A Detroit lecture from Frank Feltens, the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.

Thanks to Charles Lang Freer’s pioneering collection, aesthetic sensibility and foresight, the Freer Gallery of Art is fortunate to be home to the world’s largest collection of Hokusai’s paintings and drawings, work that is essential to understand Hokusai’s artistry. This presentation will explore the motivations that formed the backdrop of Freer’s aesthetic sense and collecting activities, with a particular focus on Hokusai.

Co-sponsored by Japan America Society, The Freer House, Detroit Institute of Arts Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University, Japan Business Society of Detroit, and Japan Cultural Development.

Online LINK: Watch it HERE Tuesday 5/24/2022 6:00 PM EDT

Image: Katsushika Hokusai, Boy Viewing Fuji, 1839, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1898.110