NOTED AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE FIGURE FISKE KIMBALL
TO BE SUBJECT OF U.VA. SYMPOSIUM NOV. 19

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 7 -- Fiske Kimball, one of the
century's most influential art and architectural historians and
museum administrators, will be the subject of a special symposium at
the University of Virginia School of Architecture Nov. 19.
	Kimball, who created a new way of understanding American
architecture through close attention to design principles and
details, was instrumental in forming modern-day appreciation of
Thomas Jefferson's greatness as an architect.  Kimball headed the
U.Va. architecture program from 1919 to 1923 and then served as
director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art until his death in 1955.
He maintained close ties to Virginia's cultural heritage and
architectural preservation efforts throughout his life and built a
Jeffersonian-design home, Shack Mountain, that he visited often in
Albemarle County near Charlottesville.
	The symposium is part of the 25th anniversary of U.Va.'s
Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library.  A related exhibition, "Fiske
Kimball: Master of Diverse Arts," is on view through this year at
the library, adjacent to the architecture school.
	The symposium registration fee is $25 to the public.  U.Va.
students, faculty staff and Library Associates are exempt from the
fee.
	A complimentary tour of Jefferson's Monticello, focusing on
Kimball's role in its architectural restoration, is part of the
symposium.  Call (804) 924-9822 by Nov. 16 for reservations; space
is limited.
	The symposium, titled "Fiske Kimball:  Creator of An
American Architecture," will be held from 1-3:45 p.m. in Room 153
Campbell Hall.  Registration begins at noon.  Among a wide range of
speakers will be U.Va. architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson;
Philadelphia architect Charles E. Peterson; Carolyn Pitts of the
National Park Service; and James Murray Howard, curator and
architect for the academical village at U.Va.
	Topics will include Kimball's many important interests and
projects in his diverse roles as architect, historian and
preservationist.  Among them will be Kimball's involvement with the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Historic Landmarks Commission,
Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, the Jefferson Memorial and U.Va.,
where he coordinated the design process for Memorial Gymnasium and
McIntire Amphitheater
	The symposium will conclude with an open house and tour of
Shack Mountain, with roundtrip transportation provided from the
School of Architecture.  
	For additional information contact Jack Robertson, Director,
Fisk Kimball Fine Arts Library, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville 22903, (804) 924-6601.
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November 6, 1995                           
A schedule is attached.