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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Judith and Arthur Hart Burling, 1942 - 1948

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1-2
Scope and Contents

28 works in watercolor and ink on paper, including examples of Chinese calligraphy, given to the Burlings upon their departure from China. The collection includes a sketch by noted Austrian caricaturist Friedrich Schiff (1908-1968), signed “Shanghai 1942”. Many of the works contain red Chinese seals, an area of research for the Burlings. The collection also includes a curatorial file containing articles written by the couple, as well as a printed page from a catalog, compiled by Scheetz.

Dates: 1942 - 1948