Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Fotografija
Autor: Strani

Indija
by Vidya Dehejia (Editor)
Stranica : 311
Godina : 2006
Stanje : Obicmna knjiga sa omotom, lepo ocuvana 5-, unutrasnjost bez nekih mana, mnostvo fotografija Indije.
More than 250 extraordinary photographs

At the turn of the millennium, photography is ubiquitous and unquestioned. A century and a half ago however, notes curator and scholar Vidya Dehejia, `the simple ability to produce a photograph was in itself a marvel . . . The early decades of the nineteenth century witnessed the pursuit of a dream, an obsession with cajoling nature into a miraculous reflection upon a surface where it could be captured and retained for all time.` India was at the vanguard of the explosion of photography; both Indian and foreigner (mainly British) strove to document and reveal the Indian landscape, people, and architecture. The essays in this book reveal the history and importance of photography in India, from the appeal of the panorama to the documentation of people, places, and princes - and to the outstanding Indian photographer, Lala Deen Dayal, who was unique in being esteemed by both the world of the British and the world of princely India. This book appeals to specialists and nonspecialists alike - all those who love early photography or British India are bound to enjoy India through the Lens.

Divided into thematic sections, the volume takes a look at individual genres of photography in India. These include city panoramas, documentary records of architectural monuments and native peoples of India, images of war, landscapes, portraits of the Maharajas, images of the British Enpire, and nativie Indian photographers, focusing in particular on the remarkable Lala Deen Dayal. While the approach is very aware of the often intertwined roles of photograhy and colonialism, the deciding factor in the selection of the images is aesthetic quality. The book accompanies an exhibition held at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. It is the first publication to focus on this subject in such depth.

Vidya Deheja is Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. She is the author of `Impossible Picturesques: Edward Lear`s Indian Watercolors 1873-1875` (1989) and coauthor of `From Merchants to Emperors: British Artists and India 1757-1930` (1986) and many other publications.