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Sickman, Laurence

(Denver, Co. 1907-1988 Kansas City, Mo.) : Kunsthistoriker, Kunstsammler, Direktor des Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City

Name Alternative(s)

Sickman, Laurence Chalfant Stevens

Subjects

Art : General / Index of Names : Occident / Sinology and Asian Studies : United States of America

Chronology Entries (10)

# Year Text Linked Data
1 1926-1930 Laurence Sickman studiert chinesische Kunstgeschichte an der Harvard University.
  • Document: Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). (Sick8, Publication)
2 1930 Laurence Sickman graduiert in Chinese Languages und Eastern Art an der Harvard University.
3 1930-1935 Laurence Sickman lebt in Beijing, befasst sich mit der chinesischen Kultur und reist nach Kaifeng, Luoyang, Chang'an und besucht buddhistische Tempel und Höhlen in Shanxi.
  • Document: Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). (Sick8, Publication)
4 1931 Laurence Sickman wird Assistent der Nelson Gallery und kauft Kunst in China ein.
5 1935 Laurence Sickman kehrt nach Amerika zurück und wird Kurator für orientalische Kunst am Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.
6 1941-1944 Laurence Sickman nimmt als Major der United States Air Corps am Zweiten Weltkrieg in England und Indien teil.
  • Document: Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). (Sick8, Publication)
7 1945-1946 Laurence Sickman flieht nach Beijing und wird Berater der Arts and Monuments Division der General Headquarters of the Allied Forces in Tokyo.
  • Document: Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). (Sick8, Publication)
8 1945-1954 Laurence Sickman ist Vize-Direkor des Nelson-Atkins Museum.
  • Document: Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). (Sick8, Publication)
9 1953-1977 Laurence Sickman ist Direktor des Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.
10 1977 Laurence Sickman erhält den Honorary Doctor of Laws der Columbia University.
  • Document: Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). (Sick8, Publication)

Bibliography (6)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 1938 Early Chinese art. Ed. by L[aurence] C.S. Sickman. (Newton, Mass. : University Prints, 1938). (Oriental art. Series 0 ; section 2). Publication / Sick5
2 1949 Sickman, Laurence ; Dubosc, Jean-Pierre. Great Chinese painters of the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties, XV to XVIII centuries. (New York, N.Y. : Wildenstein, 1949). Publication / Sick3
3 1956 Sickman, Laurence ; Soper, Alexander. The art and architecture of China. (Baltimore : Penguin Books, 1956). [2nd ed. with additions 1968]. Publication / Sop10
  • Person: Soper, Alexander Coburn
4 1960 Masterpieces of Asian art in American collections : exhibition Asia House Gallery, Jan.-Febr. 1960. Chosen by a Committee under the direction of Laurence Sickman. (New York, N.Y. : Asia Society, 1960). Publication / Sick4
5 1962 Chinese calligraphy and painting in the collection of John M. Crawford. L[aurence] C.S. Sickman, editor. (New York, N.Y. : Pierpont Morgan Library ; Philip C. Duschnes, 1962). Publication / Sick6
6 1969 Sickman, Laurence. Kung Hsien : theorist and technician in painting. (Kansas City, Miss. : William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, 1969). (Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum bulletin ; vol. 4). [Gong Xian]. Publication / Sick2

Secondary Literature (2)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 1988 Lawton, Thomas. Laurence Sickman 1906-1988. In : Orientations ; vol. 19, no 8 (1988). Publication / Sick8
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
2 2006 Laurence Sickman 1907-1988 : http://www.rescuingdavinci.com/i/help/pdf/Sickman,%20Laurence.pdf. Web / Sick1