Empire and Art
British India
Seiten
2018
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-2294-0 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-2294-0 (ISBN)
The book examines the aesthetic interactions between Britain and India during the Raj in relation to issues of empire and considers the visual culture of urban elites and princely states alongside popular arts. It explores the impact of the Anglo-Indian colonial encounter on the arts and aesthetic traditions of both countries. -- .
The book explores British art in relation to British India. It examines the aesthetic interactions initiated by the Anglo-Indian colonial encounter across the disciplines of painting, print-making, design, photography and architecture. It also considers the display of Indian artefacts at exhibitions in Britain and in India and presents the art of urban elites alongside popular arts and artefacts. -- .
The book explores British art in relation to British India. It examines the aesthetic interactions initiated by the Anglo-Indian colonial encounter across the disciplines of painting, print-making, design, photography and architecture. It also considers the display of Indian artefacts at exhibitions in Britain and in India and presents the art of urban elites alongside popular arts and artefacts. -- .
Renate Dohmen is Lecturer in Art History at The Open University -- .
Introduction – Renate Dohmen
1 Painting in British India – Renate Dohmen
2 Indian crafts and empire – Renate Dohmen
3 Photography in colonial India – Steve Edwards
4 Architecture, empire and India – Elizabeth McKellar
Conclusion – Renate Dohmen
Index -- .
Erscheinungsdatum | 26.04.2018 |
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Reihe/Serie | Art and its Global Histories |
Zusatzinfo | 120 colour illustrations |
Verlagsort | Manchester |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 210 x 263 mm |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-5261-2294-4 / 1526122944 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-2294-0 / 9781526122940 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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