Life and Accomplishments at
the University of Virginia
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| Fiske
Kimball Life and Accomplishments at the University of Virginia |
Kimball designed the McIntire Amphitheater named in
honor of Paul
Goodloe
McIntire. A newspaper article, published at the time of its design and
construction, maintains that this "greek theater" will be only
the
seventh such classical structure in America and this one, seating 3,600,
is by
far the largest. The amphitheater was first used for the 1921
Commencement
marking the Centennial of the University (World War I had delayed this
celebration from 1919 until 1921). The site of
commencement
exercises from the early 1920s through the 1940s and cultural events and
performances, the Amphitheater immediately played and continues to play a
significant role in student life at the University.
McIntire Amphitheater, circa
1920, courtesy
of Special Collections, Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Grecian Dancers from the
University of
Mississippi, courtesy of Special Collections, Alderman Library,
University of Virginia
Commencement, 1943, courtesy
of Special
Collections, Alderman Library, University of Virginia
