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A Thousand Graces: Freer’s Pilgrimage to the Buddhist Cave Temples at Longmen and his Collection of Chinese Art

October 20 2013 at 2:00 PM

Detroit Institute of Arts

Archivist David Hogge and Chinese Art Specialist Daisy Yiyou Wangfrom the Freer Gallery of Art explore museum founder Charles Lang Freer’s evolving fascination with Chinese Buddhist art through his outstanding collection and his 1910 expedition to the Buddhist Cave Temples at Longmen. David Hogge will present the photographs and journals of Charles L. Freer’s 1910 travels to the interior of China and Longmen. Freer’s extensive writings and stunning photography eleoquently trace his journey, and provide a rare window into his ideas on art and spirtuality. Daisy Yiyou Wang will follow with a presentation on two dozen exceptional objects from the Freer Gallery of Art and a fresh look at the complex factors that shaped Freer’s outstanding collection of Chinese art. Presented by David HoggeHead of Archives, Freer Gallery ofArt and Arthur M. Sackler GallerySmithsonian Institution and Daisy Yiyou Wang, PhDProject Specialist, Chinese ArtFreer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler GallerySmithsonian Institution Click here to download a flyer with more information

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