Word: orientale
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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.
"Max 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...
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.
The professor was a member of the American Oriental Society, the College Art Association of America, the Association for Asian Studies and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
As part of a resort-industry trend toward offering action-oriented vacations, the Hyatt-Waikoloa boasts a fleet of paddle boats plying a four- acre lagoon and trams traveling over wildlife preserves. For the less adventuresome: seven restaurants, twelve bars and a mile-long gallery of Oriental art. The resort...