| When | Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 5 PM |
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| Sponsor | Asian Art Museum |
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| Event Location | Zoom: smithsonian.zoom.us… |
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| Cost | Free. |
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| Categories | Gallery Talks & Tours, Lectures & Discussions, Webcasts & Online |
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| | | Details | Tour the most iconic installation in the Freer Gallery of Art from home in this special virtual experience! What is unique about the Peacock Room and how did it come to the museum? Explore the room up close and delve into its history, from its controversial creation in Victorian London by the expatriate American artist James McNeill Whistler to its purchase by the Gilded Age collector Charles Lang Freer. Learn about the meaning behind the room’s decor and the Chinese ceramics on its shelves with Kerry Roeder, curatorial fellow in American art, and Jan Stuart, Melvin R. Seiden Curator of Chinese Art.
Register and join the event here.
https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sXVfQZ7xR-Ox9SlZVQzPjA |
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