Speaking with Pictures : Folk Art and The Narrative Tradition in India

Chatterji, Roma.

Speaking with Pictures : Folk Art and The Narrative Tradition in India / Roma Chatterji. - , New York : Routledge ,2024. - xxvi, 299p. : 24cm.

This book explores visual narratives in folk art, particularly the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh. It foregrounds folk art’s engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought.

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Visual narratives
Mythic thought.
Pictures

709.01 CHA

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