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April 1, 2014
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Duke University, East Campus, APSI Room 204A
Durham, NC 27708
United States

Public Talk - Durham, NC

From the Imperial Summer Palace, Peking: Loot, Provenance and the Politics of Restitution

Nicholas Pearce

From the Imperial Summer Palace, Peking: Loot, Provenance and the Politics of Restitution

 

Nicholas Pearce

Professor, Richmond Chair of Fine Art and Head of the School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow

 

This talk examines the implications of the looting of the Imperial Palace in Peking and the politics surrounding the artifacts taken during that time.