Sarah Bekker Papers
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FSA A2013.04
name: label: Creator
content: Bekker, Sarah
place: label: Place
content: Burma
label: Place
content: Thailand
creator: label: Creator
content: Bekker, Sarah
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sarah McInteer Bekker was born April 28, 1923, in Meade County, KY. In 1944 she received a B.A. from the University of Kentucky, and in 1946 an M.A. from the University of Minnesota. Her doctoral thesis, "The Burmese Concept of Anade: Its Function and Meaning in Interpersonal Relations" was submitted to George Washington University in 1963. Her professional work included scholarly articles, book reviews, and slide lectures and presentations at Asian art focused organizations throughout the US and abroad. Dr. Bekker conducted study tours for the Smithsonian Institution and other organizations. She died in Washington DC on April 1, 2013.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 44 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Gift, 2013.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2013.04
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Several boxes of papers
label: Arrangement
content: Several boxes of slides
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Slides (photographs)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Dr. Sarah Bekker was a noted scholar, author, and lecturer on Asian art, with special interests in Thai art and the peoples and art of Burma. The Collection is in two parts: the papers of Dr. Bekker and other scholars, and the slides taken by her and used for her lectures. The majority of slides relates to her study of Thai art, with many photos taken during her residence in Bangkok when her husband, Dr. Konrad Bekker, was stationed there in the late 1960s with the U.S. State Dept. She traveled and photographed widely throughout Asia during that time and until her death in 2013.