Empire and Art: British India

by Renate Dohmen (Editor)

The book explores British art in relation to British India. It examines the aesthetic interactions initiated by the Anglo-Indian colonial encounter across the disciplines of painting, print-making, design, photography and architecture. It also considers the display of Indian artefacts at exhibitions in Britain and in India and presents the art of urban elites alongside popular arts and artefacts.

Genres: Art History, History, Art

200 pages, Paperback

Published January 5, 2018

Reviews

[Tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable read, Renate Dohmen’s language is accessible and she makes fantastic use of and reference to primary and secondary sources throughout.

[Cate Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good book but I was expecting something else - something more in depth.