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==Education, career, and honors==
==Education, career, and honors==
[[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia]]-born and bred
[[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia]]-born and bred
Chatfield-Taylor received a B.A. from [[Manhattanville College]] in 1966 and an M.S. from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Historic Preservation at [[Columbia University]] in 1974.<ref>''Who's Who in America'', 1996</ref> From 1973 to 1980, she was on the staff of the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]. She was a Loeb Fellow at the [[Harvard Graduate School of Design]] in 1978-1979 and Executive Director of the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation from 1980 to 1984. From 1984 to 1988, she was director of the Design Arts Program for the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], where she helped establish the Mayors' Institute on City Design in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arts.gov/article/first-mayors-institute-city-design-convenes |title=The First Mayors' Institute on City Design Convenes &#124; NEA |access-date=2015-09-15 |archive-date=2015-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008095535/http://arts.gov/article/first-mayors-institute-city-design-convenes |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was a [[Rome Prize]] Fellow at the [[American Academy in Rome]] in 1983-1984, conducting a comparative analysis of American and Italian preservation practices.<ref>Francine du Plessix Gray, "Rebuilding Rome," ''The New Yorker'' (June 6, 1994): 50.</ref> Appointed president of the American Academy in 1988, Chatfield-Taylor oversaw the rehabilitation of its historic buildings and grounds and led a highly successful fundraising campaign to secure the institution's solvency.<ref>Francine du Plessix Gray, "Rebuilding Rome," ''The New Yorker'' (June 6, 1994): 50, 54.</ref> She was a Fellow of the [[New York Institute for the Humanities]] from 1983 to 1990 and a member of the [[U.S. Commission of Fine Arts]] from 1990 to 1994, and was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1996.<ref>Thomas E. Luebke, ed., ''Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013.</ref> In 2002, Chatfield-Taylor was awarded the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]. In 2010, she was awarded the [[Vincent Scully Prize]] from the [[National Building Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Adele Chatfield-Taylor- Vincent Scully Prize|url=http://www.nbm.org/support-us/awards_honors/scully-prize/adele-chatfield-taylor.html|access-date=2014-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706060054/http://www.nbm.org/support-us/awards_honors/scully-prize/adele-chatfield-taylor.html|archive-date=2014-07-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, the Saint Nicholas Society awarded her the Medal of Merit recognizing her outstanding ability and service to the City of New York.
Chatfield-Taylor received a B.A. from [[Manhattanville College]] in 1966 and an M.S. from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Historic Preservation at [[Columbia University]] in 1974.<ref>''Who's Who in America'', 1996</ref> From 1973 to 1980, she was on the staff of the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]].
She was a Loeb Fellow at the [[Harvard Graduate School of Design]] in 1978-1979 and Executive Director of the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation from 1980 to 1984. From 1984 to 1988, she was director of the Design Arts Program for the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], where she helped establish the Mayors' Institute on City Design in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arts.gov/article/first-mayors-institute-city-design-convenes |title=The First Mayors' Institute on City Design Convenes &#124; NEA |access-date=2015-09-15 |archive-date=2015-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008095535/http://arts.gov/article/first-mayors-institute-city-design-convenes |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She was a [[Rome Prize]] Fellow at the [[American Academy in Rome]] in 1983-1984, conducting a comparative analysis of American and Italian preservation practices.<ref>Francine du Plessix Gray, "Rebuilding Rome," ''The New Yorker'' (June 6, 1994): 50.</ref> Appointed president of the American Academy in 1988, Chatfield-Taylor oversaw the rehabilitation of its historic buildings and grounds and led a highly successful fundraising campaign to secure the institution's solvency.<ref>Francine du Plessix Gray, "Rebuilding Rome", ''The New Yorker'' (June 6, 1994): pp. 50, 54.</ref>
She was a Fellow of the [[New York Institute for the Humanities]] from 1983 to 1990 and a member of the [[U.S. Commission of Fine Arts]] from 1990 to 1994, and was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1996.<ref>Thomas E. Luebke, ed., ''Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013.</ref>
In 2002, Chatfield-Taylor was awarded the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]. In 2010, she was awarded the [[Vincent Scully Prize]] from the [[National Building Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Adele Chatfield-Taylor- Vincent Scully Prize|url=http://www.nbm.org/support-us/awards_honors/scully-prize/adele-chatfield-taylor.html|access-date=2014-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706060054/http://www.nbm.org/support-us/awards_honors/scully-prize/adele-chatfield-taylor.html|archive-date=2014-07-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, the Saint Nicholas Society awarded her the Medal of Merit recognizing her outstanding ability and service to the City of New York.{{cn|date=December 2022}}


==Personal==
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 5 May 2024

Adele Chatfield-Taylor
Born (1945-06-29) June 29, 1945 (age 78)
Virginia, U.S.
OccupationAdministrator
SpouseJohn Guare

Adele Chatfield-Taylor (born June 29, 1945) is an American arts administrator. She served as president and CEO of the American Academy in Rome from 1988 to 2013.

Education, career, and honors[edit]

Virginia-born and bred Chatfield-Taylor received a B.A. from Manhattanville College in 1966 and an M.S. from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Historic Preservation at Columbia University in 1974.[1] From 1973 to 1980, she was on the staff of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

She was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1978-1979 and Executive Director of the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation from 1980 to 1984. From 1984 to 1988, she was director of the Design Arts Program for the National Endowment for the Arts, where she helped establish the Mayors' Institute on City Design in 1986.[2]

She was a Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Rome in 1983-1984, conducting a comparative analysis of American and Italian preservation practices.[3] Appointed president of the American Academy in 1988, Chatfield-Taylor oversaw the rehabilitation of its historic buildings and grounds and led a highly successful fundraising campaign to secure the institution's solvency.[4]

She was a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities from 1983 to 1990 and a member of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 1990 to 1994, and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.[5]

In 2002, Chatfield-Taylor was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. In 2010, she was awarded the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum.[6]

In 2018, the Saint Nicholas Society awarded her the Medal of Merit recognizing her outstanding ability and service to the City of New York.[citation needed]

Personal[edit]

Adele Chatfield-Taylor is married to the playwright John Guare.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who's Who in America, 1996
  2. ^ "The First Mayors' Institute on City Design Convenes | NEA". Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  3. ^ Francine du Plessix Gray, "Rebuilding Rome," The New Yorker (June 6, 1994): 50.
  4. ^ Francine du Plessix Gray, "Rebuilding Rome", The New Yorker (June 6, 1994): pp. 50, 54.
  5. ^ Thomas E. Luebke, ed., Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013.
  6. ^ "Adele Chatfield-Taylor- Vincent Scully Prize". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
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