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Robert E. Harrist Jr.
Jane and Leopold Swergold Professor of Chinese Art History, Chairman
Chinese art
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989

Biography
Robert E. Harrist, Jr. has published books and articles on Chinese painting, calligraphy, and gardens, as well as on topics such as replicas in Chinese art, clothing in 20th-century China, and contemporary artists such as Xu Bing. His most recent book, "The Landscape of Words," studies the role of language in shaping perceptions of the natural world. During 2006-2007 he was the Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambridge University.

Contact Information
826 Schermerhorn Hall
Telephone: (212) 854-8940
E-mail: reh23@columbia.edu
Office Hours: Friday, 9-10:30

Rcent Publications
Harrist, Robert E. The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection, Art Museum at Princeton University, 1999.
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Harrist, Rober E. Painting and Private Life in Eleventh-Century China: Mountain Villa by Li Gonglin, Princeton University Press, 1998.
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Harrist, Robert E. Power and Virtue: The Horse in Chinese Art, Art Media Resources Ltd., 1997.
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