Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-260) and index.
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The formalist prelude -- The Indian discourse of primitivism -- Naturalists in the age of modernism -- Contested nationalism: the New Delhi and India house murals.
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This richly illustrated volume explores the contested history of art and nationalism in colonial India during the period 1922-47. The author shows that modernist Western art, which was rebelling against the Western academic tradition, had a strong influence on Indian art made during this period.