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1933-37: After earning a bachelor's degree from New York University in 1933. Sackler graduates with a medical degree from NYU in 1937.
1941: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, all Japanese art is removed from view in the Freer Gallery to protect it from possible vandalism.
1942: To finance further medical studies, Sackler joins a medical advertising firm that he later acquires. He becomes a major figure in the world of pharmaceutical advertising.
1943-62: Archibald Wenley, director from 1943 to 1962, builds the Freer Gallery's Near East collection by acquiring significant examples of Islamic art.
1945: The Freer Gallery expands its collection of Mughal art by acquiring several folios from the famed St. Petersburg album, in addition to other works. |