Tak
Hyeonkyu studied history at Sogang University and received a Ph.D. in art
history from the Academy of Korean Studies. He wrote Saimdang’s Garden; Old Pictures, Delightful Stories; Little
Conversations on Paintings; and A
Study of Bodhisattva Trio Taenghwa of the Joseon Dynasty. He is a researcher
at Kansong Art University and also lectures at the Seoul National University of
Education, the Gyeongin National University of Education, and Ewha Womans
University.