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Summary

Concerns the unexpected death of Arthur M. Sackler, donor of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and a collection of Asian and Near Eastern art. Outlines his life and his contributions to the Smithsonian Institution and other worldwide organizations.

Subject

  • Sackler, Arthur M
  • Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

No. 87-7

Contained within

The Torch (Newspaper)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

July 1987

Topic

  • Art
  • Benefactors
  • Art museums
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Philanthropists
  • Gifts
  • History
  • Private collections
  • Art, Asian
  • Art--History
  • Art--Private collections
  • Art objects
  • Biography

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