A REMARKABLE YEAR Minneapolis Institute of Arts Annual Report ...

The Department of Asian Art benefits from the
great generosity of Ruth and Bruce Dayton, who
have made possible the acquisition of many Chinese
objects—most recently, an extraordinary large
bronze sheng-ting.
In June, the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary
Griggs Burke Foundation made it known that a
substantial portion of Mrs. Burke’s astonishing
collection of Japanese art will eventually come to
the MIA. Many loans from the collection were on
view at the time of our Grand Opening.
Our holdings of African, Oceanic, and Native
American art now include a very fine and unusually
early Anishinabe bandolier bag, datable
to the 1860s.
And the Department of Textiles acquired a notable
group of West African textiles with funds from the
Regis Foundation, among other fine objects.
In the years to come, we’ll continue our quest to
expand the permanent collection, building upon
the treasures the museum is now fortunate to hold,
thanks to the visionary curators and dedicated
donors who secured them.
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Jacques Villon, French ( 875– 963), Head of a Young Woman, 9 9,
drypoint and etching, gift of the Print and Drawing Curatorial Council
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris
Anishinabe (Ojibwe) Great Lakes/Woodlands, North America,
Bandolier Bag, 860s; beads, wool, cotton; gift of funds from
Michael Snow and the Tess E. Armstrong Fund
Robert Adam, Scottish ( 7 8–9 ), The Richmond Race Cup,
767, silver-gilt, made by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, London
(est. 763), gift of funds from Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn