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Lecture Series in Honor of Art Historian Sherman E. Lee (1918–2008)
February–April, 2009

Join Asia Society for a three-part series honoring Sherman E. Lee, former director of the Cleveland Museum of Art and advisor to John D. Rockefeller 3rd.

Wen C. Fong, Princeton University
Collecting and Teaching Asian Art History in Modern Universal Art Museums
Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm

Samuel C. Morse, Amherst College
Reflections on Japanese Style: Sherman E. Lee and the Collecting of Japanese Art
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm

Vishakha N. Desai, Asia Society
Collectors and Curators: A Unique Partnership between Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Sherman E. Lee.
Thursday, May 21 at 7:00 pm

Individual Lectures: $10 Asia Society members/students with ID; seniors $ 12 nonmembers.
Lecture Series ticket: $24 members; $30 nonmembers.