Sheila Randolph Canby

Background

Canby, Sheila Randolph was born on January 10, 1949 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Daughter of Henry Mathews Canby and Elizabeth Randolph (Gawthrop) Bush. arrived in United Kingdom, 1989.

Education

Bachelor, Vassar College, 1970; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1981.

Career

Curatorial assistant Asiatic department Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 1971-1975. Coordinator programs Manifestations of Shiva Philadelphia Art Museum, 1979-1981. Associate curator Indian, Southeast and West Asian department Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981-1983.

Associate curator Oriental art department Brooklyn Museum, 1984-1987. Assistant keeper department Oriental antiquities British Museum, London, since 1991.

Achievements

• Sheila Randolph Canby has been listed as a noteworthy Art historian, museum curator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Persian Painting

    (Jewel-like colors, rich patterns, precise execution and v...)

  • By Sheila R. Canby - Persian Painting (8/31/04)

Membership

Member Middle East Studies Association, British Institute Persian Studies, North America Historians of Islamic Art.

Connections

Married John C. Voss Junior, August 26, 1978. 1 child, Tobias Hartranft Voss.

Father:

Henry Mathews Canby Bush

Mother:

Elizabeth Randolph (Gawthrop) Bush

Spouse:

John C. Voss Junior

child:

Tobias Hartranft Voss Canby