Art and life in Bangladesh.

Glassie, Henry H.

Published by Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997

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Glassie, Henry H. Art and life in Bangladesh. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997, 1st printing number line, 511pp., very good dust-jacket, very good black half-cloth with peach colored boards and gold decorations, fresh attractive copy. "Art and Life in Bangladesh presents the country, its landscape and history, its artists and their work." "Glassie arrays the potter's works - from useful pots to radiant images of the Hindi deities - and brings us into the company of potters who are poets, historians, and philosophers. The book ascends to the splendid spiritual explanation of art provided by the sculptor Haripada Pal." "In conversation with the artists who work the clay, Glassie learned their idea of art, and he applies it to other media, to weaving and shipbuilding, to painting, engraving, and brass casting. The book expands into a comprehensive view of creation in Bangladesh, and it forms an elegant meditation on life and work and the importance of art."--CONTENTS: Introduction: Studying Art in Bangladesh -- 1. Dhaka: The Landscape of the Delta -- 2. Kagajipara: The Potter's Art in Bangladesh -- 3. Return to Kagajipara: Patterns in Time -- 4. Dhaka, Kakran, and Shimulia: Rural Innovations -- 5. Rayer Bazar: Urban Change and Stability -- 6. Shankharibazar: Sacred Clay -- 7. Art in Bangladesh: The System of Creation. 9780253332912 ISBN 0253332915. Seller Inventory # 88151

Bibliographic Details

Title: Art and life in Bangladesh.

Publisher: Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition