Author

Publication

2017-10-31 - Metropolitan Museum of Art

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781588396358
  • ISBN-101588396355
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017029801
  • OCLC Control Number982593829
  • Better World Books9781588396358
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCDS414.2.F55 2017
  • LCCDS414.2 .F55 2017

Description

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 The book showcases 90 of his photographs, including some previously unpublished images, in counterpoint both with the work of his contemporaries and with images of traditional South Asian artworks that inspired his practice.

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