Wilson, Keith
Mr.
Chinese jades of the Neolithic through Han periods, bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, with particular interest in inscribed examples; Buddhist sculpture of the Six Dynasties period and Sui and Tang dynasties; Korean art of all periods.
Positions
- Curator of Ancient Chinese Art, National Museum of Asian Art 2006 -
Geographic Focus
- China Country
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A., Williams College
- M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- M.F.A., Princeton University
Research And Grants
Investigator On
- Goryeo Buddhist Paintings Project awarded by Cultural Heritage Administration
- Goryeo Buddhist Paintings: Year 2 awarded by Cultural Heritage Administration
- Goryeo Buddhist Paintings: Year 3 awarded by Cultural Heritage Administration
- Korean Art and Culture at the Smithsonian awarded by Republic of Korea-Ministry of Culture
- Korean Art and Culture at the Smithsonian awarded by Republic of Korea-Ministry of Culture
- Korean Art and Culture at the Smithsonian awarded by Republic of Korea-Ministry of Culture
Publications
Presentations
- Wilson, Keith. 2024. Ancient Chinese Jades at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art [presentation]. Jade Studies Seminar, August 20, 2024. Shanghai Museum.
- Wilson, Keith. 2019. Collecting Networks: A Social History of Chinese Art in America [presentation]. Chinese Art in the West, March 23, 2019. Shanghai, China.
- Wilson, Keith. 2019. Designing digital catalogues [presentation]. Shenzhou guoguang: Wang Zhongxiu’s archive and Huang Binhong’s art, March 19, 2019. Hangzhou, China.
- Wilson, Keith. 2018. Jades for Life and Death: A Template for Museum Digital Publications [presentation]. Digital Asian Art History, October 26, 2018. Chicago, Illinois.
- Wilson, Keith J. 2022. Korean Art in the United States: A Forum [presentation]. June 9, 2022. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: The Korean Cultural Center in Washington, DC.
Contact
Location
- National Museum of Asian Art Department
