Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Sergius N. Ferris Luboshez Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
FSA.A1992.01
Creators:
Luboshez, Ferris
Dates:
1945-1972
bulk 1945-1949
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
664 Items
photographs and negatives
black and white and color
1 Item
newspaper clipping
1 Item
museum catalog
Repository:
Container:
4

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Photographs and a newspaper clipping, ca 1945-1972, documenting the Chinese art collection of Captain and Mrs. Sergius N. Ferris Luboshez, formed substantially during the 1945-1949, while Luboshex served in the Department of State. Documented are works dating from the Neolithic (ca. 5000-ca. 1500 B.C.) to the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912); and a catalog of artworks from his collection exhibited at the University of Maryland Art Gallery in 1972. Also included are photographs taken by Captain Luboshez of place views and people in China. Formats include color snapshots, black-and-white prints, safety and nitrate film negatives, and 35mm color slides.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 box : Arranged by form of material.
Arrangement
1 oversized folder : Organized by size.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Captain Sergius N. Ferris Luboshez (1896-1984), scientific researcher and educator, lawyer, and collector of Chinese art. Born of American parents in England, Luboshez studies philosophy and aesthetics at the British Institute of Philosophical Stduies. He later taught physics at the University of London, experimenting in the sonar detection of submarines, and developing a number of inventions relating to radiation shielding and light control. He studies law in England, serving as a barrister-at-law, and later as a member of the New York Bar and that of the District of Columbia. With the outbreak of World War II, Luboshez entered the United States Navy. After the war, he became general counsel to the Office of the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner of the U.S. Department of State for an area that included China and Japan. He was subsequently appointed central field commisssioner with headquarters in Shanghai.

Administration

Custodial History
Donated by Luboshez's wife, Berniece Ferris Luboshez, 1992.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Sergius N. Ferris Luboshez Collection, FSA A1992.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Berniece Ferris Luboshez, 1992.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
FSA A1992.01


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, Chinese Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
China -- Description and Travel Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
USA -- District of Columbia -- Washington Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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