Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art, on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art from June 27 through August 23, 2009, is a memorial exhibition honoring the late Dr. Sherman E. Lee (1918-2008).
Comprising approximately 50 masterworks of Asian art acquired by the museum during Dr. Lee's tenure of more than three decades as a curator and director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Streams and Mountains Without End pays tribute to one of the most important individuals in the history of this institution and a leading figure in the museum world.
Under Dr. Lee's leadership, the Cleveland Museum of underwent a dramatic transformation—both physically and in terms of the development of its collection—and became one of the most significant institutions of its type in this country. His broad knowledge of the field and insistence on maintaining the highest standards of aesthetic quality are clearly reflected in a collection that is world renowned and has strengths in many different areas.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the remarkable holdings of Asian art assembled at CMA during his tenure. The exhibition explores and celebrates Lee's role in building Cleveland Museum of Art's Asian collections as well as his collecting philosophy, taste, and scholarship in the field. -- www.clevelandart.org
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