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Fenollosa, Ernest, 1853-1908

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 18530218 - 19080921

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ernest F. Fenollosa Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-014
Abstract Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908) was an American historian, educator, and curator, who furthered an appreciation of Oriental art and poetry in the United States and revived interest in Japanese art and architecture in Japan itself. He built several important collections of Oriental art and disseminated his ideas on art and art education through his curatorship at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and his career as a professor, writer, and lecturer. The collection consists of...
Dates: 1895