Nepalese art piece titled Illuminated Manuscript Folio Showing the Five Cosmic Buddhas hangs in the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2. The piece arrived at the VMFA by way of Mary Shepherd Slusser.
This 16th-century painting was purchased by Mary Shepherd Slusser in 1967 and later removed from Nepal.
Letter from Yampi-Vihara Monastery requesting the return of "Pilgrim's Guide" from the VMFA.
A Nepalese woman prays to a recently repatriated god.
Nepalese art piece Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi with Their Retinue hangs at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2. The piece was originally purchased by Mary Shepherd Slusser.
Dr. Michael Taylor, chief curator and deputy director of Art and Education of VMFA, speaks at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA., on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Erin Thompson, professor of art crime at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. Thompson is an adviser to the Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign and wrote a 2023 academic article that raised questions about the collecting practices of Mary Shepherd Slusser.
Virginia Museum of Fine Art visitors view pieces of art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2.
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This 16th-century painting was purchased by Mary Shepherd Slusser in 1967 and later removed from Nepal.
Nepalese art piece Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi with Their Retinue hangs at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2. The piece was originally purchased by Mary Shepherd Slusser.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Art South Asian art gallery, Himalayan Room in Richmond, Va. May 2.
Nepalese art piece titled Illuminated Manuscript Folio Showing the Five Cosmic Buddhas hangs in the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2. The piece arrived at the VMFA by way of Mary Shepherd Slusser.
Virginia Museum of Fine Art visitors view pieces of art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2.
Nepalese art piece Illuminated Manuscript Folio Showing the Five Cosmic Buddhas hangs at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2.
Nepalese art pieces Illuminated Manuscript Folio Showing the Five Cosmic Buddhas, left, and Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi with Their Retinue hang at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in the South Asian art gallery in Richmond, Va. May 2.
Erin Thompson, professor of art crime at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. Thompson is an adviser to the Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign and wrote a 2023 academic article that raised questions about the collecting practices of Mary Shepherd Slusser.
A Nepalese woman prays to a recently repatriated god.
