Duell, Prentice, 1894-1960. - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)

Architect, archaeologist. Educated at Harvard (MAR, 1924). Field director of Sakkarah Expedition in Egypt (1930-1936). Research fellow at Fogg Art Museum, Harvard (1939-1960).

From the description of Papers of Prentice Van Walbeck Duell, 1894-1960 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 229474739

Sources: Harvard Alumni Directory, Harvard Quinquennial Catalogue, and NCAB 44:226-7 (1962).

• 1894: Born, New Albany, Indiana, August 17, 1894
• 1916: A.B., University of California
• 1916 -17 : Research on Spanish mission architecture in Southwest
• 1917: A.M., University of Arizona
• 1917: Enlisted in aviation section, U.S. Army
• 1919: Studied architecture an Paris
• 1920 -21 : Continued research in Southwest and in Sonora, Mexico
• 1921 -22 : Instructor in history of architecture at University of Illinois
• 1923 -25 : Awarded Charles Eliot Norton fellowship to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece. At the same time he was architect at the excavations at Nemea, Philius, and Corinth.
• 1924: M.Arch., Harvard University, and registered as Architect in New York City in 1924.
• 1923 -25 : Visiting fellow at American Academy in Rome, Italy
• 1925 -26 : Assistant professor of ancient architecture at University of Cincinnati
• 1926 -27 : Professor of ancient architecture at University of Cincinnati
• 1927 -29 : Lecturer in classical archeology at Bryn Mawr
• 1929: Leave of absence to study Etruscan tomb painting of 5th century B.C. at Tarquinia, Italy. At same time a fellow of Guggenheim Found. to copy in color the best-preserved paintings of that period
• 1929 -30 : Professor of classical archeology at Bryn Mawr
• 1930: Field director of expedition to Sakkarah pyramids (fifteen miles south of Cairo) for the Oriental Instit. of the Univ. of Chicago
• 1931 -36 : Sakkarah Expedition in Egypt. Simultaneously held appointment as non-resident associate professor of ancient Mediterranean art in the department of oriental languages and literature, Univ. of Chicago
• 1937 -39 : Research in London and Vienna
• 1939 -60 : Research fellow in Etruscan art at the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
• 1960: Died, Boston, Mass, April 16, 1960.

From the guide to the Papers of Prentice Van Walbeck Duell, 1894-1960., (Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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