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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art
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1989-1990, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2003-2004
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-100
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development of exhibitions related to south and southeast Asian art. Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Devi: The Great Goddess;" "Buddha's Art of Healing;" "Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure;" "Noble Path: Buddhist Art of Southeast Asia and Tibet;" and "Puja: Expressions of ...
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Lippe, Aschwin, 1914-1988
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1930 - 1988
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36 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2012.01
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Aschwin Lippe was a research fellow and later curator in the Department of Far Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The collection includes his early research and writings on East Asian art, particularly Chinese paintings. It has substantial material on his involvement in selecting the paintings and writing the catalog for the 1961 Chinese Art Treasures Exhibition. He later shifted his research focus to medieval Indian sculpture. The collection includes journals kept during several years of field research in India as well as his extensive photo-documentation of Indian temples and religious sculpture.
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Frick, Frank, 1828-
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circa 1896-1897
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150 Prints (albumen)
1 Print (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82-44
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs in albums made by Frank Frick documenting architecture, people, agriculture, and scenery in India. Photographs are annotated with descriptions and dates that apparently relate to Frickʹs visits. Some photographs were made by Raja Deen Dayal (also known as Lala Deen Dayal) and Samuel Bourne. The collection also includes one loose photogr...
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Maury, Curt
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1953-circa 1985
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12.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1989.05
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The Curt Maury papers, dating from 1953 to circa 1985, measure 12.7 linear feet and include writings and notes for planned and published books; travel files and expense ledgers for trips to India; photograph ledgers; and extensive photographs and slides of India.
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Wentzel, Volkmar Kurt, 1915-2006
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1947-1994
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59 Items (items (5 linear ft.), 20 x 24 or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1998.02
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Papers, 1947-1994, of photographer and author Volkmar Kurt Wentzel, regarding a two year survey conducted for the National Geographic Society during 1946-1947, to visually document caves, temples, and sculpture of India, including: his typescript draft (photocopy), [after 1946], written for the National Geographic Magazine on the Ajanta and Ellora ...
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Hughes French India Company School Drawings
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Hughes, Thomas L., Mr.
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[1840?]
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32 Items (39 x 25 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1993.10
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The circumstances of creation are unknown for these watercolor drawings depicting Tamil men and women in various trades and activities. These ethnographic studies may have been rendered by a local Indian artist of the Pondicherry area of South India on commission for a French official or merchant. The name "Company School" has been attached to sugg...
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Albin, Edgar A., 1908-
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1954
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1,700 color slides
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2010.02
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The Edgar A. Albin Slide Collection includes images of architecture and sights of India taken in 1954 by Professor Edgar A. Albin, A Fullbright Scholar. A second set shows notable contemporary Indian artists in their studios, as well as examples of their works.
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Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.
Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876
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1868
London, C. Whiting Beaufort House, Strand, 1868-1875
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8 Items
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1990.03
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Photographers represented include J.C.A. Dannenberg, R.H. DeMontmorency, E. Godfrey, W.W. Hooper, H.C. McDonald, J. Mulheran, G. Richter, Shepherd & Robertson (later as Bourne & Shepherd), B. Simpson, B.W. Switzer, H.C.B. Tanner, C.C. Taylor, and J. Waterhouse.
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Hooper, Willoughby Wallace, 1837-1912
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circa 1870-1904
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1 Print (albumen, image 19 x 31 cm., mounted 40 x 51 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1998.04
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
This collection consists of one item: Albumen print by Col. Willoughby Wallace Hooper, depicting a family of grass cutters in Indian, circa 1870s.
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Willis, Elizabeth Bayley (collector and photographer)
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circa 1950-1965
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33 color slides
1 color postcard
53 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.79-11
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting indigenous peoples, antiquities, implements, textile types, and scenery in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and other areas of northeastern India. Represented photographers include Elizabeth Bayley Willis, Verrier Elwin, Panna Pal, R. Pyngrope, and other photographers.