The last harvest
Subtitle: paintings of Rabindranath Tagore
By: edited by R. Siva Kumar
Contributors: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin--Preussischer Kulturbesitz. Museum für Asiatische Kunst
Publisher: Mapin; In association with National Gallery of Modern Art; Simultaneously published in the U.S.A. by Grantha Corp.; Mapin Publishing Pvt. Limited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, India; New Delhi; Ocean Township, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9788189995614; 9781935677185
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Painters; Biography; Indic Painting; Exhibitions
Other titles: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore
Description: "Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is one of India's best known cultural icons. He was an influential national figure of India, whose genius has transcended boundaries. Besides being a poet, he was a novelist, a writer of short stories and plays, a composer of songs, an essayist, and a philosopher. Painting was the last art form to enter his rich creative life. In mid-20th century, Rabindranath was the first Indian artist to be extensively exhibited in the West. This publication is produced in conjunction with three travelling exhibitions of Rabindranath Tagore's paintings, organized as part of India's National Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The exhibitions are travelling to eight cities across the world. Since the 10-city international show undertaken by him in 1930, this is the first time that such a large body of Rabindranath's work is travelling internationally. Along with over 200 works by Rabindranath, this unique volume brings together essays by leading scholars from around the world, which lend insight into Rabindranath Tagore as a painter as well as locate his paintings within the larger framework of his multifaceted creative work."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Catalog of three exhibitions, one held at the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin, and three other locations, 1 September--30 October 2011 (Circuit I), one held at the Asia Society and Museum, New York, 15 September 2011--2 January 2012 and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 25 January--15 April 2012 (Circuit II), and one held at the National Museum of Korea, Seoul, 19 September--27 November 2011 and at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 13 December 2011--4 March 2012 (Circuit III).

"This publication has been produced in conjunction with three traveling exhibitions, titled The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore ... Circuit I (98 works), Germany, 1 September-30 October 2011, Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin; ..."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Curator's note: the last harvest / R. Siva Kumar; title: Essays. Rabindranath Tagore: a biographical sketch / Uma Das Gupta; title: Rabindranth Tagore's Santiniketan where life and art meet / Kathleen O'Connell; title: Rabindranath Tagore's first ever exhibition in Paris / France Bhattacharya; title: Rabindranath Tagore's paintings in Germany / Martin Kampchen; title: Stella Kramrisch and the Bauhaus in Calcutta / Kris K. Manjapra; title: Tagore's sense of rhythm / William Radice; title: Rabindra Sangeet Rabindranath Tagore's musical legacy Lars / Christian Koch; title: Rabindranath Tagore as a painter and catalyst of modern Indian Art / R. Siva Kumar; title: Engagement with modernity paintings of Rabindranath Tagore in the NGMA / Rajeev Lochan; title: Catalogue of paintings. Designs, imaginary animals and composites; title: Landscapes and flowers; title: Gesticulating figures and dramatic scenes; title: Faces.