioning Independent candidate. In the latest polls, Rowland stands in first place, followed several percentage points by Curry. Groark and Scott hold the third and fourth spots, respectively. Issues taking the forefront include the 3 year-old stateincome tax, regional issues, school desegregation, and reform of the welfare system. According to FUSA, approximately 600 members of the Fairfield community are registered to vote. All students will have the opportunity to turn in their ballot on Tuesday, November 8th. fr ^ Castsfrom the Met v fr "% Study abroad! ^ \ fr ^\ Inside Parliament JJ \ fr J ^ Meet Pavement fr J) ^ Lady Stags get readyfor MAAC ^ yj |