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SUMMARY:American Tastes in Japanese Art: The Influence of Sherman Emery Lee
DESCRIPTION:At this free virtual talk Dr. James Ulak will offer thoughts on Sherman Emery Lee’s (1918–2008) powerful influence in directing collecting tastes in Japanese art throughout America. Lee’s advice has benefited countless private and institutional collections — including the Ackland Art Museum — from the immediate post-WWII era\, through his distinguished museum career\, and well into his retirement years. His role as a confidant to the Rockefellers is well documented and on display in the Ackland’s current extraordinary exhibition of Asian art\, Buddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. In this talk\, Ulak will situate Sherman Lee in the context of America’s long interest in Japanese art and culture\, dating from the 1870s forward. Lee resisted clichés and trends to establish a clear understanding of the strength of Japan’s classical visual lineage. \nThis free virtual talk is presented in connection with Buddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society.  \nFree; RSVP required below. Zoom webinar links will be sent to registered participants via email. \nThis program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission. \n— \nJames T. Ulak is the current president of the United States-Japan Foundation (serving since November 2019) and had previously spent twenty-five years at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art — Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington\, D.C.\, serving in the capacities of Senior Curator of Japanese Art\, Head of Collections and Research\, Chief Curator and Deputy Director. Preceding his tenure in Washington\, he has been affiliated with the Cleveland Museum of Art\, Yale University Art Gallery\, and The Art Institute of Chicago. Before beginning his museum career\, an interest in Japanese Buddhist iconography led Jim into a full-time academic program of Japanese art history. With an initial focus on the history of narrative painting production in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Japan\, Jim received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland\, Ohio) in 1994\, where he studied with Sherman Emery Lee. In addition to his interest in medieval Japanese narrative painting\, Jim has written on the genesis of modern painting styles in the early seventeenth century\, on eighteenth-century “eccentric” painters\, and on Japan’s artistic encounters with international modernity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He has developed and produced numerous exhibitions on these topics\, including major projects in partnership with Japanese institutions. During his museum career\, Jim expanded collection holdings\, created programs for curatorial training\, and engaged major corporate\, government\, and private financial support for museum programs.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ulak/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Talks,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Art & Lit at the Ackland: "The Hare with Amber Eyes" by Edmund de Waal
DESCRIPTION:Join us in reading artist and author Edmund de Waal’s captivating family memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes\, which traces the story of his family through a collection of hand-carved Japanese netsuke as the objects traveled across time\, space\, and generations. After you’ve read it\, spend time exploring the Ackland’s exhibition Buddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon\, on view October 8\, 2021 – January 9\, 2022. \nOn Friday\, November 19\, Art & Lit participants will gather on Zoom for a lively virtual discussion with Morgan Pitelka\, Professor and Chair of UNC’s Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies\, and the Ackland’s Director of Education and Interpretation\, Carolyn Allmendinger. \nGET THE BOOK: \nYour ticket includes admission to the virtual program and one copy of The Hare with Amber Eyes (2021 edition). Please select a pick-up/shipping option at check out. \n\nOption 1: Pick up the book at the Ackland (101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC). ($18) You will be notified by email when your book is available for pick up.\n\nOption 2: Ship the book to your home. Please provide your mailing address when you check out. ($22) \nSEE THE EXHIBITION: \nBuddha and Shiva\, Lotus and Dragon is on view at the Ackland from October 8\, 2021-January 9\, 2022. Admission is always free. \nJOIN US FOR THE DISCUSSION: \nZoom link will be sent to registered participants via email. A reminder will also be sent closer to the program date. \nSpace is limited. \n— \nPresented in partnership with Carolina Public Humanities. \nThis program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission. This program is sponsored in part by Diana M. Braunstein. 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/hare-with-amber-eyes/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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