Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919

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Freer, Charles Lang, -1919, American collector

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Epithet: American collector

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000301.0x000033

Manufacturer and art collector.

From the description of Charles Lang Freer letter, 1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450299

Art collector; Detroit, Michigan.

Collected Asian, American, and European art, including a large collection of works by James McNeill Whistler. Founded the Freer Gallery of Art, which is now part of the Smithsonian Institution.

From the description of Charles Lang Freer selected papers, 1876-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220204262 1854 February 25 Born in Kingston, New York 1873 Appointed accountant and paymaster of New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad by Frank J. Hecker (1846-1927) 1876 Moves to Indiana to work, with Hecker, for the Detroit and Eel River and Illinois Railroad 1880 Moves to Detroit, participates in organization of the Peninsular Car Works with Hecker 1883 Becomes vice president and secretary of Peninsular Car Company when it succeeds Peninsular Car Works 1883 Begins collecting European prints 1884 Peninsular Car Company constructs plant on Ferry Avenue 1887 Meets Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) 1887 Acquires proofs of 26 etchings, Venice, Second Series(1886), by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) 1887 Purchases a small Japanese fan attributed to Ogata Karin(1658-1715) 1887 Buys land on Ferry Avenue 1889 Meets Frederick Stuart Church (1826-1900) and Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) in New York 1890 Commissions Wilson Eyre (1858-1944) to design house on Ferry Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 1890 On first trip to London, meets James McNeill Whistler(1834-1903) 1892 Moves to Ferry Avenue house 1892 Tryon and Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) undertake decoration of reception rooms 1893 Lends American paintings to World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893 Purchases first piece of Chinese art, a small painting of white herons by an anonymous Ming dynasty (1368-1644) artist 1894 Begins yearlong trip around the world, which includes visit to the Whistlers in Paris and first trip to Asia, stopping in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, China, and Japan 1896 Meets Matsuki Bunkya (1867-1940) in Boston 1899 Takes part in consolidation of railroad-car building companies then retires from active business 1900 Attends Exposition International Universelle in Paris 1900 Buys villa in Capri with Thomas S. Jerome 1901 Meets Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) in Paris and Ernest Fenollosa(1853-1908), who visits Freer in Detroit 1902 Meets Dikran Kelekian (1868-1951) 1902 Spends summer in Britain building Whistler collection 1902 Views Whistler's, Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room 1904 Purchases Whistler's Peacock Room 1904 Offers his art collections and funds to build a museum in which to house them to the Smithsonian Institution 1905 Smithsonian committee visits Freer in Detroit 1906 United States government formally accepts Freer's gift on January 24 1906 Freer signs Deed of Gift to Smithsonian Institution on May 5 1907 On second tour of Asia, meets Hara Tomitaro 1868-1939) in Yokohama, Japan 1908 Takes third trip to Asia, specifically to West Asia to study Rakka ware 1909 Tours Europe to study art museums 1909 On fourth trip to Asia, attends memorial ceremony for Fenollosa (d.1908 September) at Miidera, Japan, and meets Duanfang (1861-1911) in China 1910 On last trip to Asia, visits Longmen Buddhist caves in China 1911 Suffers stroke 1912 Lends selection of objects for exhibition at Smithsonian Institution 1913 Meets Eugene (1875-1957) and Agnes E. (1887-1970)Meyer 1913 Commissions Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) to design museum building in Washington 1914 Meets Katharine Nash Rhoades (1885-1965) in Detroit 1915 Settles in New York City 1915 Site of future Freer Gallery of Art is determined 1916 Platt's plans for Freer Gallery are approved by Smithsonian Regents and Commission of Fine Arts and ground is broken in September 1918 After falling ill in Detroit, Freer travels to New York for treatment 1918 Work on the museum building is delayed by the war 1919 Freer appends codicil to will permitting acquisitions of Asian, Egyptian, and Near Eastern (West Asian) art 1919 Dies in New York City on 25 September and is buried in Kingston, New York 1919 Construction of Freer Gallery completed 1920 John Ellerton Lodge (1876-1942) is appointed director of the Freer Gallery 1923 Freer Gallery opens to the public on May 9 1930 Memorial ceremony for Freer is held at Koetsuji, Kyoto

Charles Lang Freer was a wealthy industrialist who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. He was a well-known collector of Asian art, and strongly supported the synthesis of Eastern art and Western art. One of his most famous acquisitions was James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room.

From the guide to the Charles Lang Freer Papers, 1876-1931, (The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives)

Charles Lang Freer: Art collector; Detroit, Michigan. Collected Asian, American, and European art, including a large collection of works by James McNeill Whistler. Founded the Freer Gallery of Art, which is now part of the Smithsonian Institution.

1854, February 25th Born in Kingston, New York 1906, December 19th Purchases 4 manuscripts from Ali Arabi in Cairo: I Deuteronomy/Joshua, II Psalms, III Four Gospels, IV Fragments of the Epistles of Paul 1910 Publication of "The Washington Manuscript of Deuteronomy and Joshua" by Henry A. Sanders (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. VIII, Part I) 1912 Publication of "The Washington Manuscript of the Four Gospels" by Henry A. Sanders (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. IX, Part 1) 1914 Publication of "East Christian Paintings in the Freer Collection" by Charles R. Morey (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. XII, Part I) 1915 Publication of "The Washington Manuscript of the Psalms" by Henry A. Sanders (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. VIII, Part II) 1916 Purchase of manuscripts of the Minor Prophets and other manuscripts, mostly Coptic, by Dr. David L. Askren for C.L. Freer and J. Pierpont Morgan, from Maurice Nahman in Cairo 1916 Publication of "The Coptic Psalter" by William H. Worrell (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. X, Part I - this is Part I of "The Coptic Manuscripts in the Freer Collection") 1918 Publication of "The Washington Manuscript of the Epistles of Paul" by Henry A. Sanders (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. IX, Part II) 1918 Publication of "A Gold Treasure of the Late Roman Period" by Walter Dennison (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. XII, Part II) 1919, September 25th Dies in New York City is buried in Kingston, New York 1923 Publication of "Two Homilies and a Magical Text" by William H. Worrell (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. X, Part II - this is Part II of "The Coptic Manuscripts in the Freer Collection") 1927 Publication of "Fragments from the Cairo Genizah in the Freer Collection" by Richard Gottheil and William H. Worrell (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. XIII 1927 Publication of "The Minor Prophets in the Freer Collection and the Berlin Fragment of Genesis" by Henry A. Sanders and Carl Schmidt (University of Michigan Studies, Humanistic Series, Vol. XXI From the guide to the Biblical Manuscripts and Gold Treasure Collection, 1907-1920, (The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives)

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