Sammy Yukuan Lee Foundation
US-based philanthropic foundation supporting Chinese culture
The Sammy Yukuan Lee Foundation is a United States–based private philanthropic foundation established in 1982 by the family of Chinese art collector and scholar Sammy Yukuan Lee (b. 1902, d. 2011). The foundation supports programs in Chinese art and archaeology, lectures and seminars, endowed library collections, and undergraduate scholarships, with a particular focus on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Chinese Studies (CCS).
History and Mission
The foundation was created in 1982 as a U.S. non-profit corporation in conjunction with Lee's 80th birthday; his family subsequently endowed programs at UCLA and other cultural institutions. The foundation's mission includes advancing the study of Chinese art, archaeology, and material culture through grants to universities, museums, and libraries; supporting public outreach and academic programming. The Sammy Lee Foundation has made generous contributions to art and cultural institutions in Los Angeles and elsewhere including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum, Shanghai Museum, Qingdao Municipal Museum and Shandong University.
Support for External Programs
Sammy Yukuan Lee Lectures on Chinese Art and Archaeology hosted annually by CCS in partnership with the Fowler Museum at UCLA.
Sammy Yukuan Lee Family Endowed Collection for Chinese Archaeology and Culture at UCLA's Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library (UCLA Library).
New Perspectives on the Art of Ceramics in China symposium hosted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1989 in conjunction with the exhibition Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation.
Rugs and Textiles of Late Imperial China hosted by The Textile Museum in 1994.
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