Robert D. Orr (left) stands at the microphone during the Clowes Memorial Hall 25th Anniversary Gala champagne dinner
| Description: |
Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr (left) stands at the microphone during the Clowes Memorial Hall 25th Anniversary Gala champagne dinner, while Allen Whitehill Clowes (center) and Dr. George Henry Alexander Clowes Jr. (right) also stand on the stage. A blue cloth covers an item to the right of the microphone and the Butler University seal hangs on the curtains along the wall in the background. Governor Orr likely just presented the State of Indiana Executive Department Proclamation declaring the 1987-1988 performance year the 25th Anniversary Season of Clowes Memorial Hall. Held in the Krannert Room in Clowes Memorial Hall, the formal dinner followed a performance by Rudolf Nureyev & Friends, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the building. Designed by architects John M. Johansen and Evans Woollen III, construction of the approximately 83,444 square-foot Clowes Memorial Hall began on August 15, 1960, and it officially opened on October 18, 1963. Built at a cost of approximately $3,600,000, the building was constructed in honor of Dr. George Henry Alexander Clowes, the father of Allen Clowes and Dr. George H. A. Clowes Jr. The majority of the financing was made possible by their mother Edith Clowes through the Clowes Foundation, and other funds were provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Butler University, among other sources. |
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| Origin: | 1988-01-27 |
| Source: |
http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2538 |
| Collection: |
Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.840416, -86.170080 39.840416 -86.170035 |
| Subjects: |
Orr, Robert D., 1917-2004 Governors--Indiana Clowes, George H. A. (George Henry Alexander), Jr., 1915-1988 Clowes Memorial Hall Arts facilities Art centers Auditoriums Centers for the performing arts Music-halls Music facilities Theaters Microphone Draperies Seals (Numismatics) Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Clowes, Allen Whitehill People Krannert Room Fairview campus |
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