Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 15-346
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ancient Near Eastern Art
Curatorial Records, 1983-1984, 1990-2008
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial activities of Ann Clyburn Gunter, Assistant Curator of Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1987-1994; Associate Curator, 1994-2004; and Curator, 2004-2008. Curatorial activities documented in this accession include research, exhibition development, publishing, and collection management. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, object lists, articles, bibliographies, floor plans, brochures, object images, labels, lecture scripts, presentations, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. Some files pre-date Gunter's tenure but were collected as reference materials.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 9/27/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Gunter, Ann Clyburn, 1951-
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
- Freer Gallery of Art
- In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)
- The Heroic Past: The Persian Book of Kings (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Wine, Worship, and Sacrifice: The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Asian Games: The Art of Contest (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Ancient and Medieval Metalwork from Dumbarton Oaks (Exhibition) (2005-2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (Exhibition) (1998-2011: Washington, D.C.)
- Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Ancient Egyptian Glass (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Persepolis: Documenting an Ancient Iranian Capital, 1923-1935 (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur (Exhibition) (1999-2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Preserving Ancient Statues from Jordan (Exhibition) (1996-1997: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
- Art museum curators
- Art museums
- Art, Asian
- Museums -- Collection management
- Exhibitions
- Art, East Asian
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-346, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ancient Near Eastern Art, Curatorial Records