Palm tree with toddy tappers

Object Details

• Provenance

  At least from late 19th-early 20th century-?

  Ownership information unknown

  ?-1990

  Ute Stebich Gallery (active 1988-2003), Lenox, MA, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  From 1990

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Ute Stebich Gallery [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See invoice from Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA, dated November 8, 1990, copy in object file.

  Ute Stebich Gallery in Lenox, MA, specialized in international folk and contemporary art. Ute Stebich and her husband, Gerhard, relocated to the United Stated from Germany in 1969. Settling in New York, Stebich studied history of art at The Institute of Fine Art NYU and worked as an independent curator for various museums. In 1988, she established her gallery which was active until 2003. In 2021,

  Stebich and three of her friends established the gallery 4forArt in Lenox, MA.

  [2] See Arthur M. Sackler, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on December 27, 1990, copy in object file.

  Research updated June 20, 2023

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Ute Stebich Gallery (active 1988-2003)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1990s, 1860s

• Name

  Ute Stebich Gallery

• Place

  India

• Topic

  Trees, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Sculpture, Metal-work

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture