2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Curator Emerita, Ann Yonemura

2021/11/3

Embassy of Japan
Press Release
November 3, 2021

2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration
Curator Emerita, Ann Yonemura

On November 3, 2021 (Japan Time), the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2021 Autumn Imperial Decorations. Ann Yonemura, the former Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art 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 and Silver Rays of the Order of the Rising Sun.

DECORATION: Gold and Silver Rays 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: Ann Yonemura
MAJOR TITLES:
- Former Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art 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): Washington, D.C. (United States of America)

SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Ann Yonemura has played an important role in promoting cultural exchange between Japan and the U.S. through art as Senior Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for 42 years. She has contributed her specialized knowledge to enhance the understanding of Japanese art and culture in the U.S.

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