{"id":1717,"date":"2011-03-21T15:22:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T19:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2015-10-23T21:01:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T21:01:54","slug":"katherine-tom-belk-visual-arts-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/encyclopedia\/katherine-tom-belk-visual-arts-center","title":{"rendered":"Belk (Katherine and Tom) Visual Arts Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"54%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/03\/Atri11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"189\" border=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atrium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_21980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21980\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/VAC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21980\" src=\"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/VAC-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/VAC-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/VAC-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/VAC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center<br \/>2015<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Dates: <\/b>Built in 1992-93. Dedicated October 8, 1993. Named September 25,<br \/>\n1998.<\/p>\n<p><b>Quote:<\/b> The exterior matches the predominant look of campus buildings,<br \/>\nred brick with precast trim. Gunn and his colleagues modeled their building on<br \/>\ntwo of Davidson&#8217;s oldest and most distinguished buildings, Eumenaean Hall<br \/>\n(built in 1849) and Philanthropic Hall (built in 1850). The Visual Arts<br \/>\nBuilding has the same inset square columns, low-peaked roof, arched doorway,<br \/>\nstripped-down classical details and second-story portico. <i>Maschal, Richard.<br \/>\n&#8220;Seeing Is Believing.&#8221; Charlotte Observer. 10 October 1993: F1.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Named for:<\/b> Katherine McKay Belk, Davidson Board of Trustees 1985-86,<br \/>\n1989- , and Tom Belk, class of 1946, Davidson Board of Trustees,<br \/>\n1972-1984.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/archives\/encyclopedia\/davidson-college-campus-buildings\/\"><br \/>\nReturn to Campus Building List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dates: Built in 1992-93. Dedicated October 8, 1993. Named September 25, 1998. Quote: The exterior matches the predominant look of campus buildings, red brick with precast trim. Gunn and his colleagues modeled their building on two of Davidson&#8217;s oldest and most distinguished buildings, Eumenaean Hall (built in 1849) and Philanthropic Hall (built in 1850). 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