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This page provides a simple browsing interface for finding entities described by a property and a named value. Other available search interfaces include the page property search, and the ask query builder.

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• Cahill, J.  + (James+Cahill+%5Bwas%5D+an+art+historian+an … James+Cahill+%5Bwas%5D+an+art+historian+and+curator+who+played+an+influential+role+in+expanding+the+study+and+teaching+of+Chinese+painting+in+the+West+before+and+after+the+opening+up+of+U.S.-China+relations+in+the+early+1970s+.+.+.%0A%0AA+longtime+professor+at+UC+Berkeley%2C+Cahill+was+a+dominant+scholar+in+his+field+for+50+years.+In+the+late+1950s%2C+he+was+one+of+a+small+number+of+Western+scholars+permitted+access+to+the+imperial+paintings+that+had+been+evacuated+to+Taiwan+before+the+Chinese+mainland+fell+under+Communist+rule.+He+was+allowed+to+photograph+many+of+the+works+for+%27%27Chinese+Painting%27%27%2C+his+classic+1960+text+that+for+decades+was+required+reading+in+Chinese+art+history+classes.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Flocal%2Fobituaries%2Fla-me-james-cahill-20140222-story.html%23axzz2uLyt7i66+Adapted+from+Source+July+14%2C+2023%5D%29+Adapted+from+Source+July+14%2C+2023%5D%29)