Museum of Art Sept. 18, 1997 Contact Heather Brown (541) 346-0942 or John R. Crosiar 346-3135 EUGENE--In conjunction with the University of Oregon Museum of Art's current exhibition "Precious Cargo: The Legacy of Gertrude Bass Warner," the museum has invited six renowned art scholars to participate on Saturday, Sept. 27, in a public symposium on "Collecting and Connoisseurship of Asian Art: The Legacy of Mrs. Warner." The symposium, one day before the exhibition closes, will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Room 115 of Lawrence Hall, 1190 Franklin Blvd. on the UO campus. A reception from 4-6 p.m. will follow at the Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. Presenters will address a broad range of topics concerning the formation of important public and private collections of Asian art, the history of taste, and personal collecting of art in a variety of media, including textiles, paintings and prints. Scheduled speakers are: * Cynthea Bogel, a UO professor of Japanese art, who will discuss collecting of Japanese art; * James Cahill, an internationally recognized authority on Chines painting, who will discuss collecting of Chinese painting; * Susan Erickson, an Asian art historian at the University of Michigan, who will lecture from her research on the growth of Chinese art collecting in America; * Dessa Goddard, director of Oriental art at Butterfield & Butterfield auctioneers, who will discuss collecting Chinese ceramics; * Julia Meech, a consultant on Japanese art at Christie's, who will speak about Frank Lloyd Wright's personal collecting of Asian art; and * John Vollmer, a leading scholar of Asian textiles, who will present a lecture on collecting Chinese textiles. Cost of the event will be $10 for museum members, $5 for students and $15 for non-members and the general public. Preregistration is required through the UO Museum of Art; walk-in attendees will be accepted only if space allows. To preregister and for more information, call the Museum of Art, (541) 346-3027. A taped message about current museum exhibitions and events also is available 24 hours a day by calling GuardLine from a Touch-Tone phone at 485-2000, ext. 5665, or visit the UO Museum of Art's Internet website at <http://uoma.uoregon.edu>. -30- #P-2032/A&E