San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego Museum of Art will create an online scholarly catalog of the Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, one of the world's most comprehensive collections of South Asian paintings. The collection's 1,400 paintings represent the full depth and breadth of Indian painting, including examples from all periods and schools of this artistic tradition. The museum curator and research assistant will assess the records of paintings in the collection database, set standards, start data input, and assess photography needs that will inform the online catalog. At the conclusion of the project each painting's catalog record will have verified information in the selected data categories, e.g., artist, title, date, and medium. The artifact research, preparation of data records, and object photography will support development of educational materials, future exhibitions, and publications. The catalog project will improve database depth, and facilitate searches and access to the collection by museum staff, researchers, educators, and the general public.