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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 "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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