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Robert Brown graduated from UCLA with a Ph.D. in Indian art history in 1981. Immediately after graduation he worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, being promoted to Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art in 1984. In 1986 he began teaching at UCLA where he is presently Professor of art history. He was recently reappointed as Curator of Southeast Asian Art at LACMA. The relationship of the museum to the university is among his interests. His areas of research include both India and Southeast Asia, and he particularly studies the Indian influences on and relationships with early Southeast Asian art, culture, and religion. He has lived for several years in both India and Thailand and has traveled throughout South and Southeast Asia. Two recent publications include edited books: Art from Thailand (Marg 1999) and Roots of Tantra (SUNY 2001).