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R. John Howe was a forthright authority on Oriental rugs and textiles who documented the Textile Museum’s Rug & Textile Appreciation Morning programs for over a decade. In 2015 R. John Howe received Joseph V. McMullan Award for his efforts for advancing the knowledge and appreciation of Oriental rugs and textiles. In 2019 R. John Howe was celebrated by The Textile Museum and his documention of a large number of the former Rug & Textile Appreciation Morning programs from 2007-2019 are documented on the Textile Museum’s website.
Several of his texts has been published by Jozan Magazine, and among them a review of the 13th International Conference on Oriental Carpets in Washington DC.
R. John Howe passed away on 17 May 2024.
Archive of Jozan Magazine's articles that concern or mention R. John Howe:
The Joseph V. McMullan Award for Scholarship and Stewardship in Islamic Rugs & Textiles is a esteemed recognition in the field of Islamic art and culture. This award is named after Joseph V. McMullan, a scholar and collector of Islamic rugs and textiles.
On Saturday, 13 July 2019, The Textile Museum will be hosting a special Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning and lunch reception to celebrate John Howe and his blog documenting nearly ten years’ museum’s most popular program.
Washington, DC, in August, you say? Well, it all turned out very well. Planned and produced on a very short schedule, requiring Wendel Swan, who needed to be nearly omnipresent to put things together and bring it all off, the International Conference on Oriental Carpets was a real success. The hotel … -> 13th International Conference on Oriental Carpets
The Textile Museum’s highly popular Rug & Textile Appreciation Mornings are held twice per month on Saturdays. On Saturday 3 November 2012 at 10:30 am oriental rug dealer Mark Keshishian will display a variety of Caucasian, Persian, and Turkish rugs and invites the audience to share new acquisition or favorites in a discussion.