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...Harvard authority on Chinese art and archaeology whose work changed the way scholars study the field died earlier this month...
Rockefeller Professor of Oriental Art Emeritus Max Loehr, 84, died September 16 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire. Loehr's emphasis on style revolutionized the interpretation of Chinese art through the course of a career that spanned a half-century, his colleagues said...
...Loehr not only substantially contributed to the substance of our knowledge, but he also methodologically revised the ways in which we do research," said Robert D. Mowry, who is associate curator of Oriental art at the Sackler Museum. "His contributions were not only to Harvard but to the entire field of Chinese art and archaeology...
Loehr was named to his chaired professorship at Harvard in 1960, a position he held until his retirement in 1974. At Harvard, he served as curator of Oriental art at the Fogg Art Museum in addition to teaching courses in Chinese jade, paintings and ceramics...
Although the extinction of the fine art of lying ought to be lamented, public figures can still get by without the ability to lie. Look at Ronald Reagan. All you have to do is flash your charming smile and let your sincere but vague manner show through, and you too could acquire his Teflon coat of armor. Perhaps he should market his secret. It could make him millions, as well as provide us with a new generation of truly effective leaders who could, in all sincerity, say (and not break into peals of laughter) "Let's do this...