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1887: After collector Howard Mansfield introduces him to the work of American expatriate artist James McNeill Whistler. Freer purchases his first set of Whistler etching later that year.
1890: Freer hires architect Wilson Eyre to design a shingle-style house on Ferry Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. For the next four years he works closely with artists and craftsmen to decorate his home.
1890: While in London, Freer meets Whistler for the first time.
1892: In addition to acquiring Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: The Balcony, his first oil painting by Whistler. Freer also makes his first purchase of Asian ceramics.
1894-95: Freer makes his first tour of Asia, stopping in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, Singapore, China, and Japan. |