Betsy Karel : Bombay jadoo / text by Ardashir Vakil and Suketu Mehta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karel, Betsy, 1946-

Contributor:

Mehta, Suketu.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Karel, Betsy, 1946-.

Karel, Betsy.

Photography, Artistic.

Mumbai (India)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Mumbai (India).

Mumbai (India)--Pictorial works.

art photography.

Manners and customs.

India--Mumbai.

Genre:

illustrated books.

Illustrated works.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

91 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Bombay jadoo

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Steidl ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2007.

Summary:

Inspired by contemporary Indian authors, Betsy Karel went to Bombay seeking visual equivalents for the humanity, humor, mystery and psychological energy of their stories. Unlike many photographers drawn to the cacophony of urban India, she focuses, often in an intensely personal way, on individuals going about their everyday street lives. She waits patiently in the bustle of Bombay, then as individuals transform public spaces into private places, forging islands of intimacy, she captures a poignant lyricism in the familiar, and the true jadoo (Hindi for magic) of the city. Karel, born in New York City in 1946, worked as an award-winning photojournalist in the 1970s and early 80s, then returned to photography in the late 1990s. Here she collaborates with acclaimed writer Suketu Mehta, who has written a companion piece about his boyhood in Bombay.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9783865213761

3865213766

OCLC:

86168481