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| According to his obituary in ] "no single figure looms as large over a nation’s wholesale pillage."<ref name="Diploamt Obit" >{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Tess |title=Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia |url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/douglas-latchford-the-man-who-pillaged-cambodia/ |website=thediplomat.com |publisher=The Diplomat |accessdate=22 August 2020}}</ref> | According to his obituary in ] due to his leading position in the illegal antiqueties trade of the ] "no single figure looms as large over a nation’s wholesale pillage."<ref name="Diploamt Obit" >{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Tess |title=Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia |url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/douglas-latchford-the-man-who-pillaged-cambodia/ |website=thediplomat.com |publisher=The Diplomat |accessdate=22 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
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Douglas Latchford (died August 2020; aged 89) was a British dealer in South Asian art and author.
Antiquities trade
According to his obituary in The Diplomat due to his leading position in the illegal antiqueties trade of the Khmer Rouge "no single figure looms as large over a nation’s wholesale pillage."
He kept the best pieces for himself and his personal collection is rumored to rival that of the National Museum of Cambodia.
Selected publications
- Adoration and glory: The golden age of Khmer art
- Khmer bronzes: New interpretations of the past
- Khmer gold gifts for the gods
References
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/design/douglas-latchford-cambodian-antiquities.html
- https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/douglas-latchford-death-of-an-adventurer-explorer
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/15/calls-repatriate-trafficked-relics-british-art-dealer-takes/
- ^ Davis, Tess. "Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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