Donald Stadtner
Donald M. Stadtner | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Spouse | Kwanchai Channoo |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history, South Asian art, Buddhist studies |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
Notable works | Sacred Sites of Burma Ancient Pagan: Buddhist Plain of Merit |
Donald M. Stadtner is an American art historian known for his publications on South and Southeast Asian art. After completing his Ph.D. in 1976 in art history at the University of California, Berkeley, he began teaching at the University of Texas in Austin. He has co-organized exhibitions of Burmese art (Asia Society, NY) and the art of Sri Lanka (LA County Mueum of Art, Los Angeles).
Education and career
Stadtner completed his Ph.D. in art history from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976. His thesis was titled From Sirpur to Rājim: The Art of Kosala During the Seventh Century. He became an assistant professor at the University of Texas in Austin that same year and later associate professor.
Collaborating with Sylvia Fraser-Lu in 2015, Stadtner organized an exhibit titled "Buddhist Art of Myanmar" at the Asia Society museum headquarters in New York City.
Publications
Stadtner has published several books and numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored two museum catalogues.
- — (1971). A Gupta Lintel from Sārnāth: Masters Paper. University of Michigan Press.
- — (1976). From Sirpur to Rājim: The Art of Kosala During the Seventh Century. University of California Press. p. 788.
- —; Girard-Geslan, Maud; Klokke, Marijke J.; Le Bonheur, Albert; Zaleski, Valerie; Zephir, Thierry (1998). Art of Southeast Asia. Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated. p. 635. ISBN 9780810919952.
- — (1999). The Art of Burma: New Studies. Marg Publications. p. 128. ISBN 9788185026442.
- — (2005). Ancient Pagan: Buddhist Plain of Merit. River Books. p. 286. ISBN 9786167339320.
- —; Pīammēttāwat, Phaisān (2011). Sacred Sites of Burma: Myth and Folklore in an Evolving Spiritual Realm. River Books. p. 348. ISBN 9789749863602.
- —; Fraser-Lu, Sylvia (2015). Buddhist Art of Myanmar. Asia Society Museum. p. 256. ISBN 9780300209457.
- —; Brown, Robert L.; Gude, Tushara Bindu; Gamage, Lakshika Senarath (2018). The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. p. 106. ISBN 9781943042128.
- — (2026). Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka. River Books. p. 324. ISBN 9786164510227.
Personal life
Stadtner lives in Walnut Creek, California.
See also
References
- ↑ "Japanese artist topic at museum". Abilene Reporter-News. September 26, 1985. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Stadtner, Donald M. (1981). "The Siddhesvara Temple at Palāri and the Art of Kosala during the Seventh and Eighth Centuries". Ars Orientalis. 12. Smithsonian Institution: 49–56. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Cotter, Holland (February 28, 2015). "Art of devotion, from Myanmar". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ "A Gupta lintel from Sārnāth: Masters paper". openlibrary.org. Open Library. May 24, 2026. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Brunskill, Joan (August 16, 1998). "Armchair Art To Pore Over". North County Times. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ Caswell, J. O. (October 2000). "The Art of Burma: New studies". Choice Reviews. Vol. 38, no. 2. p. 314. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Robert L. (February 2008). "The Mists of Ramañña: The Legend That Was Lower Burma / Ancient Pagan: Buddhist Plain of Merit". The Journal of Asian Studies. 67 (1). Duke University Press: 340–344. doi:10.1017/S0021911808000521. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ Gutman, Pamela (2006). "Donald M. Stadtner, Ancient Pagan: Buddhist Plain of Merit, photography by Michael Freeman and Donald M. Stadtner" (PDF). The Journal of the Siam Society. 94: 243–246. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Reviews for Sacred Sites of Burma:
- Shaw, Sarah (2012). "Sacred Sites of Burma: Myth and Folklore in an Evolving Spiritual Realm by Donald Stadtner". Buddhist Studies Review. 29 (2). UKABS: 304–307. doi:10.1558/bsrv.v29i2.304-307. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- Moore, Elizabeth Howard (2011). "Reviews: Sacred Sites of Burma: Myth and Folklore in an Evolving Spiritual Realm" (PDF). The Journal of the Siam Society. 99: 334–337. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- Pichard, Pierre (2011). "Donald M. Stadtner Photographs by Paisarn Piemmattawat and Donald M. Stadtner, Sacred Sites of Burma: Myth and Folklore in an Evolving Spiritual Realm, 2011". Aséanie. 27: 191–193. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Miksic, John N. (2016). "Buddhist Art of Myanmar edited by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Donald M. Stadtner". The Journal of the Siam Society. 104: 327–329. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Lee, Sonya S. (June 11, 2019). "The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka". College Art Association. doi:10.3202/caa.reviews.2019.60. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ Nichols, Chris (December 24, 2018). "The Best Books About L.A. of 2018". Los Angeles. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Devapriya, Uditha (November 2, 2025). "Donald Stadtner's Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka". The Island. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ Stadtner, Donald M. (2021). "The Hindu Sage Kapila, the Liberation of Bodh Gaya and Burma on the Eve of the Modern Era". The Journal of the Siam Society. 109 (2): 103–130. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
