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October 10, 2002
| "Sacred Paintings of Southeast Asia" to open at Lycoming College | |
| Lycoming
College will exhibit the James Bogle collection of Thai religious
art . The exhibition, "Sacred Paintings of Southeast Asia"
will open on Thursday, October 10 with a reception and gallery talk
from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Lycoming College art gallery is located
on the main floor of the Snowden Library.
The exhibition includes 40 paintings --some quite large-- depicting the life of Prince Siddhattha and his enlightenment as the Buddha. There are also a number of paintings depicting the Jatakas, or the stories of the last ten rebirths of Buddha. The paintings date from the 18th century up to 1950, although most are from the period between 1850 to 1880. All are in the Ratankosin style. James Bogle is an avid life long collector of art. He has also had a long career as an urban and rural planner and is a chartered member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He spent the majority of his professional career abroad working in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America but mostly centered in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand. His major accomplishments include being the planner of the "Jengka Triangle," a hundred thousand acre resettlement scheme that the World Bank considers one of its most successful third world projects. He worked for David Lillenthal’s Development and Resources Corporation in Vietnam during the war preparing post war plans. He was the Chief Planner for the "new industrial cities" project in Egypt and director of construction for the five billion dollar King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The governments of Egypt, Guyana, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand have cited him for his work in those countries. Mr. Bogle is an honorary member of the Royal Thai Ranger Parachute Association. Soon after James Bogle arrived in Thailand in the late nineteen fifties, he started collecting the religion art of the region. Over the years his interests expanded to include works from India, Tibet, and Bali plus furniture and architectural pieces from China. The paintings in this exhibition represent only one aspect of his collection. The exhibition will run through November 10. The Gallery is open during normal library hours: Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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