Laurence Sickman
Laurence Chalfant Stevens Sickman (1907–1988) was an American academic,
Education
A native of Denver, Colorado, Sickman became interested in Japanese and Chinese art while in high school.
Career
In 1931, Sickman joined the staff of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.[3] In 1935, he became the curator of Oriental Art at the museum. His museum curatorial career was interrupted by military service in the Second World War.[1]
Honors
In 1973, Sickman was awarded the Charles Lang Freer Medal.[4]
World War II
Sickman's war service took him to
Curatorship after World War II
At war's end, he returned to the Nelson-Atkins museum, where he was director from 1953 through 1977.[1]
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Laurence Sickman, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 50+ works in 90+ publications in 4 languages and in 3,000+ library holdings.[7]
- 1956 – The Art and Architecture of China (with Alexander Coburn Soper). Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books. OCLC 192176467
See also
- Roberts Commission
- Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program
- Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art
Notes
- ^ New York Times. Archivedfrom the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ISBN 9780826221971.
- ^ a b c Monuments Men Foundation: Monuments Men> Sickman, Maj. Laurence. Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Freer Gallery of Art (1973).
- ^ Weber, Bruce. "Sherman Lee, Who Led Cleveland Museum, Dies at 90," New York Times. July 11, 2008; Kappes, John. "Sherman Lee, who led the Cleveland Museum of Art to global renown, dead at 90," The Plain Dealer (Cleveland). July 9, 2008.
- ^ Consulate General of Japan, Los Angeles: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class). Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WorldCat: Sickman, L. C. S. (Laurence C. S.)
References
- American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. (1946). Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 185537904
- Freer Gallery of Art (1973), Fifth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 11, 1973 (PDF), Washington, D.C.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nicholas, Lynn H. (May 1995) [1994]. OCLC 32531154.
External links
- , 2006 film, aired November 24, 2008
- Monuments Men Foundation: Monuments Men> Sickman, Maj. Laurence
