Hidden in Plain Sight :: Ancient Objects in the Fan :: Oct. 23, 2014 

7–9 p.m.

Calder Loth discusses “Where It Comes From?” 

Calder Loth will reveal the ancient origins of many familiar architectural motifs seen in the Fan District and nearby.

 Calder Loth

Calder Loth is the Senior Architectural Historian of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and is Vice President of the Center for Palladian Studies in America. He teaches architectural literacy for the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, and contributes monthly essays on classical architecture for the ICAA Classicist Blog. In 2008, he was the first recipient of the Secretary of the Interior’s Preservation Award for service to state preservation programs. In 2010, he received the ICAA Board of Directors Honors Award. In 2010-2011, he served as a co-curator of the Royal Institute of British Architecture’s exhibition “Palladio and His Legacy, A Transatlantic Journey,” and was the author of Congressional Resolution No. 259 honoring the 500th anniversary of Palladio’s birth.

Calder has lived in the Fan District since 1968 and has served as a board member of the Fan District Association.