{"id":212049,"date":"2019-07-15T23:59:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T03:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/?p=212049"},"modified":"2022-02-23T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:16:32","slug":"discovering-italy-in-montclairs-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2019\/07\/15\/discovering-italy-in-montclairs-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Italy in Montclair\u2019s Architecture (June 2019 Lecture, Tour, Performance and Aperitivo)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last June 9, 2019, the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies presented a multi-part program called From Montclair to Montechiaro: Discovering Italy in the Local Architecture<\/em><\/a> to trace the Italian influences on the design of local residences and the contribution of Italian \u201cmaestranze\u201d in building them. Held at the beautiful Van Vleck House and Gardens of Montclair<\/a> on a gorgeous late spring day, the program started with a lecture by MSU alumna, decorative arts historian and chairperson of the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission Kathleen Bennett<\/a> and by architect and architectural historian Frank Gerard Godlewski<\/a>. In focusing on the impact of Vitruvius and Palladio in the residential development of Montclair – renamed Montechiaro for a day – the lecture expanded to embrace architecture, immigration and social history.<\/p>\n