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Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.
United States

Stuart Cary Welch Jr. was a celebrated curator, lecturer, and collector of Islamic and Indian art. His professional positions included Special Consultant in charge of the Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a post he held from 1979-1987, and Honorary Keeper, then Curator of Islamic Art at Harvard University’s Fogg Museum from 1956-2008. He is credited with vitalizing the study of Western and South Asian art, culture, and aesthetics in the United States during the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Art and Culture: India and Beyond
Treasures of the Stuart Cary Welch Color Slide Collection
Treasures of the Stuart Cary Welch Color Slide Collection
The role of color slides in the Houghton Shahnameh project
The role of color slides in the Houghton Shahnameh project
Details, Delight, and Documentation
Details, Delight, and Documentation
Welch’s Foundations: Connoisseurship
Welch’s Foundations: Connoisseurship
The Houghton Shahnameh
The Houghton Shahnameh
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
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Stuart Cary Welch
S.C. Welch
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Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.
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Stuart Cary Welch Jr. was a celebrated curator, lecturer, and collector of Islamic and Indian art. His professional positions included Special Consultant in charge of the Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a post he held from 1979-1987, and Honorary Keeper, then Curator of Islamic Art at Harvard University’s Fogg Museum from 1956-2008. He is credited with vitalizing the study of Western and South Asian art, culture, and aesthetics in the United States during the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Art and Culture: India and Beyond
Treasures of the Stuart Cary Welch Color Slide Collection
Treasures of the Stuart Cary Welch Color Slide Collection
The role of color slides in the Houghton Shahnameh project
The role of color slides in the Houghton Shahnameh project
Details, Delight, and Documentation
Details, Delight, and Documentation
Welch’s Foundations: Connoisseurship
Welch’s Foundations: Connoisseurship
The Houghton Shahnameh
The Houghton Shahnameh
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
Variant Names
Stuart Cary Welch
S.C. Welch
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