Sherman E. Lee papers

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Sherman E. Lee papers

1947-1997

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The papers of Cleveland museum director and art historian Sherman E. Lee measure 10.3 linear feet and date from 1947-1997. The records document Lee's extensive career as an art historian, curator and expert on Asian art, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, writer, educator, and consultant. His papers include scattered biographical materials, correspondence, writings, travel files, committees and organizations files, consulting files, teaching files, personal business records, printed material, photographs, and one pencil drawing.

10.3 Linear feet

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Lee, Sherman E., 1918-2008

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Museum director; Cleveland, Ohio. Born 1918. Lee's career has included positions as an author, curator, professor, and consultant of Chinese and Japanese art. In 1952, he joined the Cleveland Museum of Art as a curator of Oriental art, following jobs at the Detroit Institute of Art and the Seattle Art Museum. He served in the Navy during WWII and from 1946 to 1948, he was Advisor on Arts and Monuments at General MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo. He has written many book...

Cleveland Museum of Art. Department of Art History and Education

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