Notes on Joseph V, McMullan

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One of the most important and influential collectors and authors of the twentieth century.
Founder of the The Near Eastern Art Research Center
Trustee of the Textile Museum
Brooke Pickering - Rug Brat
McMullan, Joseph V. and Reichert, Donald O. The George Walter Vincent and Belle Townsley Smith Collection of Islamic Rugs
McMullan, Joseph V. Islamic Carpets. Washington DC: Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1965,
McMullan, Joseph V.et al. Islamic Carpets From The Joseph V. McMullan Collection
Pickering, W. Russell. "don't forget to smell the flowers along the way". Washington DC. Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1977.
McMullan Mughal Prayer Rug
Close friend of Amos Bateman Thacher
Stuyvesant High School Class of 1915.

(l. to r. Joseph V, McMullan (kilt), W. Russell Pickering, H. McCoy Jones, Ralph Yohe.)

McMullan, Joseph V. and Reichert, Donald O. The George Walter Vincent and Belle Townsley Smith Collection of Islamic Rugs. Springfield Mass: George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1965.

An interesting Museum collection that could stand a little updating and more color plates. A present from my brother Jim.

McMullan, Joseph V. Islamic Carpets. New York: Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1965.

This is one of the all time greatest rug books. The importance of McMullan's work. vision and collection can not be understated. Joe McMullan was a great collector but I wish he had paid a little attention to structure. The collection is wonderful and the plates are a joy to behold.

McMullan, Joseph V. et al. Islamic Carpets From The Joseph V. McMullan Collection. London, England: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972.

David Sylvester wrote the section "Western attitudes to Eastern Carpets". May H. Beattie wrote the section "On The Making of Carpets". Excellent plates of a World Famous collection. This is often called Joe McMullan's little book. That is only valid in comparison to his big book.

For Further Reading:

Guide to Rugs & Books

La Miniature En Orient

Southwest Asia Time Line

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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