Word: vac
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...staff of Cambridge 38 recently characterized the magazine as "sorta a Cambridge version of Life." In fact, Michael O'Hare's lead article, "First Term in the Visual Arts Center," is to the VAC as Life's inclusive series are to the universe. O'Hare ranges from a review of the caligraphy exhibit to a critique of Le Corbussier's architecture, from objective descriptions of courses to questionable evaluations of instructors and goals for the center. Yet, despite some superficiality (What are "the mind-broadening aspects of the cinema as an instructional device" which are allegedly the basis...
...Faculty members, and patrons of the Center, Pusey sketched the history of his efforts to obtain a home for the arts at Harvard, and said that "there never was a more generous and more understanding patron" than Alfred St. Vrain Carpenter '05, who donated $1,850,000 for the VAC...
Dean Ford, master of ceremonies at the dedication, expressed the hope that the VAC "would become a true center," providing contributions for the community as well as drawing people into its activities...
...with the Loeb, the future of the VAC is much in doubt. It is not inconceivable that the Center could become a glamorous and powerful monument to an idea frozen to death by a chilly Harvard atmosphere. The building did not appear overnight, but during the long period of its construction and planning few conclusions were reached on a program for the Center. Only a handful of courses in the visual arts will be offered next Fall, and even these seem to be largely experimental ventures, without a coherent program to guide them or indicate further classes...
Harvard apparently is still uneasy about admitting creative artists to its community; the dramatic statement of purpose in the Le Corbusier building almost seems to frighten it. The VAC and the men who may instill it with life are treated as dangerous intruders in the sacred halls of the Academy. The lack of definite plans for future courses, and even the present classes, are indicative of this uncertainty. Before any meaningful use can be made of the center, the University must carefully evaluate its own aims, and clearly determine where the creative artist stands in relation to those aims...