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Woman's Eye, Woman's Hand: Making Art and Architecture in Modern India
D. Fairchild Ruggles
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Description for Woman's Eye, Woman's Hand: Making Art and Architecture in Modern India
Hardcover. Post-independence, a generation of Indian women entered career fields such as architecture and design that had previously been closed to them. In this book, the essays address these developments and ask if these women produce art and architecture that specifically reflect a feminine perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Post-independence, a generation of Indian women entered career fields such as architecture and design that had previously been closed to them. These educated professionals emerged as a pronounced political force - becoming important patrons of art, architecture, and public space - and increasingly became seen as the arbiters of taste and key shapers of the built environment. The essays in this volume address these developments and ask if these women produce art and architecture that specifically reflect a feminine perspective. They also explore how these women, otherwise invisible and largely excluded from public spaces, gained a voice in these male-dominated ... Read more
Post-independence, a generation of Indian women entered career fields such as architecture and design that had previously been closed to them. These educated professionals emerged as a pronounced political force - becoming important patrons of art, architecture, and public space - and increasingly became seen as the arbiters of taste and key shapers of the built environment. The essays in this volume address these developments and ask if these women produce art and architecture that specifically reflect a feminine perspective. They also explore how these women, otherwise invisible and largely excluded from public spaces, gained a voice in these male-dominated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9789381017142
SKU
V9789381017142
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About D. Fairchild Ruggles
D. Fairchild Ruggles is professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds appointments in landscape architecture, art history, architecture, and gender and women's studies. She teaches at the Center for South Asia and Middle East Studies.
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