Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
Contextualizing material culture in South and Central Asia in pre-modern times papers from the 20th conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art held in Vienna from 4th to 9th of July 2010 Verena Widorn, Ute Franke and Petra Latschenberger (editions.)
Author:
European Association of South Asian Archaeologists International Conference (20th : 2010 : Vienna, Austria) Search this
Puja and piety : Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist art from the Indian subcontinent / edited by Pratapaditya Pal ; with essays by Pratapaditya Pal, Stephen P. Huyler, John E. Cort, Christian Luczanits ; contributions by Debashish Banerji
Title:
Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist art from the Indian subcontinent
South-, Southeast Asian and Indonesian sculpture and works of art and antiquities : sale: Tuesday, 5 December 1989 at 10.30 a.m. precisely (lot 1-149), Tuesday, 5 December 1989 at 02.00 p.m. precisely (lot 150-314)
ArtSouthAsia : the first international programme of visual culture from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 2002 / catalogue editors, Dr. Jacques Rangasamy ... [et al.]
This accession consists of records documenting exhibition planning and production. Materials include proposals, scripts, budgets, correspondence, checklists, images
of objects, and floor plans.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2017; Transferring office; 9/23/2003 memo, Wright to Savini; Contact reference staff for details.
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Floor plans
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Place:
Himalaya Mountains
Date:
1989-1990, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2003-2004
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the development of exhibitions related to south and southeast Asian art. Exhibitions documented in this accession include
"Devi: The Great Goddess;" "Buddha's Art of Healing;" "Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure;" "Noble Path: Buddhist Art of Southeast Asia and Tibet;" and "Puja: Expressions of
Hindu Devotion." Records in this accession also document the preparation of a bibliography of crafts and folk arts of India and a proposal for an exhibition of Indian shrines.
Materials include exhibition proposals, correspondence, memoranda, notes, floor plans, label text, background materials, object images, object lists, and related materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 10/18/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-100, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art, Exhibition Records
These records document the planning and execution of two exhibitions by Vidya Dehejia, Curator, South and Southeast Asian Art. The exhibits are "Ancient Cities Along
the Indus River" (1995) and "Devi: The Great Goddess" (1999).
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, label copy, object lists, planning materials, fund raising and financial records, proposals, photographs, slides,
scripts, budgets, and related material.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-018, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art, Exhibition Records
These records document the curatorial and research activities of Carol Radcliffe Bolon, Assistant Curator for South and Southeast Asian Art. Materials include photographs,
xerographic copies, correspondence, memoranda, and writings.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-026, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art, Curatorial Records
This accession consists of records documenting professional correspondence and public inquiries. Materials include incoming professional correspondence and public inquiries
and responses.
This accession consists of records documenting relations between the curators for south and southeast Asia and dealers and collectors during the tenure of Vidya Dehejia,
1994-2002, and Debra Diamond, 2001- . Materials include correspondence, brochures, images, clippings, and related materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2019; Transferring office; 2/6/2015 memorandum, Wright to Farhad/Stein/Amrod; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-140, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art, Dealer Files
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Electronic records
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Black-and-white photographs
Color negatives
Color photographs
Date:
circa 1989-1990, 1994-1995, 2000-2010
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Debra Diamond, Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, 2000- , documenting the development of exhibitions.
Documented exhibitions include "Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin;" "Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure;" "Tibetan Healing Mandala for
Healing and Protection in the Aftermath of September 11th;" "Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing;" "Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India;" "Cai Guo-Qiang:
'Traveler: Reflection,'" "Dar al-Islam: Art, Life, and Cultures of the Islamic World" (cancelled); "Facing East: Portraits from Asia;" "Devi by Ravinder Reddy;" "Perspectives:
Simryn Gill;" "Changing Tastes in 18th-20th Century Indian Art;" "Noble Path: Buddhist Art of Southeast Asia and Tibet;" "East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art;" "Adventures
of Hamza;" "Perspectives: Mei-ling Hom;" "Auto-Focus: Raghubir Singh's Way Into India;" "Perspectives: Do-Ho Suh;" "Kenro Izu: Sacred Sites Along the Silk Road;" and "Hiroshi
Sugimoto: History of History." A small amount of records also document administrative activities. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, checklists, label copy, floor
plans, architectural drawings, loan information, research files, brochures, educational programming materials, clippings, press releases, images, and related materials. Some
materials are in electronic format. Some materials were created by previous curators.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2026; Transferring office; 10/18/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-383, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art, Exhibition Records
