Susan Huntington—Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
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Professor Huntington's primary areas of expertise are Buddhist art and artifacts, South Asian art and culture, and photographic documentation. With her husband, John C. Huntington, she has traveled extensively throughout southern Asia—often to India and Nepal—to photograph Buddhist art and artifacts. With nearly 300,000 images available, The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art documents the art and architecture of many Asian countries. This broad collection contains predominantly Buddhist material, but also includes Hindu, Jain, Islamic, and other works. In addition to being the most comprehensive collection of its kind, The Huntington Archive includes the largest photographic archive of Nepali art and architecture in the world. Professor Huntington was the Numata Distinguished Visitor, Balliol College, Oxford, in 1998. She was named distinguished university professor in 1990 and distinguished scholar in 1985.
Publications
- Leaves from the Bodhi Trees: The Art of Pala India and its International Legacy (1990).
- The Art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain (1985)
- The "Pala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture, Studies in South Asian Culture (1984)
Books, Edited Volumes, & Exhibition Catalogues
Seminars, Lectures & Presentations
- "Art as Text, Art as Document: Understanding Buddhism Through Art," The Gonda Lecture, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, December 2007.