Main entry:

Mitter, Partha.

Title & Author:

Art and nationalism in colonial India, 1850-1922 : occidental orientations / Partha Mitter.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Description:

xxix, 475 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-450) and index.
Part I. Prologue: The phenomenon : occidental orientations -- Part II. The Age of Optimism: Art education and Raj patronage ; Salon artists and the rise of the Indian public ; The power of the printed image ; The artist as charismatic individual : Raja Ravi Varma -- Part III. The Great Wave of Cultural Nationalism: Bengali patriots and art for the nation ; Ideology of Swadeshi art ; How the past was salvaged by Swadeshi artists ; Westernisers and Orientalists : public battle of styles -- Part IV. Epilogue: The passing of the age of oriental art.

Resources:
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Publisher description

ISBN:

0521443547 (hardback)
9780521443548 (hardback)

Subject:

Art, Indic 19th century.
Art, Indic 20th century.
Art, Modern 19th century India.
Art history
Arte moderno Siglo XIX India.
Arte moderno Siglo XX India.
Art de l'Inde 19e siècle.
Art de l'Inde 20e siècle.
Art, Indic
Kunst
Nationalismus
Nationalisme.
Art Inde.
Art 19e siècle Inde.
Art 20e siècle Inde.
Nationalisme et art Inde.
Geschichte (1850-1922)
Britisch-Indien
Indien
Arts
India

Form/genre:

Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210623
Call No.: N7303 .M58 1994
Status: Available