The Huntington Archive - Contact Information

Collection Description

The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Related Art contains nearly 300,000 original color slides and black and white and color photographs of art and architecture throughout Asia. Countries covered in the collection include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), China, and Japan. Works range from approximately 2500 B.C.E. to the present, and documentation includes contemporary religious activities in various parts of Asia. The Archive documents the art and architecture of these countries in situ, as well as works of art found in most major Asian, European, and American museums. This broad, yet detailed, collection contains predominantly Buddhist material, but also includes Hindu, Jain, Islamic, and other works. In addition to being the most comprehensive collection of its kind, The Huntington Archive includes the largest photographic archive of Nepali art and architecture in the world and represents the only formal collection that photographically records this country's artistic heritage.

Brief History

The Huntington Archive represents the efforts of over thirty-five years of field documentation photography by John and Susan Huntington, professors of Asian Art History at The Ohio State University. In 1986, the Huntingtons decided to formally expand their photographic collection beyond the countries central to their personal research to include other major countries in Asia that had not yet been documented. When the move from a personal resource materials archive to a pan-Asian documentation project was made, the Huntingtons and the History of Art Department decided to create an institutional archive that could be used for scholarly research and classroom teaching.

Image Requests

All inquiries regarding image requests for research or publication purposes, please contact, harchive@osu.edu or call (614) 292-5374, and we will answer your request as quickly as possible.

When making an image request, please include both the title and scan number, or where you found the image on our site if not from the Digital Database Collection.

Contact Information

Jade Tran
225 Hayes Hall, 108 North Oval Mall
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1318 U.S.A.
Phone: (614) 292-5374
Fax: (614) 292-4401
e-mail: harchive@osu.edu

John C. Huntington
Professor, History of Art
100 Hayes Hall, 108 N. Oval Mall
Department of History of Art
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1318 U.S.A.
Phone: (614) 688-8198
Fax: (614) 292-4401
e-mail: huntington.2@osu.edu

Susan L. Huntington
Distinguished University Professor
Professor, History of Art
100 Hayes Hall, 108 N. Oval Mall
Department of History of Art
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1318 U.S.A.
Phone: (614) 688-8185
Fax: (614) 292-4401
e-mail: huntington.1@osu.edu

The Huntington Archive accepts donations of photographic collections of Asian art.
The Archive also collaborates with scholars to preserve their personal collections
and make them publically available for research and teaching.

Created: October, 1995; Last Updated: January 2006

This WWW server is provided by The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art, College of the Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

URL http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/contact.htm

© Unless otherwise noted, the copyright to all images, maps, and other drawings contained in the "Research and Teaching" section of this site are the property of John C. Huntington and/or Susan L. Huntington. Unauthorized use or electronic dissemination is prohibited by applicable law.

This Web page may be linked to any other Web pages; permission is not required. The contents, however, may not be altered. Note that the information contained within all Huntington Archive Server pages is under copyright. Unauthorized use or electronic dissemination is prohibited by applicable laws. Please contact the maintainer for permission to re-publish any material.



	Collection Description The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Related Art contains nearly 300,000 original color slides and black and white and color photographs of art and architecture throughout Asia. Countries covered in the collection include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), China, and Japan. Works range from approximately 2500 B.C.E. to the present, and documentation includes contemporary religious activities in various parts of Asia. The Archive documents the art and architecture of these countries in situ, as well as works of art found in most major Asian, European, and American museums. This broad, yet detailed, collection contains predominantly Buddhist material, but also includes Hindu, Jain, Islamic, and other works. In addition to being the most comprehensive collection of its kind, The Huntington Archive includes the largest photographic archive of Nepali art and architecture in the world and represents the only formal collection that photographically records this country's artistic heritage. Brief History The Huntington Archive represents the efforts of over thirty-five years of field documentation photography by John and Susan Huntington, professors of Asian Art History at The Ohio State University. In 1986, the Huntingtons decided to formally expand their photographic collection beyond the countries central to their personal research to include other major countries in Asia that had not yet been documented. When the move from a personal resource materials archive to a pan-Asian documentation project was made, the Huntingtons and the History of Art Department decided to create an institutional archive that could be used for scholarly research and classroom teaching. Image Requests All inquiries regarding image requests for research or publication purposes, please contact, harchive@osu.edu or call (614) 292-5374, and we will answer your request as quickly as possible. When making an image request, please include both the title and scan number, or where you found the image on our site if not from the Digital Database Collection. Contact Information Jade Tran 225 Hayes Hall, 108 North Oval Mall The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210-1318 U.S.A. Phone: (614) 292-5374 Fax: (614) 292-4401 e-mail: harchive@osu.edu John C. Huntington Professor, History of Art 100 Hayes Hall, 108 N. Oval Mall Department of History of Art The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210-1318 U.S.A. Phone: (614) 688-8198 Fax: (614) 292-4401 e-mail: huntington.2@osu.edu Susan L. Huntington Distinguished University Professor Professor, History of Art 100 Hayes Hall, 108 N. Oval Mall Department of History of Art The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210-1318 U.S.A. Phone: (614) 688-8185 Fax: (614) 292-4401 e-mail: huntington.1@osu.edu The Huntington Archive accepts donations of photographic collections of Asian art. The Archive also collaborates with scholars to preserve their personal collections and make them publically available for research and teaching. Created: October, 1995; Last Updated: January 2006 This WWW server is provided by The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art, College of the Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. URL http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/contact.htm © Unless otherwise noted, the copyright to all images, maps, and other drawings contained in the "Research and Teaching" section of this site are the property of John C. Huntington and/or Susan L. Huntington. Unauthorized use or electronic dissemination is prohibited by applicable law. This Web page may be linked to any other Web pages; permission is not required. The contents, however, may not be altered. Note that the information contained within all Huntington Archive Server pages is under copyright. Unauthorized use or electronic dissemination is prohibited by applicable laws. Please contact the maintainer for permission to re-publish any material.