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Anne J. van Biema Papers

Creator:
Biema, Anne van  Search this
Names:
Ukiyo-e Society of America  Search this
Extent:
6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Personal papers
Place:
USA -- New York -- New York
Date:
1896-2003
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains correspondence to colleagues, friends, and family; research files; genealogical records of both Anne J. van Biema and her husband's families; and records pertaining to the Ukiyo-e Society of America. It includes photographs of the pieces in her collection, three framed pieces of artwork from her household, and images of her and her mother. This collection also contains material related to Helen Haiman Joseph, van Biema's mother and the "Grandmother of Puppetry" in the United States. The collection also contains information about van Biema's donations to various art institutions and charities, as well as collection documentation and exhibit records.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into four series:

• Series 1: Biographical Materials

• Series 2: Collection Records

• Series 3: Correspondence
Biographical / Historical:
Anne Joseph van Biema was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 18, 1915 to Helen Haiman Joseph and Ernest A. Joseph. At a young age she became interested in Japanese prints and artwork, in part due to a modern reproduction which was framed and hung in their home (This piece can be found in Box 11 of the collection). She married Hendrick Hans van Biema, a Jewish-German lawyer. She was an avid collector and researcher of Japanese woodblock prints, specifically in the ukiyo-e style. This led her to do much research in the field, as well as amass a significant collection. Some of her collection is now in the permanent collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, previously displayed as a loan in the Sackler's "Masterful Illusions" exhibition in 2002. For much of her life Anne was a founder and active member of the Ukiyo-e Society of America (now the Japanese Art Society of America), at one time acting as a governing officer. Anne died in her home in New York City on January 14th, 2004.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868  Search this
Ukiyoe  Search this
Ukiyoe -- Collectors and collecting -- United States  Search this
Color prints, Japanese -- Collectors and collecting -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Personal papers
Citation:
Anne J. van Biema Papers. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Identifier:
FSA.A2004.02
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Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3b6125710-f0dc-45fb-824d-71668ab373bf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2004-02
Online Media:

Hizō ukiyoe taikan. Murā korekushon / [henchosha Narazaki Muneshige]

Title:
秘蔵浮世絵大観. ムラー・コレクション / [編著者楢崎宗重]
Ukiyoe taikan
浮世絵大観
Ukiyo-e masterpieces in western collections
Author:
Muller, Robert O  Search this
Narazaki, Muneshige 1904-  Search this
Subject:
Muller, Robert O Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
282 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 38 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Place:
United States
Date:
1990
Topic:
Ukiyoe--Private collections  Search this
Color prints, Japanese--Private collections  Search this
Ukiyoe--Collectors and collecting  Search this
Color prints, Japanese--Collectors and collecting  Search this
Call number:
N7353.6.U53 H58 v.2
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_887483

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