Icthyform Box

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 “9. Icthyoform box.” 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)