Village of Painters
Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal
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Author
Contributions
- Paul J. Smutko (Photographer) - Contributor
Publication
2006-09-30 - Museum of New Mexico Press
Language
English
Word Count
29,750 words, Guess
Page Count
119 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8215638M
- ISBN-139780890134894
- ISBN-100890134898
- OCLC Control Number65204955
- Library of Congress Control Number2006009095
and 2 more
- Goodreads972791
- LibraryThing8226713
Classifications
- LCCNK1048.W4 K67 2006
Description
"Village of Painters profiles the West Bengali village of Naya, a small agricultural outpost that is home to a unique caste of itinerant scroll painters. The Patuas of West Bengal are a traditional artisan caste specializing in the production of painted narrative scrolls and the performance of songs to accompany their unrolling. These artisans have been plying their trade in this region of India at least since the thirteenth century and possibly earlier. Village of Painters features a wide range of contemporary scrolls and examines how their makers are keeping the art vibrantly alive in the rapidly changing cultural landscape of West Bengal."--Jacket.
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