Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922 : Occidental Orientations

Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922 : Occidental Orientations

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Review
'This book will stand as a major contribution to art history. It provides the first comprehensive analysis of the development of modern art in India after the decline of the traditional schools of miniature painting ... (the) text is closely related to the 200 photographs, many in colour, which illustrate this handsome volume.' The Times Literary Supplement

Book Description
An original study of the history of modern Indian art, this book tells the story of Indian art during the Raj, set against the interplay of colonialism and nationalism. The work addresses the tensions and contradictions that attended the advent of European naturalism in India, as part of the imperial design for the westernization of the elite, and traces the artistic evolution from unquestioning westernization to the construction of Hindu national identity. Through a wide range of literary and pictorial sources, Partha Mitter's work balances the study of colonial cultural institutions with the ideologies of the nationalist and intellectual movements that followed.

Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922: Occidental Orientations,Partha Mitter,Cambridge University Press,0521443547,19th century,20th century,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Art And Society,Art, Indic,Asia - General,Asian,History - General,Modern Art,Art, Indic--19th century,History / World,History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900,India,Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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