Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt
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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt was a classical archaeologist and a scholar of Greek
architectural ornamentation and mouldings.
, A.B. 1927, M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1935. She studied at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1929 to 1934. From 1937 to 1950 Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College
. She was twice a fellow of the American Academy in Rome
(1937 and 1950). She worked at the Roman
site of Cosa
and at Serra Orlando (Morgantina
) in Sicily
. She served as editor of publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1950 until 1972. In 1972, with her husband, Benjamin Dean Meritt
's appointment to a professorship at the University of Texas at Austin
, she moved to Austin, Texas, and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin from 1973 until her death. Merritt received the Gold Medal Award
for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1977 from the Archaeological Institute of America
.
Architecture of Ancient Greece
The architecture of Ancient Greece is the architecture produced by the Greek-speaking people whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland and Peloponnesus, the Aegean Islands, and in colonies in Asia Minor and Italy for a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest...
architectural ornamentation and mouldings.
Biography
Lucy Shoe Meritt studied at Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
, A.B. 1927, M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1935. She studied at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1929 to 1934. From 1937 to 1950 Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
. She was twice a fellow of the American Academy in Rome
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
(1937 and 1950). She worked at the Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
site of Cosa
Cosa
Cosa was a Latin colonia founded under Roman influence in southwestern Tuscany in 273 BC, perhaps on land confiscated from the Etruscans...
and at Serra Orlando (Morgantina
Morgantina
Morgantina is an archaeological site in east central Sicily, southern Italy. It is sixty kilometres from the coast of the Ionian Sea, in the province of Enna. The closest modern town is Aidone, two kilometres southwest of the site...
) in Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. She served as editor of publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1950 until 1972. In 1972, with her husband, Benjamin Dean Meritt
Benjamin Dean Meritt
Benjamin Dean Meritt was a classical scholar, professor and epigraphist of ancient Greece. His father was a professor of Greek and Latin at Trinity College ....
's appointment to a professorship at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, she moved to Austin, Texas, and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin from 1973 until her death. Merritt received the Gold Medal Award
Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America
The Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement is awarded by the Archaeological Institute of America in "recognition of a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications, and/or teaching."It is the Institute's highest award...
for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1977 from the Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeological Institute of America
The Archaeological Institute of America is a North American nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. It has offices on the campus of Boston University and in New York City.The institute was founded in 1879,...
.
Publications
- Profiles of Greek Mouldings (1936).
- Profiles of Western Greek Mouldings (1952).
- Etruscan and Roman Republican Mouldings (1965).
- of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1939-1980 (1984)
- Etruscan and Republican Roman Mouldings (expanded ed., 2000) with Ingrid Edlund-Berry