Diba, Layla S.

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Asian/Oriental Art Council event including Claudia Brown lecture on Chinese cloisonnes, and Layla Diba lecture.

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Memos regarding administration; gifts; publication exchange; research; book requests; grant funding. Correspondence regarding inquiry.

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Correspondence, memos regarding Ainu inventory project; loans; installation; curatorial activities report; purchase and gift recommendations; meetings; internship; exhibitions; administration; selling of objects from Edith Lowental Estate; conservation; acquisitions (1990.22.1, 1990.22.2). Exhibition worksheet for "Indian Miniature Paintings."

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Letters, memos regarding objects; maintenance; installations; conservation; storage; accession numbers; photography; Ainu project. Notice of Arrival forms. Accession forms. Checklists.

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Correspondence, memos regarding Ainu inventory project; installations; Chinese conservators" visit; conservation, including recommendations, costs, treatments, reports; loans; examination of objects; administration. Checklists. Notes.

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Correspondence, memos regarding Ainu inventory project; installations; Chinese conservators visit; conservation, including reports, recommendations, costs, treatments; loans; examination of objects; administration; National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant; damage; exhibition. Notice of Arrival forms. Accession forms. Checklists.

Scope and Contents Memos regarding acquisitions, including "Woman's Wedding Dress," possible gifts from Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, Vajra bronze ritual bell, Harunobu woodblock print, Islamic silver ornaments from Virgil Bird, Chinese cinnabar lacquer box; installations; loans; objects, including examination, missing, condition reports; storage; conservation, including recommendations, treatments, costs; collections management; administration. Letter, memo regarding Ainu inventory project. Accession forms....

Scope and Contents Restricted material: [donor information]. Correspondence, memos regarding contributions, including purchase of Islamic calligraphy (TL1991.108), Khmer stone torso (TL1991.138), Tibetan Lama portrait; prospective supporters; Oriental Art Council, including members, events; exhibitions; objects; Charles K. Wilkinson's donations; Kevorkian Fund; projects, including Indian Terracotta study, Mughal Jewelry research; with Paul E. Manheim regarding possible gifts; with Bertram H. Schaffner...

Abstract From the Collection:

Brooklyn Museum Audio/Visual Collection is an artificial collection composed of A/V materials from all departments of the Brooklyn Museum spanning 1950-2010. Largely, the collection documents public programs, educational tours, audio guides, curatorial interviews, and press relating to the Brooklyn Museum.