Rocky Korr was an art handler for the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from 1960-2010. The oral history was conducted June 2010 by Freer|Sackler Archivist Rachael Woody. The interview was conducted in an attempt to capture Mr. Korr's wealth of knowledge on the evolution and history of the Freer|Sackler Galleries and the art handling profession. The history includes stories about the galleries, recounting major milestones and events, and anecdotes from Mr. Korr's four decades of experience at the Smithsonian.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged on CDs. Each disc track is 1 question and answer session. Transcript available per request.
Biographical / Historical:
Rocky Korr was an art handler for the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from 1960-2010.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2010.08
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
FitzHugh, Elisabeth West. 1988. "Appendix 9: Study of Pigments on Selected Paintings from the Vever Collection." In An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist Vever Collection. Lowry, Glenn D. and Beach, Milo Cleveland, editors. 425–432. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. (https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.870462.39088016775744)
Nemazee, Susan. 1988. "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance." In An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist Vever Collection. Lowry, Glenn D. and Beach, Milo Cleveland, editors. 398–412. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.
Beach, Milo Cleveland. 1994. "Review of Sammlung Alice Boner-Illustriertes Gesamsverzeichnis indischer Bilder, by Georgette Boner Eberhard Fischer, and B.N. Goswamy." Orientations, 25, (12) 57–58.
King of the world : the Padshahnama : an imperial Mughal manuscript from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle / Milo Cleveland Beach & Ebba Koch ; with new translations by Wheeler Thackston
Gods, thrones, and peacocks : Northern Indian painting from two tradition: fifteenth to nineteenth centuries / [by] Stuart Cary Welch [and] Milo Cleveland Beach. Catalogue of an exhibition: Asia House Gallery, Sept. 23-Dec. 12, 1965; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Jan. 18-Feb. 27, 1966; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y., Apr. 3-May 15, 1966