Anne J. van Biema Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Biema, Anne van
label: Names
content: Ukiyo-e Society of America
place: label: Place
content: USA -- New York -- New York
topic: label: Topic
content: Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
label: Topic
content: Ukiyoe
label: Topic
content: Ukiyoe -- Collectors and collecting -- United States
label: Topic
content: Color prints, Japanese -- Collectors and collecting -- United States
creator: label: Creator
content: Biema, Anne van
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content: Anne J. van Biema Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Anne Joseph van Biema was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 18, 1915 to Helen Haiman Joseph and Ernest A. Joseph. At a young age she became interested in Japanese prints and artwork, in part due to a modern reproduction which was framed and hung in their home (This piece can be found in Box 11 of the collection). She married Hendrick Hans van Biema, a Jewish-German lawyer. She was an avid collector and researcher of Japanese woodblock prints, specifically in the ukiyo-e style. This led her to do much research in the field, as well as amass a significant collection. Some of her collection is now in the permanent collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, previously displayed as a loan in the Sackler's "Masterful Illusions" exhibition in 2002. For much of her life Anne was a founder and active member of the Ukiyo-e Society of America (now the Japanese Art Society of America), at one time acting as a governing officer. Anne died in her home in New York City on January 14th, 2004.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1896-2003
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Bequest of Anne J. van Biema detailed in her will dated April 3, 2003, received 2004.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2004.02
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Personal papers
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is organized into four series: 

• Series 1: Biographical Materials

• Series 2: Collection Records

• Series 3: Correspondence
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Personal papers
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection contains correspondence to colleagues, friends, and family; research files; genealogical records of both Anne J. van Biema and her husband's families; and records pertaining to the Ukiyo-e Society of America. It includes photographs of the pieces in her collection, three framed pieces of artwork from her household, and images of her and her mother. This collection also contains material related to Helen Haiman Joseph, van Biema's mother and the "Grandmother of Puppetry" in the United States. The collection also contains information about van Biema's donations to various art institutions and charities, as well as collection documentation and exhibit records.