Freer
Subtitle: a legacy of art
By: Thomas Lawton, Linda Merrill.
Contributors: Merrill, Linda, 1959-
Publisher: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution; in association with H.N. Abrams
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919; Freer Gallery of Art; Art patrons -- United States -- Biography
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-267) and index.