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Richard Ettinghausen Papers

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Creator

Ettinghausen, Richard
Dates

undated
Physical Description

20 Linear feet
Collection ID

FSA.A2002.07
EDAN ID

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2002-07

Scope and Contents

This collection including working papers of Ettinghausen. There are also many photographs of metal work, manuscripts, and paintings.
Biographical / Historical

Richard Ettinghausen (1906-1979) was a German born and educated scholar of Islamic history and art history. Educated at University of Frankfurt, he emmigrated to the United States in 1938. He taught at a number of institutions including the University of Michigan before joining the Freer Gallery of Art in 1944 where he became chief curator. Ettinghausen's extensive publications and exhibitions touched on many facets of Iranian art history contributed greatly to field.
Local Numbers

FSA A2002.07
Creator

Ettinghausen, Richard
Topic

Art, Islamic
Custodial History

Gift of Elizabeth Ettinghausen.
Archival Repository

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts
Citation

Richard Ettinghausen Papers. FSA.A2002.07. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Rights

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form

Manuscripts
Restrictions

Collection is open for research.