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Sherman Lee (Sherman Emery Lee) was born on 19 April, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, is an A 20th-century american male writer. Discover Sherman Lee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As Sherman Emery Lee
Occupation Art historian, curator, and expert on Asian art
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 19 April 1918
Birthday 19 April
Birthplace Seattle, Washington
Date of death 9 July, 2008
Died Place Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nationality United States

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1918

Sherman Emery Lee (April 19, 1918 – July 9, 2008) was an American academic, writer, art historian and expert on Asian art.

1941

Lee earned his B.A. and M.A. at American University in Washington, D.C. He was awarded his PhD at Western Reserve University in 1941.

Lee was "a renowned expert on Asian art."

According to Philippe De Montebello, Lee will be remembered for "Sensational acquisitions that transformed the Cleveland Museum of Art in all fields."

In 1941, Lee was named Curator of Far Eastern Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

His museum career was interrupted by military service in World War II.

1946

His naval career took a turn when he was transferred in 1946 to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) in Japan.

When he was discharged from the military, he continued working as a civilian in Tokyo.

From 1946 to 1948, he was a civilian adviser to the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, also known by the acronym SCAP) on the cataloging, preserving and protection of Japanese artworks.

Among those serving with Lee at SCAP headquarters in Tokyo were Patrick Lennox Tierney and Laurence Sickman.

Speaking of his service with the Monuments Men, Lee said:

We were responsible for protection of registered cultural property ... We were responsible for national parks ... We were responsible for the encouragement of the living artists and ... the democratization of Japanese museums to see that there was evenhanded fair play.

According to Philippe De Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Sherman Lee "carried a lot of weight in the community of museum directors. He bought in all fields, his own particularly brilliantly, but in many different fields. He really transformed the Cleveland museum from a regional museum to a major global museum."

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Sherman Lee, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 100+ works in 300+ publications in 8 languages and 14,000+ library holdings.

1948

He returned to the United States in 1948.

He was the Associate Director of the Seattle Art Museum and he taught at the University of Washington.

1952

In 1952, Lee began work at the Cleveland Museum of Art as Chief Curator of Oriental Art.

1958

He was Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1958 to 1983.

He was named Director in 1958, and served in this capacity until 1983.

He advised Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller on building their collection of Asian art.

1983

After retiring from the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1983, Lee became an adjunct professor of art history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lieutenant Sherman Lee was activated from the United States Naval Reserve during World War II.