2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Curator Emerita, Louise Allison Cort

2021/11/3

Embassy of Japan
Press Release
November 3, 2021

2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration
Curator Emerita, Louise Allison Cort

On November 3, 2021 (Japan Time), the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2021 Autumn Imperial Decorations. Louise Allison Cort, the former curator of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, is among this year’s foreign recipients. In recognition of her contributions towards introducing Japanese culture in the United States of America and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S., she will receive the Gold Rays with Rosette of the Order of the Rising Sun.

DECORATION: Gold Rays with Rosette of the Order of the Rising Sun
SERVICE: Contributed to introducing Japanese culture in the United States of America and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the United States of America
NAME: Louise Allison Cort
MAJOR TITLES:
- Former Curator of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
- Curator Emerita of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
ADDRESS (NATIONALITY): Ohio (United States of America)

SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Louise Allison Cort has played an important role in promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S. through art as a curator specializing in ceramics for over 40 years. She has contributed to enhancing the understanding of Japanese traditional crafts, art, and of the culture as a whole among American citizens and specialists.

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