English By Sun Narin Share on Facebook Print this page PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - After three years of negotiations with the late controversial art collector Douglas Latchford and his family, more than 100 Cambodian artifacts will be returned to Cambodia, according to the government.
How Latchford, a British art collector and co-author of three books on Cambodian art and antiques, built his collection was a topic of art world speculation. He faced accusations of trafficking the artifacts to his homes in Bangkok and London. In November 2019, federal prosecutors in New York City charged Latchford with falsifying the provenance, invoices and shipping documents to transport valuable Khmer-era relics to private collections, museums and auction houses across the world.
Collector’s Daughter Returning Artifacts to Cambodia
05 February 2021
VOA Khmer
FILE PHOTO - The head of Male Divinity statue, right, and other artifacts are on display during a ceremony after the artifacts were returned back from Norwegian collector Morten Bosterud, at Cambodian National Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
After three years of negotiations with the late controversial art collector Douglas Latchford and his family, more than 100 Cambodian artifacts will be returned to Cambodia, according to the government.
How Latchford, a British art collector and co-author of three books on Cambodian art and antiques, built his collection was a topic of art world speculation. He faced accusations of trafficking the artifacts to his homes in Bangkok and London. In November 2019, federal prosecutors in New York City charged Latchford with falsifying the provenance, invoices and shipping documents to transport valuabl