|
|
| Show All 8 Results (Text Only) |
|
| Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj |
|
| Columbia University, Wallach Art Gallery
|
"Delight in Design presents a never-before exhibited selection of richly decorated silverware produced by Indian craftsmen during the Raj, the popular term for Crown rule of India between 1858 and 1947." Highlights include tea services, calling card cases, regional styles, and workshop drawings, with many high-quality images to illustrate each section. Uses Flash.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Delight-in-Design/ | |
|
|
| In the Realm of Gods and Kings: Arts of India |
|
| Asia Society
|
Online presentation of a 2004-05 exhibition of Indian art. The site features mostly paintings from the 16th to the 19th century and is divided into two sections: The Realm of Kings (subtopics The Hunt; Court Life; Kings, Courtiers, and Women; Courtly Manuscripts) and The Realm of Gods (subtopics The Temple and Sacred Text; Krishna; Rama; Devi; Shiva; Saints and Sadhus). Each subsection has text and one to two images.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/godkings/index.html | |
|
|
| Indian Textiles & Empire |
|
| Victoria and Albert Museum
|
"The Victoria and Albert Museum has an exceptional and wide-ranging collection of textiles from the Indian subcontinent. Many of these were collected before the museum came into existence and were deposited in the East India Company, later the Indian Museum. ... Besides their beauty as objects and their implications for the textile industries, it was also recognised that Indian textiles, from humble printed cottons to sumptuous gold brocades, also represented the values of handcraft in a world seen as threatened by wholesale industrialisation." This feature on Indian textiles includes the following topics: 1) Introduction to Indian Textiles; 2) Indian Textiles in the Collection; 3) Collecting Indian Textiles; 4) Circulating Indian Textiles; 5) Consuming Indian Textiles.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/i/indian-textiles-introduction/ | |
|
|
| Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur'an |
|
| Asia Society
|
"This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition, Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the Islamic world, the practice of calligraphy constitutes an expression of piety. The writing of Arabic script was considered an exemplary activity for men and women of all stations due to its association with the Qur’an. ... The varied works of calligraphy on display—from practice alphabets to elaborately finished manuscripts—serve as traces of individuals, belief systems, and cultures. The costly and exotic materials lavished on writing instruments also document the international trade of the period, from 1600 to 1900, and create a rich material legacy that fuses aesthetics and piety." Topics include: 1) Tools and Materials; 2) Training and Practice; 3) Contexts for Calligraphy; 4) Writing the Word of God.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/islamiccalligraphy/ | |
|
|
| Power and Desire: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art |
|
| Asia Society
|
Online presentation of a 2000-2001 exhibition of Mughal and Rajput court paintings from northern and western India from the 16th-19th centuries. The following topics are discussed: 1) The Royal Courts; 2) Rule and Domain; 3) Love and Longing; 4) Divine Realms. There is also a curator's essay and an essay discussing "the poetic image," as well as a guide to looking at South Asian paintings and a "Closer Look" analysis of a specific painting.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/power_desire/index2.html | |
|
|
| Sikh Community: Over 100 Years in the Pacific Northwest |
|
| The Wing Luke Asian Museum
|
"Although Sikhs have been living in the United States and Canada for over a century, the general public understands little about the Sikh faith and the community's long-standing roots in the Pacific Northwest. The first Sikh immigrants arrived in this region in the late 1800s, working in lumber mills and constructing railroads." Five topics, with many images: 1) Sikhism (history); 2) Life in the Pacific Northwest; 3) Distinguished Community Leaders; 4) Mis-Identity; 5) Being Sikh in a Western World.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.wingluke.org/single-exhibit/?mep_event=1284&t=p/ | |
|
|
| Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals |
|
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
|
Online presentation of a 2002 traveling exhibition from the al-Sabah Collection at the Kuwait National Museum, which represents the most comprehensive and richest collection of Indian jeweled arts in the world. Includes images of 17 objects featured in the original exhibition.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2001/jeweled-arts-of-mughal-india | |
|
|
| When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection |
|
| Asia Society
|
Online presentation of a 2004-2005 exhibition of Indian jewelry, with a focus on jewelry for women and deities. The site features more than 22 objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes topical text on women, deities, and jewelers and jewelry-making techniques, but there is no descriptive text for individual objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/indianjewelry/index.html | |
|
|
|
| Show All 8 Results (Text Only) |
