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'''Douglas Arthur Joseph Latchford''' (15 October 1931 - 2 August 2020) was a British adventurer, art dealer, author, and alleged smuggler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/design/douglas-latchford-cambodian-antiquities.html|title=Antiquities Expert Charged With Trafficking in Cambodian Artifacts|first1=Julia|last1=Jacobs|first2=Tom|last2=Mashberg|date=November 27, 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref name="TAN Obit" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/15/calls-repatriate-trafficked-relics-british-art-dealer-takes/|title=Calls to repatriate relics after death of controversial British art dealer 'Dynamite Doug'|first1=Nicola|last1=Smith|first2=Josie|last2=Ensor|date=August 15, 2020|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Latchford was born on 15 October 1931 in ], India, which was at the time under the ]. He was educated at Brighton College in England before returning to India shortly before Independence. | |||
| Latchford initially worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Mumbai. He moved to ] in 1956, and in 1963 established a drug distribution company. Latchford also invested profitably in ] land development and became a Thai citizen in 1968.<ref name="NYT Obit" >{{cite web |last1=Mashberg |first1=Tom |title=Douglas A.J. Latchford, Khmer Antiquities Expert, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/arts/douglas-aj-latchford-khmer-antiquities-expert-dies-at-88.html/ |website=nytimes.com |publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=31 August 2020}}</ref> He was briefly married to a Thai woman and took a Thai name, Pakpong Kriangsak.<ref name="NYT Obit" /> | |||
| A long-time devotee of the sport of bodybuilding, Latchford became a patron of the sport in Thailand and was the honorary president of the Thai Bodybuilding Association from 2016 until his death.<ref name="NYT Obit" /> | |||
| ==Antiquities trade== | ==Antiquities trade== | ||
| ⚫ | According to his obituary in ] due to his leading position in the illegal |
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| ⚫ | A controversial figure, Latchford was best known as a collector of ] antiquities. According to his obituary in ] due to his leading position in the illegal antiquities trade of the ] "no single figure looms as large over a nation’s wholesale pillage."<ref name="Diplomat 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> Nonetheless, the Cambodian government awarded Latchford a Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Monisaraphon in 2008. He co-authored three books on Khmer antiquities with Academic Emma Bunker.<ref name="TAN Obit" >{{cite web |last1=Noce|first1=Vincent |title='Adventurer scholar Douglas Latchford dies in Bangkok, aged 89 |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/douglas-latchford-death-of-an-adventurer-explorer/ |website=theartnewspaper.com |publisher=The Art Newspaper |accessdate=31 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
| He kept the best pieces for himself and his personal collection is rumored to rival that of the ].<ref name="Diploamt Obit" /> | |||
| In the 1970s, Latchford became one of the leading suppliers of Cambodian art, selling to museums and private collections in Europe and North America, including the ]. <ref name="TAN Obit" /> He kept the best pieces for himself and his personal collection is rumored to rival that of the ].<ref name="Diplomat Obit" /> Latchford liked to see himself as saving works of art that had been abandoned and were at risk during Cambodia's turbulent civil wars, although this viewpoint was contrasted by academics who alleged that several of Latchford's antiquities lacked a clear provenance. Latchford denied any wrongdoing, and gathered his collection long before legislation barring Latchford's practice of buying directly from farmers and dealers in Thailand.<ref name="TAN Obit" /> In November 2019, Latchford, by then comatose, was charged by prosecutors in New York, but the case is unlikely to continue due to his death.<ref name="NYT Obit" /> | |||
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Douglas Arthur Joseph Latchford (15 October 1931 - 2 August 2020) was a British adventurer, art dealer, author, and alleged smuggler.
Biography
Latchford was born on 15 October 1931 in Mumbai, India, which was at the time under the British Raj. He was educated at Brighton College in England before returning to India shortly before Independence.
Latchford initially worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Mumbai. He moved to Bangkok in 1956, and in 1963 established a drug distribution company. Latchford also invested profitably in Thailand land development and became a Thai citizen in 1968. He was briefly married to a Thai woman and took a Thai name, Pakpong Kriangsak.
A long-time devotee of the sport of bodybuilding, Latchford became a patron of the sport in Thailand and was the honorary president of the Thai Bodybuilding Association from 2016 until his death.
Antiquities trade
A controversial figure, Latchford was best known as a collector of Cambodian antiquities. According to his obituary in The Diplomat due to his leading position in the illegal antiquities trade of the Khmer Rouge "no single figure looms as large over a nation’s wholesale pillage." Nonetheless, the Cambodian government awarded Latchford a Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Monisaraphon in 2008. He co-authored three books on Khmer antiquities with Academic Emma Bunker.
In the 1970s, Latchford became one of the leading suppliers of Cambodian art, selling to museums and private collections in Europe and North America, including the Metropolitan. He kept the best pieces for himself and his personal collection is rumored to rival that of the National Museum of Cambodia. Latchford liked to see himself as saving works of art that had been abandoned and were at risk during Cambodia's turbulent civil wars, although this viewpoint was contrasted by academics who alleged that several of Latchford's antiquities lacked a clear provenance. Latchford denied any wrongdoing, and gathered his collection long before legislation barring Latchford's practice of buying directly from farmers and dealers in Thailand. In November 2019, Latchford, by then comatose, was charged by prosecutors in New York, but the case is unlikely to continue due to his death.
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
- Jacobs, Julia; Mashberg, Tom (November 27, 2019). "Antiquities Expert Charged With Trafficking in Cambodian Artifacts" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Noce, Vincent. "'Adventurer scholar Douglas Latchford dies in Bangkok, aged 89". theartnewspaper.com. The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- Smith, Nicola; Ensor, Josie (August 15, 2020). "Calls to repatriate relics after death of controversial British art dealer 'Dynamite Doug'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Mashberg, Tom. "Douglas A.J. Latchford, Khmer Antiquities Expert, Dies at 88". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Davis, Tess. "Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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