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Ink Portrait of John Calvin Ferguson by Li Yuling

Catalog Data

Collection Creator:
Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945  Search this
Container:
Oversize 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1936
Scope and Contents:
John Calvin Ferguson is shown wearing the robes of a Chou dynasty scholar and facing left, underneath two Chinese inscriptions. The first two-column inscription was written by the artist, dated Christmas 1936, marking Dr. Ferguson's 70th birthday; the second inscription is dated New Year's Day 1937 and written by Fu Zengxiang (1872-1949). Fu Zengxiang served as the Minister of Education in China's Beiyang government from December 1917 to May 1919. Possibly made for the occasion of Ferguson's 70th birthday.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Collection Citation:
John Calvin Ferguson Family Papers, FSA A1999.33. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. Gift of Peter Ferguson.
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John Calvin Ferguson Family Papers
John Calvin Ferguson Family Papers / Series 1: Biographical Material
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc35fd004ef-9eb6-4e14-b0af-814ecef25606
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1999-33-ref445