Rudolf Nureyev greets two people during the Clowes Memorial Hall 25th Anniversary Gala champagne dinner
| Description: |
Rudolf Nureyev (side to camera) greets two people during the Clowes Memorial Hall 25th Anniversary Gala champagne dinner. Seated to the left of Nureyev is Dr. George Henry Alexander Clowes Jr., while Rowena Farber, a former Butler University Reference Librarian, leans towards the table on the other side. Other people sit at additional tables in the background. 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. During the evenings festivities, Nureyev received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Butler University. A rose filled centerpiece adorns the table, since the rose is the official emblem of Clowes Memorial Hall. 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 the late Dr. George Henry Alexander Clowes. The majority of the financing was made possible by his widow Edith Clowes through the Clowes Foundation, but 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/2549 |
| 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, -86.170035 39.840416 -86.170035 |
| Subjects: |
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993 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 Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Farber, Rowena People Krannert Room Fairview campus |
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