Most of what we know of this painting tradition belongs to its 18th-century revival fostered by the great scholar-painter Situ Panchen (1700–1774) in Kham Province, eastern Tibet, with its new artistic center at his monastic seat, Palpung. Even more important to the history of Tibetan art than Situ Panchen’s role as a painter is his role as a patron and designer of paintings, many of which continue to be copied to this day. For the first time anywhere, this exhibition traces the career and artistic legacy of one of the great patrons and artists in Tibetan history.

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David Jackson is a former curator at the Rubin Museum of Art. He is the author of A Saint in Seattle, Tibetan Thangka Painting, and A History of Tibetan Painting.

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