| Description |
176 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 24 x 29 cm |
| Note |
This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Modernism on the Ganges: Raghubir Singh Photographs" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 11, 2017, through January 2, 2018; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 3-June 3, 2018; and Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, July-October 2018. |
| Contents |
The Ganges side of modernism / Mia Fineman -- An iconic photographer of India / Partha Mitter -- "Like Rajasthan, I too have changed": some books by Raghubir Singh / Shanay Jhaveri -- The ambiguity of decline and renewal. |
| Summary |
Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) was a pioneer of color street photography who worked and published prolifically from the late 1960s until his death in 1999 at age 56. His vivid, intensely hued photographs capture rural and urban India and iconic depictions of Indian culture though a truly cosmopolitan approach that succeeded in blending East and West. This richly illustrated volume studies in depth the full breadth of Singh's work, situating it at the intersection of Western Modernism and traditional South Asian modes of picturing the world. The book showcases 90 of his photographs, including some previously unpublished images, in counterpoint both with the work of his contemporaries and with images of traditional South Asian artworks that inspired his practice. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Singh, Raghubir -- Exhibitions.
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Singh, Raghubir -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Singh, Raghubir. (OCoLC)fst00085985
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Photographers -- India -- Biography.
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Photography, Artistic -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Street photography -- India -- Exhibitions.
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Modernism (Art) -- India -- Exhibitions.
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India -- Description and travel -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions.
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Illustrated books.
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Street photography. (OCoLC)fst01134710
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Photography, Artistic. (OCoLC)fst01061964
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Photographers. (OCoLC)fst01061605
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Modernism (Art) (OCoLC)fst01024442
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Illustrated books. (OCoLC)fst00967377
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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Exhibition, pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01424187
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Chaudhuri, Amit, 1962- writer of added text.
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Jhaveri, Shanay, writer of added text.
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Mitter, Partha, writer of added text.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, host institution.
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Royal Ontario Museum, host institution.
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| Added Title |
Modernism on the Ganges |
| ISBN |
9781588396358 (hardcover) |
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1588396355 (hardcover) |
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