The home and the world : a view of Calcutta / photographs by Laura McPhee ; with a foreword by Amitav Ghosh and an essay by Romita Ray.

Main entry:

McPhee, Laura, photographer.

Title & Author:

The home and the world : a view of Calcutta / photographs by Laura McPhee ; with a foreword by Amitav Ghosh and an essay by Romita Ray.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
©2014

Description:

159 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155).
Foreword / Amitav Ghosh -- Plates -- A tale of two cities : Calcutta/Kolkata / Romita Ray -- A note on the portraits.

Summary:

Photographer Laura McPhee, noted for her stunning large-scale landscapes and portraits of the people who live and work in them, has been traveling to eastern India for over a decade. There she has devoted her keen and perceptive vision to picturing layers of history, culture, religion and class, as they appear in private heritage homes and public markets, lively street festivals, and the faces of city dwellers in Calcutta (also known as Kolkata). This exquisitely produced book features a selection of McPhee's works in and around India's former capital. Here we glimpse courtyards, living spaces, temples and altars as both vestiges of the past and integral to contemporary urban existence. McPhee's images sensitively penetrate the surface to show the blurred boundaries between social classes, the blending of public and private life, and resonances between India and other parts of the world. Also included are preface by Amitav Ghosh on the historical divisions inherent in the city's culture and on the nature of McPhee's work and an essay by art historian Romita Ray.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780300209174
0300209177
0300209174

Subject:

McPhee, Laura, photographer.
McPhee, Laura.
Photography, Artistic.
Photography India Kolkata.
Travel photography India Kolkata.
Photographie artistique.
Photographie Inde Kolkata.
Photographie de voyage Inde Kolkata.
art photography.
Travel photography India.
Photography
Travel
Travel photography
Fotokonst.
Kolkata (India) Pictorial works.
Kolkata (India) Description and travel.
Kolkata (India)
India Kolkata
Indien Calcutta.

Form/genre:

Pictorial works

Added entries:

Ghosh, Amitav, author of foreword.
Ray, Romita, author of additional material.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288007
Call No.: BIB 229523
Status: Available

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