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Names:

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Near Eastern Art  Search this

Farhad, Massumeh  Search this

Lowry, Glenn D  Search this

Simpson, Marianna Shreve, 1949-  Search this

Extent:

2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures

Clippings

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Date:

1986-2008

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of correspondence created and maintained by Massumeh Farhad, Associate Curator of Islamic Near Eastern Art, 1995-2004, and Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art, 2004- , documenting interactions with professional colleagues, organizations, donors, collectors, and researchers regarding research, collections, acquisitions, objects, professional activities, and related topics. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence as well as enclosures such as object images, clippings, brochures, research papers, and related materials. Some materials were inherited by Farhad from previous curators including Glenn D. Lowry, Curator of Near Eastern Art, 1984-1991, and Marianna Shreve Simpson, Curator of Islamic Near Eastern Art, 1992-1995.

Rights:

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 9/15/2015 memorandum, Wright to Farhad/Stein/Amrod; Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:

Art museum curators  Search this

Art museums  Search this

Art, Asian  Search this

Art, Islamic  Search this

Genre/Form:

Brochures

Clippings

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-345, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Curatorial - Islamic Near Eastern Art, Curatorial Correspondence

Identifier:

Accession 15-345

See more items in:

Curatorial Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa15-345

Editor:

Davidson, Olga M  Search this

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Physical description:

vii, 210 pages illustrations 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Turkey

Istanbul

Date:

2018

Topic:

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian  Search this

Epic literature, Persian--Illustrations  Search this

Art, Iranian  Search this

Enluminure iranienne  Search this

Littérature épique persane--Illustrations  Search this

Art iranien  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1157494

Author:

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Farhad, Massumeh  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art  Search this

Subject:

Jāmī 1414-1492 Haft awrang  Search this

Physical description:

440 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 35 cm

Type:

Electronic resources

Place:

Iran

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1997

Topic:

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian  Search this

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts  Search this

Illumination of books and manuscripts  Search this

Call number:

ND3399.S84 S56 1997

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_891574

Author:

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Subject:

Jāmī 1414-1492 Haft awrang  Search this

Physical description:

79 p. : col. ill.; 34 cm

Type:

Electronic resources

Illustrations

Place:

Iran

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1997

Topic:

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian  Search this

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts  Search this

Illumination of books and manuscripts  Search this

Call number:

ND3399.S84 S561 1997

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_890199

Author:

Kessler, Herbert L. 1941-  Search this

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (U.S.)  Search this

Johns Hopkins University Department of the History of Art  Search this

Physical description:

181 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1985

C1985

Topic:

Narrative art--Themes, motives  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_877552

Author:

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Physical description:

xx, 419 p., [57] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm

Type:

Illustrations

Date:

1979

Topic:

Epic literature, Persian  Search this

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian  Search this

Call number:

745.6 .S55

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_859131

Author:

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Physical description:

63 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1983

C1983

Topic:

Islamic art  Search this

Call number:

709.53 .S54

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_862404

Editor of compilation:

Davidson, Olga M  Search this

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Subject:

Firdawsī Shāhnāmah  Search this

Firdawsī Shāhnāmah Criticism and interpretation  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 111 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2013

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1017796

Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Curatorial - Islamic Near Eastern Art  Search this

Subject:

Atıl, Esin  Search this

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Farhad, Massumeh  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Curatorial - Near Eastern Art  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Chief Curator  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Place:

Middle East

Date:

1992

1992-

Topic:

Art museum curators  Search this

Art, Islamic  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00319

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_228167

Author:

Fogg Art Museum  Search this

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Physical description:

125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Place:

Arab countries

Iran

Date:

1980

Topic:

Miniature painting  Search this

Miniature painting, Iranian  Search this

Islamic miniature painting  Search this

Call number:

ND1337.A65 H37 1980X

759.955 .S54

ND1337.A65H37 1980X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_129574

Author:

Simpson, Marianna Shreve 1949-  Search this

Marlow, Louise  Search this

Host institution:

Princeton University Art Museum  Search this

Organizer:

Princeton University Library  Search this

Subject:

Firdawsī Shāhnāmah  Search this

Princeton University  Search this

Physical description:

208 pages : color illustrations, map ; 34 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Exhibition catalogs

Date:

2015

Topic:

Manuscripts, Persian  Search this

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1069596