cover image: Standing Female Figure

20.500.12592/nr6qnz

Standing Female Figure

2023

ca. 1970-1990 Marilyn Hirsh (1944-1988) and James Harris, method of acquisition unknown [1] From 1990 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from James Harris through Peter Marks Works of Art, New York, NY [2] Notes: [1] See note on Arthur M. Sackler Gallery letter from Carol Radcliffe Bolon, Assistant Curator, South and Southeast Asian Art, dated April 9, 1990, copy in object file. Carol Radcliffe Bolon says “[...] I knew Marilyn Hirsh and James Harris in graduate school at New York University Institute of Fine Arts since 1970 and I saw their collection of Indian art including the objects now being offered for sale to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery […].” Marilyn Hirsh (1944-1988) was a historian of Indian and Buddhist art and taught at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and the Cooper Union. [2] See Peter Marks Works of Art invoice dated March 23, 1990, copy in object file. Object is listed as “10. Standing female.” Research Completed October 26, 2022 National Museum of Asian Art Collection Marilyn Hirsh (1944-1988) James H. Harris Peter Marks Works of Art, Inc. (active 1960-2002)
india art woman south asians south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples peter marks works of art, inc harris, james h hirsh, marilyn
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Dates
19th-20th century
Format
Brass
Pages
H x W x D: 22.7 x 10.2 x 5.8 cm (8 15/16 x 4 x 2 5/16 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S1990.12.1
Rights
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f541c0160da607b64d60b55952cf188f

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