The Pacific Rim: Connecting People, Collecting Histories
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
Located on the Pacific Rim, California’s access to and from Asia has made Los Angeles home to the largest ethnic Indian, Thai and Cambodian populations outside their home countries. The migration of these South and Southeast Asian communities was often precipitated by conflict at home or the desire for a better future. This essay examines the Asian diaspora’s migration to Los Angeles and the subsequent collecting of art from dispersed areas within the discourse of the Pacific Rim. By examining two important South and Southeast Asian art collections in the Los Angeles area, the Norton Simon Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, we explore how immigration patterns of South and Southeast Asians in the 1960s to 1980s affected the art market and the subsequent collecting habits of private patrons and museums
Original Publication Citation
“The Pacific Rim: Connecting People, Collecting Histories," in Journal of the History Of Collections, ed. Sonya Lee, 2016, Oxford University Press: 479-492
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Rodari, Melody, "The Pacific Rim: Connecting People, Collecting Histories" (2016). Art & Art History Faculty Works. 37.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/artarhs_fac/37
