Court of Benin, taken from the Royal Palace in 1897 during the British military occupation of Benin; [J. & M. L. Tregaskis, London, U.K., until 1898]; Augustus Pitt-Rivers, Farnham, Dorset, U.K., 1898–1957; [K. John Hewett, London, until 1957]; [Matthias Komor, New York, 1957–1958]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, on loan to The Museum of PrimitiveArt, New York, 1958–1972; The Museum of PrimitiveArt, New York, 1972–1978Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
PrimitiveSculpture in Metal: Bronzes from Benin/Gold from theAmericas
Museum of PrimitiveArt, October 29, 1958–February 8,1959
Benin Bronzes
Museum of PrimitiveArt, May 20, 1959–September 6,1959
African Sculpture
Indiana University, September 28, 1961–October 19,1961
Art Around the World: Africa
The Brearley School, NY, October 15, 1962–November 16,1962
PrimitiveArt from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Lent by theMPA
The Society of the Four Arts, March 7, 1964–March 29,1964
Fox Lane School Exhibit in conjunction with Africa SummerInstitute
Fox Lane School, July 8, 1964–July 29, 1964
Today, television program
NBC Universal, July 12, 1966–July 12, 1966
The Master Artist (circulating exhibition)
American Federation of Arts, January 1, 1967–January 31,1968
Benin
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 21, 1968–November 24,1968
New Orleans Museum of Art, December 15, 1968–January 15,1969
African Sculpture
Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, February 2,1969–February 28, 1969
Art of Oceania, Africa and the Americas from The Museum ofPrimitiveArt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 10, 1969–August 17,1969
Sculpture of Black Africa Nigeria &Cameroon
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 23, 1971–March 19,1972
Inaugural Exhibition
Wichita Art Museum, October 1, 1977–January 1,1978
Ezra, Kate. Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, p. 7, fig. 4.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from the Museum of PrimitiveArt. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969, no. 361.