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Painting stories : lives and legacies from an Indian crafts village / Helle Bundgaard.
Penn Museum Library NK1048.R325 B86 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bundgaard, Helle, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artisans--India--Raghurajpur--Biography.
- Artisans.
- Patas (Art)--India--Raghurajpur.
- Patas (Art).
- Folk art--India--Raghurajpur.
- Folk art.
- Social conditions.
- Raghurajpur (India)--Biography.
- Raghurajpur (India).
- Raghurajpur (India)--Social conditions.
- India--Raghurajpur.
- Genre:
- collective biographies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 199 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Painting Stories explores the accomplishments, struggles, and livelihoods of traditional artisans in Raghurajpur, a village known for its patta chitra painters. In this collection, Helle Bundgaard weaves thirty years of observations and experiences into a tapestry of stories, which together present a poignant image of the lives of Indian craft makers and their personal connections to the art they create. These stories are situated in a rich cultural environment and steeped in social relations. Religion, family, chance, ambition, and passion all shape the lives of the painters. For them, painting is more than a livelihood or an aesthetic expression -it is a way of life. Painting Stories is a window into a part of our world rarely seen, reminding us of both our rich diversity and shared humanity. Written with painters, students, and laypersons in mind, the book includes a discussion on the use of ethnographic storytelling and resources for those interested in ethnographic writing, as well as colour photographs that bring the stories to life."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: A Foreign Bird
- The Sketchbook
- A Ladies' Bicycle
- A Craving for Idlis
- The Helmet
- The Wrath of a Deity
- A Long Journey
- A Brief Glimpse of Joy
- A Convenient Arrangement
- A Friend for Life
- Too Good to Be True
- Still Standing
- Just Luck?
- Something to Celebrate
- Spectator Bird
- Voyages through Time.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bundgaard, Helle. Painting stories.
- ISBN:
- 9781487527327
- 1487527322
- 9781487527334
- 1487527330
- OCLC:
- 1267517165
- Publisher Number:
- 99992186920
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