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Caswell, Jim
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- James Oliver Caswell
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1937-2016
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James Oliver Caswell (1937–2016) was a historian of Chinese art. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1970 and was hired at UBC in 1971. Dr. Caswell was Head of the Fine Arts Department (now the Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory) from 1981 to 1997 and 2001/2002. He was highly regarded as a teacher and administrator.
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UBCA-ARC-AUTH-942