Freer
A Legacy of Art
Edición de la obra Freer
| Autor | Thomas Lawton, Linda Merrill |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Harry N Abrams |
| Fecha de publicación | March 1993 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 272 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780810933156 |
| ISBN-10 | 0810933152 |
| Número de Cutter | L425f |
Charles Lang Freer, whose original gift to the nation in 1906 formed the basis of a singular collection of Asian art, realized in his collection a link between East and West matched only in James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room. On the occasion of the opening of the renovated Freer galleries at the Smithsonian, this book is a celebration of the man. It is part biography and part catalog, detailing both the development of a connoisseur and the creation of a collection. Numerous color illustrations give just a hint of the extraordinary scope of the galleries, truly a national treasure.