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March 2006
hardback
ISBN 13: 9780878481033
ISBN: 0878481036
223 pages
9 1/2 x 11 in.
24 x 28 cm.
117 color plates
50 duotones
US $ 60
UK £ 35
Peter Johnson, Adriana Proser, et al
In 1955 John D. Rockefeller, III convened a committee to respond to post-World War II interest in developing improved understanding of and relations with countries in Asia. His family's long-standing interest in Asia had led him to travel in China and Japan after he graduated from university in 1929. The Rockefeller's deeply felt passion for Asia led to the founding of the Asia Society.
As the Society's anniversary approaches, the need for better understanding of Asian cultures—political, economic, and artistic—is more urgent than ever. This beautifully produced volume will reflect in photographs and words the many-sided mission of the Asia Society. Fascinating archival photographs bring the family's travels, philanthropic activities, social occasions, and wonderful domestic interiors to life. Important objects—sculptures, paintings, prints, screens, ceramics—all collected by members of the Rockefeller family, many from the Society's collection and others from Museums around the country, will be reproduced in full color.
The text includes essays by Rockefeller family members; former Asia Society presidents; Peter Johnson, the family historian; Cynthia Altman, curator of Kykuit, the Rockefeller family estate; and Vishakha Desai, the current president of the Asia Society.