The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art

 

One of the most outstanding collections of Japanese art in the nation is housed in buildings surrounded by a working farm. It is one of only two museums in the U.S. concentrating solely on Japanese art. The institute was founded by Elizabeth and Willard G. Clark in 1995 and is housed at their ranch. Its name honors Dr. Sherman Lee and his wife Ruth. He is the former Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art and they have been instrumental in advising the Clarks on their acquisitions since the 1970s.On display is a superb collection of significant Japanese screen and scroll paintings, sculptures and art objects dating from the 8th to the 20th centuries. There are about 160 hanging scrolls, 30 pairs of single screens, decorative art pieces and 10 works of sculpture, mainly from the Kamakura period (1185-1333).