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The Charles Lang Freer medal was established in 1956 by the Smithsonian Institution in honor of Charles Lang Freer, the founder of the Freer collection. The medal is conferred intermittently, honoring distinguished career contributions made by scholars in the history of art.
Recipients
- First – Osvald Siren, February 15, 1956.[1]
- Second – Ernst Kühnel, May 3, 1960.[2]
- Third – Yashiro Yukio, September 15, 1965.[3]
- Fourth – Tanaka Ichimatsu, May 2, 1973.[4]
- Fifth – Laurence Sickman, September 11, 1973.[5]
- Sixth – Roman Ghirshman, January 16, 1974.[6]
- Seventh – Max Loehr, May 2, 1983.[7]
- Eighth – Stella Kramrisch, 1985.
- Ninth – Alexander Coburn Soper III, 1990.[8]
- Tenth – Sherman Lee, 1998.[9]
- Eleventh – Oleg Grabar, 2001.[10]
- Twelfth – James F. Cahill, 2010.
- Thirteenth – John M. Rosenfield, 2012.
- Fourteenth – Jessica Rawson, 2017.[11]
- Fifteenth – Vidya Deheija, April 28, 2023.[12]
- Sixteenth – Gülru Necipoğlu, October 27, 2023.[12]
Notes
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1956). (1956). First presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, February 25, 1956; "Swede to Receive First Freer Medal," New York Times. February 26, 1956.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1960). Second presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, May 3, 1960.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1965). Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1973). Fourth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, May 2, 1973.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1973). Fifth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 11, 1973.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1973). Sixth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, January 16, 1974.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1983). Seventh presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, May 2, 1983.
- ^ Soper, Alexander. (1990). A Case of Meaningful Magic.
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art. (1998). Tenth Presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, Sherman E. Lee.
- ^ PBS (WNET, New York): Oleg Grabar, Big Ideas, TV program.
- ^ "Dame Professor Jessica Rawson To Be Awarded the Charles Lang Freer Medal". 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b Institution, Smithsonian. "Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art Awards Lifetime Achievement Medals for Contributions in Asian Art". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
References
- Soper, Alexander. (1990). A Case of Meaningful Magic. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- Freer Gallery of Art. (1960). The Charles Lang Freer medal, February 25, 1956. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1973). Fifth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 11, 1973. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1956). First presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, February 25, 1956. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1973). Fourth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, May 2, 1973. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1960). Second presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, May 3, 1960. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1983). Seventh presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, May 2, 1983. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1974). Sixth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, January 16, 1974. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1998). Tenth Presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, Sherman E. Lee. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- __________. (1965). Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965.[permanent dead link] Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- Roades, Katharine N. (1960). "An Appreciation of Charles Lang Freer (1859-1919)," Ars Orientalis. Vol. 2.
External links
- Smithsonian: Freer medal, obverse image; reverse image
