BOOK

Raghubir Singh : Modernism on the Ganges

Fineman, Mia, author, Chaudhuri, Amit, 1962- writer of added text, Jhaveri, Shanay, writer of added text, Mitter, Partha, writer of added text, Singh, Raghubir. Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, host institution, Royal Ontario Museum, host institution

2017

Overview

Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) was a pioneer of color street photography who worked and published prolifically from the late 1960s until his death in 1999 at age 56. His vivid, intensely hued photographs capture rural and urban India and iconic depictions of Indian culture though a truly cosmopolitan approach that succeeded in blending East and West. This richly illustrated volume studies in depth the full breadth of Singh's work, situating it at the intersection of Western Modernism and traditional South Asian modes of picturing the world. The book showcases 90 of his photographs, including some previously unpublished images, in counterpoint both with the work of his contemporaries and with images of traditional South Asian artworks that inspired his practice.

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Subject: Singh, Raghubir Exhibitions. / Modernism (Art) India Exhibitions. / India Description and travel Pictorial works Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 9781588396358

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS414.2.F55 2017	1	BOOK	GENERAL