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- catalog abstract ""At the turn of the millennium, photography is ubiquitous and unquestioned. A century and a half ago however, notes curator and scholar Vidya Dehejia, "the simple ability to produce a photograph was in itself a marvel . . . The early decades of the nineteenth century witnessed the pursuit of a dream, an obsession with cajoling nature into a miraculous reflection upon a surface where it could be captured and retained for all time." India was at the vanguard of the explosion of photography; both Indian and foreigner (mainly British) strove to document and reveal the Indian landscape, people, and architecture. The essays in this book reveal the history and importance of photography in India, from the appeal of the panorama to the documentation of people, places, and princes - and to the outstanding Indian photographer, Lala Deen Dayal, who was unique in being esteemed by both the world of the British and the world of princely India. This book appeals to specialists and nonspecialists alike - all those who love early photography or British India are bound to enjoy India through the Lens."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11924719.
- catalog contributor b11924720.
- catalog contributor b11924721.
- catalog contributor b11924722.
- catalog created "[c2000]".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "[c2000]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[c2000]".
- catalog description ""At the turn of the millennium, photography is ubiquitous and unquestioned. A century and a half ago however, notes curator and scholar Vidya Dehejia, "the simple ability to produce a photograph was in itself a marvel . . . The early decades of the nineteenth century witnessed the pursuit of a dream, an obsession with cajoling nature into a miraculous reflection upon a surface where it could be captured and retained for all time." India was at the vanguard of the explosion of photography; both Indian and foreigner (mainly British) strove to document and reveal the Indian landscape, people, and architecture. The essays in this book reveal the history and importance of photography in India, from the appeal of the panorama to the documentation of people, places, and princes - and to the outstanding Indian photographer, Lala Deen Dayal, who was unique in being esteemed by both the world of the British and the world of princely India. This book appeals to specialists and nonspecialists alike - all those who love early photography or British India are bound to enjoy India through the Lens."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Fixing a shadow / Vidya Dehejia -- The appeal of the panorama / John Falconer -- A passion for documentation: architecture and ethnography / John Falconer -- Topography and memory: Felice Beato's photographs of India, 1858-1859 / David Harris -- Undiscovered amateur: Macfarlane and the picturesque / Jane Ricketts -- Photographer of the picturesque: Samuel Bourne / Gary D. Sampson -- India of the princes and maharajas / Charles Allen -- Maharajas as photographers / Vidya Dehejia -- Imperial image: the grand durbars of 1903 and 1911 / Charles Allen -- Lala Deen Dayal: between two worlds / Gary D. Sampson -- Shades of sepia: photographic processes / Michael Gray.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-304) and index.".
- catalog extent "315 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "India through the lens.".
- catalog isFormatOf "India through the lens.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "[c2000]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in association with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad and Prestel, Munich,".
- catalog relation "India through the lens.".
- catalog spatial "India".
- catalog subject "770/.954/09034 21".
- catalog subject "Photography India History 19th century Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Photography India History 20th century Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "TR103 .I53 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Fixing a shadow / Vidya Dehejia -- The appeal of the panorama / John Falconer -- A passion for documentation: architecture and ethnography / John Falconer -- Topography and memory: Felice Beato's photographs of India, 1858-1859 / David Harris -- Undiscovered amateur: Macfarlane and the picturesque / Jane Ricketts -- Photographer of the picturesque: Samuel Bourne / Gary D. Sampson -- India of the princes and maharajas / Charles Allen -- Maharajas as photographers / Vidya Dehejia -- Imperial image: the grand durbars of 1903 and 1911 / Charles Allen -- Lala Deen Dayal: between two worlds / Gary D. Sampson -- Shades of sepia: photographic processes / Michael Gray.".
- catalog title "India through the lens : photography 1840-1911 / [Vidya Dehejia ; with contributions by Charles Allen ... et al.].".
- catalog type "text".