Penn Professor Appointed to Commission of Fine Arts

June 25, 2004

PHILADELPHIA Witold Rybczynski, a University of Pennsylvania professor of urbanism, has been named to the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent agency that advises the federal and District of Columbia governments on matters of art and architecture in the nation's capital.  The Commission advises on the design of public buildings, parks and memorials in Washington; makes recommendations to the American Battle Monuments Commission on the design of war memorials; and weighs in on the design of U.S. medals, insignia and coins.  The panel also advises on questions of art as requested by the president or committees of Congress.

The seven-member commission is comprised of architects, artists and members of the general public.