Curt DiCamillo
A Brief Bio on Curt
Curt DiCamillo is an American architectural historian and a recognized authority on the British country house. He has written, lectured, and taught in the U.S. and abroad on British history and architecture and leads scholarly tours that focus on the architectural and artistic heritage of Britain and its influence around the world. Since Curt has maintained an award-winning database on the web, The DiCamillo Database of British & Irish Country Houses (which you’re looking at right now!), which seeks to document every English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish country house ever built, standing or demolished, together with a history of the families who lived in the houses, the architects who designed them, and the history of the houses’ collections and gardens.
In recognition of his work, Curt has been presented to the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Charles, the Prince of Wales. He is an alumnus of both the Royal Collection Studies program and The Attingham Summer School for the Study of Historic Houses and Collections. In addition, Curt is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, is listed in Who’s Who in A
Curt’s richly illustrated and history drenched lectures are unique. His ability to share entertaining stories of art, architecture, family history, animals, humor, and love is unparalleled. With an infectious enthusiasm, Curt educates the listener with his encyclopedic knowledge, sets information in context, and shares interesting anecdotes that makes history come alive. He truly provides something for everybody! You can listen to one of Curt&#;s most popular lectures at any time for just $15 per device Photo of the Tapestry Room from Croome Court, The Metropolitan Museum of Art An Online Lecture Photo of the Great Hall at Blenheim Palace by Gary Ullah / Wikipedia A Hybrid Lecture The Society has, hanging on its walls, a reproduction of the famous thirteenth-century Hereford Mappa Mundi, the original of which is in the collection of Hereford Cathedral in the west of England. A mappa mundi – from Medieval Latin mappa (cloth or chart) and mundi (of the world) – is any medieval European map of the world. Approximately 1, of these maps are known to exist today, of which the Hereford Cathedral version is the largest. In fact, it’s the largest medieval map in the world. There is a connection between Hereford Cathedral and Boston, the home of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. A medieval stained glass window from the Cathedral has been, since , in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a short distance from NEHGS headquarters. The window, made circa –35 in England and considered the finest medieval stained glass in America, was once part of a larger window that probably displayed all twelve Apostles and the Pietà. (Today, the window shows eight
Biography DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Merion, Pennsylvania, and Clermont, Florida. As of , he lives in Boston, Massachusetts. His sister is children's book author Kate DiCamillo. DiCamillo is an authority on the British country house and has lectured extensively in the U.S. and abroad on the subject and taught classes on British culture, art, and architecture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Since he has maintained an award-winning website, The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses, that seeks to document every English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish country house ever built, standing or demolished, together with a history of the families who lived in the houses, the architects who designed them, and the history of the houses' collections and gardens. In recognition of his work DiCamillo has been presented to the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and The Prince of Wales. Read more about this topic: Curt Di Camillo Saint andrew kim taegon biography of mahatma Taegon Kim, baptized Andrew at age 15, had that faith in him. It carried him 1, miles to Macau to study for the priesthood. The French missionary bishop who ordained him was filled with joy Missing: mahatma. Weetamoo biography of mahatma Mahatma Gandhi, born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, , in Porbandar, India, was a pivotal leader in the Indian independence movement against British Missing: weetamoo. Top 10 gianni morandi biography Explore Gianni Morandi's music on Billboard. Get the latest news, biography, and updates on the artist. Arvind kejriwal exposes nitin gadkari biography Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to apologise for making “unverified allegations” against him. The letter comes . Bai yiluo biography of abraham Bai Yiluo Biography. Self-taught as a photographer, Bai works with hundreds of ID-style headshots, evoking China's overwhelmingly large population, and sewn into the form of Missing: abraham. Billie holiday mother and father name Born to an unwed teenage mother, Sadie Fagan, Holiday’s childhood was one of poverty. Her father, Clarence Holiday (later a jazz guitarist) married Sadie three years later. He never lived .
DiCamillo Lectures
Upcoming Lectures
The Cock & Lion: French Design in British Historic Houses
Baroque Style in the English Country House: Drama, Luxury, Opulence
Hosted by Curt DiCamillo
April 4,
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Part of the Providence Athenaeum's Ex Libris Series
Presented by Curt DiCamillo
April 24,
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