Martin J. Powers

Martin Powers (b. 1949) is the Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese art and culture at the University of Michigan, and a widely-published author on Chinese art and culture. His books include Pattern and Person: Ornament, Society, and Self in Classical China (2006). He is a two-time recipient of the Joseph Levenson Book Prize. Powers received his undergraduate education at Shimer College, and his graduate training at the University of Chicago, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1978. (from Shimer College Wiki)