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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art: Exhibitions-New Acquisitions: Gifts from the Lawrence Gussman Collection

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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art: Exhibitions-New Acquisitions: Gifts from the Lawrence Gussman Collection

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This page from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art site is called New Acquisitions: Gifts from the Lawrence Gussman Collection. Lawrence Gussman, president and chairman of the chemical company Stein Hall & Company, had an eye for African art, which he began to study in 1957. He read, visited museum collections and consulted with an international group of scholars, collectors and dealers before beginning to collect seriously in 1965. Although the core of his collection is from Gabon, with a strong representation from the Congo region, Gussman collected exceptional works from throughout Africa. Now he is sharing his entire collection by dividing it among the National Museum of African Art; the Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, State University of New York; and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. This installation of 14 objects is only a preview of a major exhibition of his entire collection that will tour each institution.
Education Levels:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult/Continuing education, Community College, Higher education
Subject:
History, Photography, Visual Arts, Cultural Awareness, History, Informal Education, History, Informal Education, Geography, History, Human Behavior, Informal Education, Technology And Civilization, World History
Resource Type:
Collection
Medium:
JPEG, Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
General public, Students, African-American students
Online provider:
ArtsEdge - The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

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