Lotus Leaves Spring 2021 Volume 23 Number 2
SOCIETY FOR ASIAN ART Lotus LeavesVolume 23 Number 2 Miraculous Cures in the Legend of the Crying F u d ¯o by Laura W. Allen 3 Spring 2021 The Yazidis, People of the Peacock Angel Mitra Ara Ph.D. 11 About the Society Board of Advisors Directors 2020–2021 The Society for Asian Art is an independent 2020–2021 Mitra Ara, PhD 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was President Terese Bartholomew, MA incorporated in 1958. The Society was Ehler Spliedt founded by a group of San Francisco citizens Patricia Berger, PhD Past President dedicated to the foundation of a museum of Trista Berkovitz M.L. Pattaratorn Asian Art in San Francisco. Since that time, Chirapravati, PhD Vice President we have been an independent nonprofit Margaret Edwards Kim Codella, PhD organization that provides programs on Asian Vice President Renee Dreyfus, PhD art and culture and supports the Asian Art Marsha Vargas Handley Penny Edwards, PhD Museum. Secretary Munis D. Faruqui, PhD For over sixty years, we have offered a wide Etsuko Kobata Kathy Foley, PhD range of innovative, high-quality educational Treasurer Karen Fraser, PhD Ed Baer and cultural programs, along with social and Robert Goldman, PhD culinary events where participants share their Edith Benay Sally Sutherland knowledge and enthusiasm. SAA's popular Margaret Booker Goldman, PhD Arts of Asia Lecture Series, open to all, has Lynne Brewer Munir Jiwa, PhD been the core of the museum's docent- Deborah Clearwaters* Sanjyot Mehendale, PhD training curriculum. We sponsor international Kalpana Desai and domestic travel, visits to private art Mary-Ann Milford- Gloria Garaventa Lutzker, PhD dealers and collections, in-depth study groups, special lectures by leading scholars, Kirk Gibson John Nelson, PhD literature courses and symposia.
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