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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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Additional Authors
  • Mitter, Partha
  • Ahuja, Naman P.
  • Joginder Singh, 1971-
  • India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division. publisher.
  • India. President's Secretariat. commissioning body.
  • Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, commissioning body.
Description
334 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour); 30 cm.
Series Statement
RB series
Uniform Title
RB (Series)
Subject
  • Rashtrapati Bhavan (New Delhi, India) > History
  • Rashtrapati Bhavan (New Delhi, India)
  • Interior decoration > India > New Delhi
  • Art > India > New Delhi
  • Art
  • Buildings
  • Interior decoration
  • New Delhi (India) > Buildings, structures, etc
  • India > New Delhi
Genre/Form
History.
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.
ISBN
  • 9788123021300
  • 8123021305
LCCN
2016330501
OCLC
  • ocn956494984
  • SCSB-8859877
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library