Title: Flames of devotion: oil lamps from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas
Description: "This volume, to accompany the exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum in the fall of 2006, contains 76 photos of oil lamps and incense burners from South and Southeast Asia donated by Chitralekha and Pratapaditya Pal, who wrote the foreword. Anderson, who cataloged the collection, provides an historical essay that also discusses the lamps' style, motifs, and use in festivals, along with color photos. There is no index" (booknews.com).
Subjects: Art collections, Art metal-work, Exhibitions, Lamps, Los Angeles University of California, Private collections, Religious life and customs, University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of california, los angeles, South asia, economic conditions, Asia, social life and customs, Decoration and ornament, Art, collectors and collecting, Art, exhibitions
Places: California, Los Angeles, South Asia
People: Chitralekha Pal, Pratapaditya Pal