Pope, Arthur Upham, 1881-1969

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Dates:
Birth 1881-02-17
Death 1969-09-03
Americans,
English, French,

Biographical notes:

Epithet: American orientalist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x00028e

Arthur Upham Pope (1881-1969) was an American authority on Persian art and antiquities. During the 1920s and 1930s, he organized international exhibitions of Persian art; advised museums, dealers and purchasers of Iranian art objects; edited the multi-volume Survey of Persian Art (published in 1938); and conducted archaeological expeditions to Persia (later Iran) and photographic surveys of Persian architecture. In 1930 he founded the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology which became the Asia Institute in 1947 after several name changes. Pope was director of the Institute and chancellor of the School for Iranian Studies until his retirement in 1953. He also wrote and lectured and was active with various political groups during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

From the description of Arthur Upham Pope papers, 1921-1951. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122431454

From the guide to the Arthur Upham Pope papers, 1921-1951, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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Subjects:

  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Art, Iranian
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Art consultants
  • Art historians

Places:

  • China (as recorded)
  • Iran (as recorded)
  • Asia (as recorded)
  • Iran (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Asia (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)

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