Art for a Modern India, 1947-1980

Informationen zum Autor Rebecca M. Brown Klappentext Analyzes Indian art, from oil painting to Hindi cinema, and situates visual culture in the context of country-wide efforts to define nationhood in post-independence India. Zusammenfassung A look at how prominent Indian visual artists created modern art for the postcolonial nation in the years between India's independence in 1947 and 1980. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: The Modern Indian Paradox 1 One. Authenticity 23 Two. The Icon 45 Three. Narrative and Time 75 Four. Science, Technology, and Industry 103 Five. The Urban 131 Epilogue. The 1980s and After 157 Notes 163 References 171 Index 187

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rebecca Brown, Rebecca M Brown, Rebecca M. Brown
• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 17.03.2009
• EAN: 9780822343554
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4355-4
• Seiten: 224
• Serien: Objects/Histories; Objects/Histories: Critical Pe; Objects/Histories; Objects/Histories: Critical Pe
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst