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84: 101: 219:(1915–1918), Scott was no longer selling his personal collection to the University Museum in Philadelphia, but specifically purchasing objects for the museum. He discussed potential finds with Dr Gordon throughout his travels, and often sent photographs and descriptions before making purchases. Occasionally, Scott took personal financial risks and purchased objects that he believed could not be passed up. This happened on occasions where Dr Gordon did not reply to Scott in a timely manner about whether or not to make the purchase in his letters. 27: 212:'s Museum would be the ideal final resting place for his objects. Photographs and descriptions of some of his collection were published in the Museum Journal in June 1914. Scott continued to make annual trips back to India. After some initial correspondence and meetings with Gordon in 1914, Scott requested to be given an official title to help him in acquiring objects during his next trip to India. He was given the title of Honorary Representative of Oriental Archaeologist at the University Museum of Philadelphia. 321: 253:
Around 1917, Scott’s first wife died. In 1920, at 64 years old, he remarried a Mabel Winifred Bowbeer. Alexander Scott died five years later in 1925, which is when Mrs Scott began corresponding with the museum and continued to do so until 1948.
192:, USA, which is where he made his home for many years. Scott was also an avid collector of ancient artifacts, which he obtained from locations all over the world. In 1914 Scott began corresponding with the director of the 204:. This initial correspondence was with regard to his personal collection of artifacts that he thought the museum would be interested in purchasing. Originally, he considered selling his objects to the 246:, among other various locations. He visited excavation sites, painted, and searched for valuable objects to purchase for the museum. Many of his purchases came from private hands. On a later trip to 193: 83: 366: 356: 351: 201: 157:. With oil on canvas, Scott painted a wide range of subjects throughout his travels. Some of these subjects included portraits, the 70: 48: 326: 361: 142: 205: 100: 133: 303: 209: 41: 35: 52: 346: 341: 88: 223: 128: 316: 243: 170: 146: 92: 335: 120: 250:, Scott obtained a number of other objects that the museum subsequently purchased. 197: 189: 185: 105: 166: 222:
While in India, Scott befriended the Director-General of Archaeology in India,
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in Philadelphia, but wanted to keep the collection together and believed the
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Transactions & Studies of College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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in Philadelphia. Scott spent a number of years living in
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by 1906, and stayed until 1908. Scott’s 1910 portrait of
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Inventories Catalog
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Penn Museum Online Object Database, Alexander Scott
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Finding Paradise: Island Art in Private Collections
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Nanga Parbat
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Thomas Dewell Scott
portraitist
The Illustrated London News
Hawaii
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India
Himalayas
Taj Mahal
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Fine Art Society
London
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