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The arts and interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan : Lutyens and beyond

Title: The arts and interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan : Lutyens and beyond / edited by Partha Mitter, Naman P. Ahuja ; photography by Joginder Singh.
Publication: [New Delhi] : Publications Division, Government of India, [2016]

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Description

334 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour); 30 cm

Series Statement

RB series

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Note

"Commissioned by the President's Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhavan, and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Ministry of Culture, Government of India"--Title page verso.
"PDBN RB-ENG-OP-014-2016-17"--Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index.

Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- The battle of styles in New Delhi : the political background / Partha Mitter -- Studying Lutyens and his context / Naman P. Ahuja -- Designing a public inner world -- A catalogue of artefacts / Naman P. Ahuja -- The politics of architectural decoration / Partha Mitter -- Painting colonial and modern at the Rashtrapati Bhavan / A catalogue of select artworks / Rebecca Brown -- Thrones, armoires, benches and more : eclectic appointments for a modern stately home -- A catalogue of select furniture / Laura Ongaro -- From the flag above the dome to carpets beneath their feet -- A catalogue of select textiles / Monisha Ahmed -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

Call Number

JFF 17-1540

ISBN

9788123021300
8123021305

LCCN

2016330501

OCLC

956494984

Title

The arts and interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan : Lutyens and beyond / edited by Partha Mitter, Naman P. Ahuja ; photography by Joginder Singh.

Publisher

[New Delhi] : Publications Division, Government of India, [2016]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

RB series

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index.

Added Author

Mitter, Partha, editor.

Ahuja, Naman P., editor.

Joginder Singh, 1971- photographer.

India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division, publisher.

India. President's Secretariat, commissioning body.

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, commissioning body.

Research Call Number

JFF 17-1540

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