 – There is a theory that collectors are born not made. The theory also suggests that the overwhelming fundamental drive to acquire, organize and preserve beauty is…){kind=link}
AMARILLO, TX (PNAN) – There is a theory that collectors are born not made. The theory also suggests that the overwhelming fundamental drive to acquire, organize and preserve beauty is neither inherited nor acquired, but in reality, springs from the individual’s independent character and personality.
Through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, the Asian art collection has grown immensely over the past decade for the Amarillo Museum of Art. Their donations of art objects, the Price collection not only has, but also will spark a variety of significant exhibitions such as, this ongoing exhibition in the Price Gallery of Asian Art, which has introduced Asian art and culture to the Texas Panhandle community.
Over the past 50 years, the Prices have collected sculpture, prints, paintings, textiles and decorative arts from South/Southeast Asia, Japan and the Middle East. They have donated over 300 works to the Permanent Collection, including nearly 150 Edo Period (1615-1868) Japanese Woodblock Prints, and over 15 significant Hindu and Buddhist sculptures dating from the 2nd– 19th centuries.
The origins of these sculptures include India, Cambodia, Nepal and Indonesia, including works from Java’s monumental Buddhist temple complex, Borobudur. Textiles are also one of the Price’s passions, and they have generously donated over 75 Islamic prayer rugs and secular rugs, saddle blankets and bags from such countries as Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, Spain and Tibet.