Together the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution form the national museum of Asian art for the U.S. Featuring those gift and purchases honoring the 10th anniversary of the Sackler and the 75th anniversary of the Freer, this sumptuously illustrated volume traces not only the evolution of this country's perception of Asia, but also the evolution of the museum and its role. Essays by Thomas Lawton, former director of both galleries, and Thomas W. Lentz, deputy director, detail ...
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Together the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution form the national museum of Asian art for the U.S. Featuring those gift and purchases honoring the 10th anniversary of the Sackler and the 75th anniversary of the Freer, this sumptuously illustrated volume traces not only the evolution of this country's perception of Asia, but also the evolution of the museum and its role. Essays by Thomas Lawton, former director of both galleries, and Thomas W. Lentz, deputy director, detail the separate but interrelated histories and directions of the two galleries.
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First Edition. Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution, 1998. First edition. Near Fine. Includes some black and white and numerous color illustrations. U.S.A. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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VG-(Clean and tight. Tiny yellow sticker on bottom of spine. ) Pictorial wraps with teal lettering and French flaps. Teal end papers. 352 pp. with color and bw images throughout. Published to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sackler Gallery and the 75th anniversary of the Freer. With a foreword by Milo Cleveland Beach and essays by both authors. Includes acquisitions of the Ancient Near East, Art of the Islamic World, South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. With a concordance listed by accession number. Each work well-annotated.
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Very Good. 352 pp. Numerous colour and b&w photographs. Sunning on spine. Bottom outer edge of back cover lightly turned. U.S. orders are shipped from Lewiston, NY location.
