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Susan Huntington
Distinguished University Professor and Professor,
Department of History of Art
Areas of Expertise
• Buddhist art and artifacts
• South Asian art and culture
• Photographic documentation
Professor Huntington teaches History of Art classes and serves as vice
provost for graduate studies and dean of the graduate school at OSU. With
her husband, John C. Huntington, she has traveled extensively throughout
southern Asia -- often to India and Nepal -- to photograph Buddhist art
and artifacts. With nearly 300,000 images available, The Huntington
Archive of Buddhist and Related Art documents the art and architecture
of many Asian countries. This broad collection contains predominantly
Buddhist material, but also includes Hindu, Jain, Islamic, and other works.
In addition to being the most comprehensive collection of its kind, The
Huntington Archive includes the largest photographic archive of Nepali
art and architecture in the world. Professor Huntington was the Numata
Distinguished Visitor, Balliol College, Oxford, in 1998. She was named
distinguished university professor in 1990 and distinguished scholar in
1985. Her books include: THE "PALA-SENA" SCHOOLSOF SCULPTURE,
STUDES IN SOUTH ASIAN CULTURE (1984); THE ART OF ANCIENT INDIA : BUDDHIST,
HINDU, JAIN (1985); and LEAVES FROM THE BODHI TRES: THE ART OF PALA INDIA
AND ITS INTERNATIONAL LEGACY (1990).
Education
• PhD, Art History (India), University of California, Los Angeles
• MA, Art History (Asia), University of Hawaii
• BA, Social Science and Art, University of Michigan |
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