Douglas Latchford (Q97977177)
art dealer in looted antiquities (1931-2020)
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Current Data About Douglas Latchford
(P19) (Q1156)
(P143)
(P813) Friday, August 9, 2024
(P4656) https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Latchford&oldid=217531822

(P21) (Q6581097)

(P27) (Q129286)

(Q145)
(P227) 137053711
(P248)
(P813) Friday, August 9, 2024

(P31) (Q5)
(P227) 137053711
(P248)
(P813) Friday, August 9, 2024

(P40) (Q113575874)
(P248)
(P854) https://news.artnet.com/art-world/collectors-daughter-repatriated-khmer-antiquities-likely-looted-cambodia-1940783

(P69) (Q539330)
(P143)
(P813) Friday, August 9, 2024
(P4656) https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Latchford&oldid=217531822

(P106) (Q173950)
(P248)

(Q12362622)
(P248)
(P854) https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2013-may-03-la-et-cm-metropolitan-museum-returns-cambodian-statues-20130503-story.html
(P1683) "The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return two ancient statues to Cambodia after receiving convincing evidence they had been looted and smuggled out of the country illegally.The 10th century Khmer statues, known as the Kneeling Attendants, have flanked the entrance to the Met’s South East Asian galleries for years and are among the museum’s most prized objects from the region.They were acquired in fragments between 1987 and 1992 as donations primarily from Douglas Latchford, a British collector based in Bangkok who is at the center of a federal investigation of antiquities looted from the ancient temple complex of Koh Ker." (language: en)

(Q16741013)
(P248)
(P854) https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/05/revelations-in-cambodia-looting-scandal-name-scholar-at-denver-art-museum-as-accomplice-to-disgraced-dealer-douglas-latchford
(P1683) "The museum’s Cambodian connection began with Douglas Latchford, the now-notorious English expatriate dealer who paid impoverished rural Cambodians to detach sections of in-situ sculptures for him to export and sell. Looters in his service told of payments that changed their lives. Latchford died in 2020 while under US indictment for fraud, smuggling and other crimes." (language: en)

(P569) Thursday, October 15, 1931
(P143)

+1931-00-00T00:00:00Z
(P227) 137053711
(P248)
(P813) Friday, August 9, 2024

(P570) Sunday, August 2, 2020
(P143)

(P735) (Q463035)

(P742) Pakpong Kriangsak
(P854) https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/05/how-artefacts-sold-indicted-dealer-douglas-latchford-australia-galleries

(P793) (Q17310301)
(P585) +2019-00-00T00:00:00Z
(P248)
(P813) Thursday, September 5, 2024
(P854) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/design/douglas-latchford-cambodian-antiquities.html
(P1683) "Prosecutors say Douglas A. J. Latchford, 88, a dealer in and collector of Southeast Asian antiquities, falsified documents to make looted treasures easier to sell on the art market." (language: en)

(P1299) (Q96855154)
(P854) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/design/douglas-latchford-cambodian-antiquities.html
(P1683) "Prosecutors say Douglas A. J. Latchford, 88, a dealer in and collector of Southeast Asian antiquities, falsified documents to make looted treasures easier to sell on the art market." (language: en)

(P1343) (Q117318248)
(P854) https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/01/01/federal-charges-could-lead-to-deeper-scrutiny-of-cambodian-art-in-the-us

(Q124300807)
(P854) https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/05/offshore-trusts-used-pass-on-looted-khmer-treasures-leak-shows-douglas-latchford

(Q130238706)
(P854) https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20240704-trafficked-cambodian-artefacts-returned-from-us
(P1476) "Trafficked Cambodian artefacts returned from US" (language: en)
(P577) Thursday, July 4, 2024
(P407)
(P813) Thursday, September 5, 2024
(P1683) "The Angkorian artworks, which included a 10th century goddess sandstone statute and a large Buddha head from the 7th century, were stolen by antiquities trafficker Douglas Latchford before ending up in New York." (language: en)

(P1840) (Q16166292)
(P248)
(P854) https://web.archive.org/web/20220821075051/https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-museum-of-art-owns-cambodian-sculptures-that-may-have-been-looted-wapo-investigation-reveals-37448733

(P3342) (Q113582194)
(P854) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/arts/design/expert-opinion-or-elaborate-ruse-scrutiny-for-scholars-role-in-art-sales.html
(P1683) "Over the course of a 30-year friendship, Emma C. Bunker, 87, and Douglas A. J. Latchford, 86, became authorities on Southeast Asian antiquities whose approval could ensure an object’s value and legitimacy. Together they wrote three seminal volumes — “Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art,” “Khmer Gold” and “Khmer Bronzes” — that are core reference works for other experts." (language: en)

(Q126137858)
(P854) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/arts/design/met-artifacts-cambodia.html
(P813) Thursday, September 5, 2024
(P1683) "Cambodia Says It’s Found Its Lost Artifacts: In Gallery 249 at the MetCambodia suspects many items were looted and has concerns about a former curator’s business relationship with a Met donor later accused of antiquities trafficking. The museum is seeking evidence of the claims." (language: en)

other details
aliases Douglas A. J. Latchford
 Douglas Arthur Joseph Latchford
 Pakpong Kriangsak
description art dealer in looted antiquities (1931-2020)

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