Under Indian Skies

Name: Under Indian Skies
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SKU: 9788793604445
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19th-Century Photographs from a Private Collection

By John Falconer

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Under Indian Skies offers a captivating glimpse into Colonial India through vintage photography from the 1850s onwards. Featuring images by English and Indian photographers, it showcases India's magnificent architecture, including the iconic Taj Mahal, as well as portraits of princes, maharajas, ministers, and warriors. The book captures everyday life too, with pictures of craftsmen, elephants, religious processions, and cultural scenes across diverse Indian landscapes.

This photobook also serves as a catalogue for an exhibition at The David Collection in Copenhagen, providing descriptive captions and a detailed map illustrating where the photographs were taken.
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Under Indian Skies will appeal to enthusiasts of historic photography, colonial history, and Indian arts and culture. It is especially suited for readers interested in visual history and architectural heritage.

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A fantastic insight into Colonial India through vintage photography

At the beginning of the 1850s, photography had gained acceptance in Colonial India. With its magnificent architecture, exotic landscapes and many different cultures, India could offer fantastic photographic scenes.

In this splendid photobook, which is also the catalogue for an exhibition at The David Collection in Copenhagen, the author has collected photos by English and some Indian photographers. Their images represent India's architecture in all its glory — outstanding palaces and monuments, including the Taj Mahal — as well as portraits of princes, maharajas, ministers and warriors in all their splendour.

There are also photos of the typical Indian craftsmen — stone- and woodcarvers, carpenters and colourists — as well as photos of elephants, people bathing in the Ganges river, people harvesting hay and working in gardens, acrobats, snake charmers, dancers, musicians and religious processions.

All photos are accompanied by descriptive captions while a map of India creates an overview of which locations the photos were taken.

Under Indian Skies offers a captivating glimpse into the past, showcasing the diverse and vibrant culture of Colonial India through the art of early photography.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788793604445

Publisher: Strandberg Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 February 2019

Country: Denmark

Imprint: Strandberg Publishing

Illustration: Illustrated in duotone throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 212.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 910g

Pages: 168

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Arts & Culture John Falconer Non-Fiction

About the Author

John Falconer is former Lead Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs in the British Library. His main specialism is 19th-century photography in Asia, on which he has published extensively. He has also curated exhibitions of Asian photography both in the UK and internationally. He is currently a Museum Guest Scholar at the Getty Research Institute.