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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Lionel Bier Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2004.05
- Creators:
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Bier, Lionel D., 1942-2004
- Dates:
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1975-1992
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.2 Cubic feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Drawings, field notes, photogoraphs, and correspondence documenting Lionel Bier's work at a number of both pre-Islamic and Islamic Iranian architectural monuments, in 1975 and 1976. Focus primarily is on Sassanian sites. Sites covered include: Bishapur, Firuzabad, Istakhr, Masjid-i Sang, Sarvistan, and Shari-i Ij.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Organized into two series: Series 1: Drawings Series 2: Site Files
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The late Lionel D. Bier, art historian and archaeologist, taught art history at Brooklyn College for more than 30 years. He was primarily active in researching the archaeological record of pre- and early-Islamic Iran. Among his noted publications are: Sarvistan: A Study in Early Iranian Architecture (1986) and The Sassanian Palaces and their Influence in Early Islam, from Ars Orientalis (Vol. 23, 1993).
Administration
Author
Ryan Murray
Custodial History
Donated by the estate of Lionel Bier via its executor, Dr. Maydee G. Lande
Processing Information
Titles, including terminology and place names, are recorded as they appeared on the original folders.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Restricted: Bishapur drawings, until permission by granted by Iranian authorities.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Lionel Bier Collection. FSA.A2004.05. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the Estate of Lionel Bier.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Carol Bier and Lionel Bier Collection. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Carol Bier.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2004.05
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology -- Iran | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Architecture, Sassanid | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Iran | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Architectural drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| USA -- New York -- New York | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
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