LeChatNoir
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The office of the Chair of Social Studies is located just off the main hallway of the Social Science wing of Miss Vivi’s School for Difficult Girls and Boys. Unlike many academic, and particularly high school, offices, the door is of heavy, imposing, and solid wood. Stenciled on it in clear lettering is written:
Dr. L.C. Noir, Ph.D
Chair, Social Studies Department
Office hours by appointment
Upon opening the door, the viewer sees a spacious office, half-paneled in dark wood. The walls above the wood are painted a pistachio green, nicely setting off the dark-framed diplomas hanging on them. The diplomas indicate that the bearer holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and art history. Various objets d’art around the room include a pair of crossed medieval-style swords hanging behind Dr. Noir’s desk, a meter-high reproduction of the Nike of Samothrace standing on a wooden pedestal, a high-quality reproduction of the famous Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen "Le Chat Noir" fin de siècle poster, and several dolls in the kachina style of the American Southwest. In addition to the diplomas and artwork, several large, framed maps hang on the walls, depicting the state of knowledge about the world at various points in Western history.
The furniture includes the aforementioned desk - a large, heavy piece of furniture with numerous drawers and made of dark, aged wood; a leather-upholstered desk chair; two very upright wooden guest chairs; and, oddly, a brown leather sofa underneath one of the windows. Several large plants, including a ficus tree, are scattered around the office, with a few of them hanging from large hooks set in the ceiling.
Dr. L.C. Noir, Ph.D
Chair, Social Studies Department
Office hours by appointment
Upon opening the door, the viewer sees a spacious office, half-paneled in dark wood. The walls above the wood are painted a pistachio green, nicely setting off the dark-framed diplomas hanging on them. The diplomas indicate that the bearer holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and art history. Various objets d’art around the room include a pair of crossed medieval-style swords hanging behind Dr. Noir’s desk, a meter-high reproduction of the Nike of Samothrace standing on a wooden pedestal, a high-quality reproduction of the famous Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen "Le Chat Noir" fin de siècle poster, and several dolls in the kachina style of the American Southwest. In addition to the diplomas and artwork, several large, framed maps hang on the walls, depicting the state of knowledge about the world at various points in Western history.
The furniture includes the aforementioned desk - a large, heavy piece of furniture with numerous drawers and made of dark, aged wood; a leather-upholstered desk chair; two very upright wooden guest chairs; and, oddly, a brown leather sofa underneath one of the windows. Several large plants, including a ficus tree, are scattered around the office, with a few of them hanging from large hooks set in the ceiling.