A FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ASIAN 
ART

In 1951, Rutherford John Gettens came to the Freer Gallery of Art at the 
Smithsonian Institution and founded the Technical Laboratory.  Using scientific
methods for the study of works of art, Mr. Gettens and his colleagues advanced 
our understanding in a number of areas.  The casting methods of the ancient 
Chinese and the physical nature of paintings (and pigments in particular) were 
subjects of notable work in the past, and today they continue to be active 
areas of research at the Freer Gallery.  To mark the occasion of the fiftieth 
anniversary of scientific research at the Freer Gallery of Art, the Department 
of Conservation and Scientific Research will hold a symposium in late September
200l.  The theme of the program will be technical studies of Asian art.   
Presentations on recent scientific research on any type of art objects from 
Asian cultures will be considered. 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Those who are interested in giving a presentation are invited to submit an 
abstract for consideration.  Funding to offset the speakers' travel expenses 
will be available.  Speakers should plan on presentations of twenty-five 
minutes in length.  The language of the symposium is English, although 
translation of presentations in other languages may be possible.  Abstracts 
should be approximately 200 words in length.   Submissions should be sent by 
mail or email to the addresses given below.   The deadline for submissions is 
December 31, 2000, and notification of acceptance will be made by January 31, 
2001. Publication of the papers following the symposium is planned.

REGISTRATION
For those interested in attending the symposium, there will be no conference 
fee but registration will be necessary.  A preliminary schedule for the 
symposium will be announced in March 2001.  To request further information or a
registration form, use either of the addresses given below.  

ADDRESSES
Mail:	Forbes Symposium 2001
	DCSR
	Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
	Smithsonian Institution
	Washington, D.C.  20560
Email:	 [log in to unmask]

IMPORTANT DATES
	December 31, 2000: Submission of abstracts for papers.
	January 31, 2001: Notification of acceptance of paper.
	March 1, 2001: Preliminary schedule of papers will be announced.
	August 31, 2001: Deadline for registration.
	September 2001: Symposium.

Support for the symposium is provided by the Edward W. Forbes Fund.




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