| Publication |
New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2001.
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| Description |
xi, 339pYellow and black spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
This pioneering book is an authentic portrayal of the formative years of modern Indian art, when its parameters were being established. Between its hesitant beginnings in British -established art schools, and the inspired individualism of many present day artists, lies the story of the Progressive Artists Group. These young painters, who rebelled both against the Bengal school, as well as the naturalism introduced by the art schools, met frequently, holding night-long discussions in their struggle to survive in the dramatic development of contemporary Indian art.
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| Contents |
Art in Pre-Independence India: Discourses, Dilemmas and Debates
A Bid for Modernism
The Banquet Years
A Passion for the Human Figure: Francis Newton Souza
A Metaphor for Modernity: Maqbool Fida Husain
The Stillness of Life: Krishnaji Howlaji Ara
Journeys with the Black Sun: Sayed Haider Raza
Those Uninhabited Houses: Hari Ambadas Gade
The View from the Wings: Sadanand K. Bakre
The Last Supper
Appendix: Selected Writings of Rudolf von Leyden.
Notes
Bibliography
Colour Plates
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| Standard Number |
9780195653281 Pb.
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