Pearl S. Buck International was represented by interim president and CEO Cheryl Castro and Pearl S. Buck House Museum curator Samantha Freise at MarsCloud Art Gallery in Manassas, Virginia at a September 24 opening of an exhibit dedicated to Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, humanitarian, and activist Pearl S. Buck.
The exhibit, “The Everlasting Glory of Pearl: Chinese Calligraphy and Painting from Zhenjiang” is a tribute to Ms. Buck’s life and work and her roots in China. Pearl Buck spent the first half of her life in China as the daughter of American missionaries and considered both China and the United States to be her home. The exhibit collection features contemporary artwork, cultural relics, and historical materials and is a collaboration between the artists, Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck Research Association, and MarsCloud Art Gallery.
At the opening event, Castro and Freise presented the gallery with a print of Pearl Buck’s former Bucks County home, now the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark Museum and the headquarters of Pearl S. Buck International, which Ms. Buck founded. The gift from Pearl S. Buck International represented the shared mission among the organizations of continuing Pearl Buck’s humanitarian, cross-cultural, and educational legacy.
Pearl S. Buck International® provides opportunities to explore and appreciate other cultures, builds better lives for children around the globe and promotes the legacy of our founder by preserving and interpreting her National Historic Landmark Home.
For more information about Pearl S. Buck International, located at 520 Dublin Rd. in Perkasie, visit pearlsbuck.org