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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LAWRENCE AND SHIRLEY PHILLIPS

top: Mark and Lawrence Phillips, Anuraddhapura, Sri Lanka circa 1980.
bottom: Lawrence and Sherry Phillips in Thailand, 1979.

Born in 1917, Larry and Shirley Phillips both developed
a passion for South and Southeast Asian art during
their travels in Asia in the late 1960s and 70s.
With a garment business based in Hong Kong, Larry and
Shirley explored the beauty of countries such as Sri Lanka,
Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia, returning to their Long
Island home with treasures from their travels. As their
knowledge and eye for the art developed, they grew their
passion into a business, becoming dealers in Asian fne arts
and selling works to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Art Institute of
Chicago, The British Museum and The Stuttgart Museum.