Men of Rajasthan
Publisher: Serindia Contemporary
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781932476521
Description: The back cover blurb reads: "American-born artist Waswo X. Waswo brings a portion of his widely discussed series 'A Studio in Rajasthan' to Serindia Gallery, resulting in this handsome catalogue 'Men of Rajasthan'. Working in collaboration with a team of Indian artists, Waswo playfully recreates and examines the tradition of vintage studio portraiture. Waswo’s chief accomplice in this endeavour is Rajesh Soni, a third generation Rajasthani hand-colourist whose grandfather was once court photographer to the Maharana Bhopal Singh of Mewar. Soni’s careful and highly talented painting of each photograph adds a vintage feel to work that hovers enigmatically between the retro and the contemporary.  'Men of Rajasthan' contains fifty images annotated with delightful commentary by the photographer himself and further uncovers the male-centric universe of a uniquely mysterious place."