Rehousing of 134 Asian Paintings

FAIN: PG-258386-18

University of Oregon (Eugene, OR 97403-5219)
Jill Hartz (Project Director: May 2017 to March 2021)

The purchase of supplies for the rehousing of a collection of 134 rolled Asian painted scrolls and to facilitate the reorganization and storage of the paintings in custom archival boxes. This work would improve preservation of the historic scrolls, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean paintings on multiple media (paper, silk, and other fabrics), and promote access to this significant collection of 19^th-century works for extensive use within the university community, for undergraduate research projects, museum exhibitions, as well as for related public programs that reach a broad audience.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) at the University of Oregon respectfully requests NEH funding to support a project to improve storage conditions for our rolled Asian Paintings Collection. Specifically, the grant will fund the cost of supplies for the rehousing of these scrolls. The project will be supervised by the museum’s collections manager, Christopher White, who is a professional conservator with experience treating paper and wood. In addition to Mr. White, other key staff to the project will include Anne Rose Kitagawa, the museum’s chief curator and curator of Asian art, and Jonathan Smith, the museum’s on-staff professional photographer. The goals of the proposed project are to (1) significantly improve storage conditions for this heavily used section of the collections and (2) also improve public digital access to these paintings, some of which have never been publicly available.

Associated Products

[update to museum collection database and web site] (Web Resource)
Title: [update to museum collection database and web site]
Author: Chris White
Author: Jonathan Smith
Abstract: Updates and new publication of Museum's collection of rolled Asian scrolls with new photography.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://jsmacollection.uoregon.edu/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=75;type=803
Primary URL Description: collection group highlighting works included in this NEH grant-funded work.

[update to museum collection database and records] (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: [update to museum collection database and records]
Author: Chris White
Abstract: additions and corrections to museum database records for the selected group of Asian scrolls.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://jsmacollection.uoregon.edu/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=75;type=803
Primary URL Description: access to the published portions of the updates; some content that is not of general interest to the public may not be available within the online resource.
Access Model: open access

[update to museum collection database and records] (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: [update to museum collection database and records]
Author: Chris White
Abstract: The project reviewed and updated metadata associated with the group of rolled Asian scrolls. Updates were incorporated into the museum records, database and online interface (website).
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://jsmacollection.uoregon.edu/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=75;type=803
Primary URL Description: museum online web site - for public access to this collection
Access Model: open access

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