Ph.D. (1954) Harvard
Professor Emeritus, History of Art, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has published widely on Indian Art in general, and Ajanta and related sites in particular and continues to travel, lecture, and work at the Ajanta Cave site.
an informal interview with Walter Spink discussing his life and work at Ajanta
conducted at his residence in India, 2010
videographer: Dominic Howe | Interview: Marcus Wise
by Walter M. Spink
Recorded July 2014 at Solid Sound Studio, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Walter Spink: narrative | Marcus Wise: tabla | Bruce Hamm: sarod
sample one from the cd
The Journey of Siddhartha, written with the encouragement of Archibald Macleish when I was a graduate student studying Indian Art History at Harvard 1950-1952, owes much to the remarkable Buddhacarita, (the story of the Buddha) of the 1st-2nd century poet Asvaghosa, beautifully translated by E. H. Johnson (1928).
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