Exhibition Details
A Legacy Continued features recent acquisitions received from Sandra Ferry Rockefeller and Hope Aldrich in honor of their parents, John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller.
These gifts were originally part of Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller’s personal collection, and this display celebrates their homecoming. These pieces complement other works within the museum collection, some of which are included in this exhibition. Together, they offer greater opportunities for comparative studies among them.
These gifts were originally part of Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller’s personal collection, and this display celebrates their homecoming. These pieces complement other works within the museum collection, some of which are included in this exhibition. Together, they offer greater opportunities for comparative studies among them.
Additional Details
Two Chola bronze statues of Hindu deities from Hope Aldrich—a Shiva and a Satyabhama—add to the already magnificent group of Indian Chola bronzes in the collection.
From Sandra Ferry, two lovely gilt bronze Chinese Buddhist statues augment the museum’s existing Chinese Buddhist sculptures, while the addition of three Thai works furthers the collection’s strength in Southeast Asian sculpture. See Selected Works in the Exhibition to preview some of these important gifts.
From Sandra Ferry, two lovely gilt bronze Chinese Buddhist statues augment the museum’s existing Chinese Buddhist sculptures, while the addition of three Thai works furthers the collection’s strength in Southeast Asian sculpture. See Selected Works in the Exhibition to preview some of these important gifts.
Location
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
New York, NY 10021
Image: Krishna and Balarama in Pursuit of the Demon Shankashura. Circa 1690; India, Rajasthan, Bikaner. Gouache, gold, and silver on paper. H. 9 in. (23 cm); W. 5 1/5 in. (13.3 cm) / courtesy of Asia Society: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection