September 9, 2004
Persophiles
Arthur Upham Pope and his wife Phyllis Ackerman spent
their final days in Iran and upon their sad demise, they were provided
with a magnificent
mausoleum built in Professor Pope Park on the banks of the Zayandeh-Rud
River in their beloved city of Isfahan. Pope and Ackerman were
pioneers in the study of the arts of Asia, with a paramount dedication
to
Persian art, history, heritage and culture, and its interrelations.
Their efforts led to the establishment in 1925 of the American
Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology, which later became the
Asia Institute, in New York City and their unique programs of research,
publications, exhibitions and educational instruction continued
at the Institute and around the world until their retirement >>>
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Photo from Rick
and Kathy Wilson
Winner: Mazdak Heidary-Khajehpour. Sad
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