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Word: islamicization (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Throughout his career, Welch has tried to increase awareness of Islamic art.

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sackler Museum Receives 300 Works | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Former Fogg Art Museum curator Stuart Cary Welch '50 donated 300 works of Islamic art to the Arthur M. Sackler Museum last week.

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sackler Museum Receives 300 Works | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

The collected works, which include drawings, paintings and other objects of Persian, Turkish and Indian origin, is the largest donation the museum's Islamic and Later Indian Art department has ever received.

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sackler Museum Receives 300 Works | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Welch has been collecting Islamic art for more than 50 years. Although he never formally studied the subject, he is considered an expert in his field and his collection is one of the most extensive in the world.

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sackler Museum Receives 300 Works | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

He acquired most of his works from the 1940s to the 1970s, a period when few scholars knew or cared about Islamic art. Due to the lack of interest, Welch acquired his large collection, particularly the drawings, for less than he would have spent to buy European works.

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sackler Museum Receives 300 Works | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

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