The making of a new "Indian" art
Subtitle: artists, aesthetics, and nationalism in Bengal, c. 1850-1920
By: Tapati Guha-Thakurta.
Series: Cambridge South Asian studies ;; 52
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Art, Bengali -- 19th century.; Art, Bengali -- 20th century.; Nationalism and art -- India -- Bengal.
Description: This book offers an analysis of the transformations that occurred in the art and aesthetic values of Bengal during the colonial and nationalist periods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-340) and index.