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The triumph of modernism : India's artists and the avant-garde, 1922-1947 / Partha Mitter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mitter, Partha.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Indic--European influences.
- Art, Indic.
- Art, Indic--20th century.
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--India--History--20th century.
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics).
- Modernism (Art)--India.
- Modernism (Art).
- Nationalism and art--India--History--20th century.
- Nationalism and art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Triumph of Modernism probes the intricate interplay of Western modernism and Indian nationalism in the evolution of colonial-era Indian art.
- Contents:
- The Triumph of Modernism Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Prologue; 1 The Formalist Prelude; 2 The Indian Discourse of Primitivism; ~~ Two Pioneering Women Artists; ~~ Rabindranath Tagore's Vision of Art and the Community; ~~ Jamini Roy and Art for the Community; 3 Naturalists in the Age of Modernism; ~~The Regional Expressions of Academic Naturalism; ~~ From Orientalism to a New Naturalism: K. Venkatappa and Deviprosad Roy Chowdhury; 4 Contested Nationalism: The New Delhi and India House Murals; Epilogue; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-260) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612271342
- 9781282271340
- 1282271342
- 9781861896360
- 1861896360
- OCLC:
- 464187964
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