Ernst Kühnel Makes His Acceptance Speech of the Freer Bronze Medal
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ID: SIA2011-2820 or 60-6199
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Event
Date: May 3, 1960
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-007, Box 1, Folder: "Special Events Photographs: Kuhnel Ernst"
Professor Ernst Kühnel of Berlin, Germany, delegate to the Fourth Congress of the International Association for Iranian Art and Archeology, makes a speech of acceptance after he receives the second Charles Lang Freer Medal during ceremonies at the Freer Gallery of Art. Dr. Kühnel was given the medal in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to Near Eastern art. Seated on the stage (left to right) are Franz Krapf, Minister from the Germany Embassy; and his excellency, Ardeshir Zahedir, Iran's Ambassador to the United States.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
See Neg. SIA2011-2821 for a view of the reception following the award ceremony.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-007, Box 1, Folder: "Special Events Photographs: Kuhnel Ernst"
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 3, 1960
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SIA2011-2820 or 60-6199
Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Event ; Medium: Photographic print