The Charles Lang Freer medal was established in 1956 by the Smithsonian Institution in honor of Charles Lang Freer , the founder of the Freer collection. The medal is conferred intermittently, honoring distinguished career contributions made by scholars in the history of art.
The Smithsonian Institution honors Ichimatsu Tanaka by awarding the Fourth Charles Lang Freer medal in a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 1973.
First – Osvald Siren , February 15, 1956.[1]
Second – Ernst Kühnel , May 3, 1960.[2]
Third – Yashiro Yukio , September 15, 1965.[3]
Fourth – Tanaka Ichimatsu , May 2, 1973.[4]
Fifth – Laurence Sickman , September 11, 1973.[5]
Sixth – Roman Ghirshman , January 16, 1974.[6]
Seventh – Max Loehr , May 2, 1983.[7]
Eighth – Stella Kramrisch , 1985.
Ninth – Alexander Coburn Soper III , 1990.[8]
Tenth – Sherman Lee , 1998.[9]
Eleventh – Oleg Grabar , 2001.[10]
Twelfth – James F. Cahill , 2010.
Thirteenth – John M. Rosenfield , 2012.
Fourteenth – Jessica Rawson , 2017.[11]
Fifteenth – Vidya Deheija , April 28, 2023.[12]
Sixteenth – Gülru Necipoğlu , October 27, 2023.[12]
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__________. (1973). Fifth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 11, 1973. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1956). First presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, February 25, 1956. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1973). Fourth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, May 2, 1973. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1960). Second presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, May 3, 1960. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1983). Seventh presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, May 2, 1983. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1974). Sixth presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, January 16, 1974. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1998). Tenth Presentation of the Charles Lang Freer Medal, Sherman E. Lee. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
__________. (1965). Third presentation of the Charles Lang Freer medal, September 15, 1965. [ permanent dead link ] Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
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