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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
- Ancient Egyptian Glass (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Ancient and Medieval Metalwork from Dumbarton Oaks (Exhibition) (2005-2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
- Asian Games: The Art of Contest (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (Exhibition) (1998-2011: Washington, D.C.)
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Gunter, Ann Clyburn, 1951-
- In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Persepolis: Documenting an Ancient Iranian Capital, 1923-1935 (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Preserving Ancient Statues from Jordan (Exhibition) (1996-1997: Washington, D.C.)
- The Heroic Past: The Persian Book of Kings (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur (Exhibition) (1999-2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Wine, Worship, and Sacrifice: The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-346, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ancient Near Eastern Art, Curatorial Records