Edmund de Unger<\/a>, who amassed what The Times calls \u201cone of the most important collections of Islamic art in private hands.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Times reports that this acquisition (which will last for fifteen years) will help raise the profile of Islamic art in the Untied States.<\/p>\n
Hopefully, once Dallas gets the art, they will make it available online so that students and others can view it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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