Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Bust of Thomas Lawton

Summary

Collection ID:
FSA.A2014.03
Creators:
Fugh Lee, Dora, Ms.
Dates:
1972
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
bronze bust
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
One bust of Thomas Lawton.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Dr. Thomas Lawton was the fifth director (1977-1987) of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Sculpted by Dora Fugh Lee (1929-). Lee studied painting with Yan Shaoxiang in her early years in Beijing. Later she was sole student ("Ke-tou" student) of Pu Ru with whom she had daily lessons when he lived in Tokyo in 1955/56. She also studied sculpture with Pietro Lazzari in the 1970s. She exhibited for many years at Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

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
Bust of Thomas Lawton. FSA.A2014.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Related Materials
Additional materials related to Dora Fugh Lee can be found in the Franz Bader Gallery records, 1925-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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