Stuart Cary Welch
Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. | |
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| Born | Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. April 2, 1928 Buffalo, New York, New York (State), U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2008 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | curator |
| Parent(s) | Stuart Cary Welch, Sr. Harriet Frances Mack |
Stuart Cary Welch Jr. (2 April 1928 – 13 August 2008) was an American scholar and curator of Indian and Islamic art.
Life and career
Welch was born to a prominent family in
autodidact
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His first paid position at Harvard was in 1956, as honorary assistant keeper of Islamic Art at the
Hokkaido, Japan.[3]
The remainder of his personal collection was auctioned by Sotheby's in 2011. On 6 April 2011, a single page from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp (The Houghton Shahnameh) of which Welch was the leading scholar, was sold for 7.4 million pounds ($12 million).[4]
Selected publications
- Royal Persian Manuscripts, Thames & Hudson, 1976, ISBN 0-500-27074-0
- Room for Wonder: Indian Painting During the British Period, 1760-1880. American Federation of Arts, 1978
- Imperial Mughal Painting. Braziller, 1978
- The Houghton Shahnameh (with Martin Bernard Dickson). Harvard University, 1981
References
- New York Times
- Boston Globe
- New York Times
- ^ "16th century folio sets Islamic art auction record". reuters.com. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Further reading
- Welch, S.C.; et al. (1987). The Emperors' album: images of Mughal India. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870994999.
- Welch, S.C. (1985). India: art and culture, 1300-1900. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780944142134.
- Welch, S.C. (1972). A king's book of kings: the Shah-nameh of Shah Tahmasp. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870990281.
External links
- The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One: Arts of the Islamic World
- The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part Two: Arts of India
- The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection at Harvard Library
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