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Author:
Beach, Milo Cleveland  Search this
Subject:
Carlhian, Jean-Paul  Search this
Gunter, Ann Clyburn 1951-  Search this
Lowry, Glenn D  Search this
Rawson, Jessica  Search this
Sackler, Arthur M  Search this
Fu, Shen 1937-  Search this
Tsung-i, Jao  Search this
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Physical description:
pp. 36-37
Date:
September 1987
Category:
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Notes:
Issue is devoted to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Also includes the following articles describing the collections of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: "Ancient Iranian Drinking Vessels" by Ann Gunter; "Persian Miniatures from the Vever Collection" by Glenn D. Lowry; "Animal Motifs on Early Western Zhou Bronzes" by Jessica Rawson; "Huang Binhong's Shanghai Period Landscape Paintings and His Late Floral Works" by Fu Shen; and "The Calligraphic Art of the Chu Silk Manuscript" by Jao Tsung-i. This article is written by the museum's director, Milo Beach.
Summary:
Addresses the planning and construction of the new museum complex, the foundation of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery by Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, and the collections and activities of the new museum.
Contained within:
Orientations Vol. 18, no. 9 (Journal)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art objects  Search this
Art, Asian  Search this
Art, Chinese  Search this
Art--Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art--History  Search this
Art, Islamic  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Buildings  Search this
Calligraphy  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Building  Search this
Museum architecture  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Art, Oriental  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_2454