عنوان

An album of artists' drawings from Qajar Iran

Qualification

(Harvard Art Museums : alk. paper)

Qualification

(Yale University Press (distributor) : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9781891771729

(Number (ISBN

9780300229189

Number

495958

System Control Number

(DGU)ocm00000NEW

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

An album of artists' drawings from Qajar Iran

First Statement of Responsibility

/ edited by David J. Roxburgh

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

; with contributions by Trent Barnes, Mycah Braxton, Gwendolyn Collaço, Farhad Dokhani, Bronwen Gulkis, Penley Knipe, Mary McWilliams, Sarah Mirseyedi, Veronika Poier, David J. Roxburgh, Mira Xenia Schwerda, and Meredyth Winter

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Mass.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Haven, CT

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Harvard Art Museums

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Yale University Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

; 2017.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 volume (various pagings)

Other Physical Details

: illustrations

Dimensions

; 37 cm

Text of Note

English

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-109) and index.

Text of Note

The Harvard Qajar album-from cover to cover / David J. Roxburgh -- Pouncing and the materiality of image transfer / Trent Barnes -- Assimilation and rupture : Qajar ink and watercolor technique / Mycah Braxton -- Crafting time through dress : a pastiche of periods and regions / Gwendolyn Collaço -- Religious subjects and themes : Shi'i Islam and the revival of Iranian Sufism and dervishes / Farhad Dokhani -- Trades and professions / Bronwen Gulkis -- The papers in the Harvard Qajar album / Penley Knipe -- Reflections of the Najaf circle of artists in Isfahan / Mary McWilliams -- Aesthetic innovation and conditions of modernity in 19th-century Iran / Sarah Mirseyedi -- Cross-cultural modernity : military reform and the image of the Shah / Veronika Poier -- Amorous couples : depictions of permitted and prohibited love / Mira Xenia Schwerda -- The image and the drawing in Qajar Iran / Meredyth Winter -- Appendix 1 : Watermarks in the Harvard Qajar album -- Appendix 2 : Lacquer objects by artists of the Najaf circle related to drawings in the Harvard Qajar album.

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Text of Note

Harvard's Qajar Album--57 folios, with nearly 150 drawings, paintings, prints, and embossed works--is a remarkably wide-ranging collection of human, animal, and floral studies; narrative compositions inspired by Persian classic literature and historical subjects; religious themes; and portraits of rulers and heroes. Because these types of works were originally created as technical materials for artists to use in their daily work, most have been lost over time as a result of repeated use and subsequent damage or disposal. This publication offers a rare opportunity not only to appreciate the ingenuity of the individual works, but also to gain a better understanding of the entire system of artistic production and exchange in 19th-century Iran. The book unites 12 essays with a beautiful full-size facsimile of the complete album. From the necessarily global story of how the album came to be housed at the Harvard Art Museums--spanning Iran, Germany, England, and the United States--to the in-depth examination of individual themes and techniques, the publication exposes a rich network of artistic influence, exchange, and innovation. In doing so, it calls on us to question what has been left out of the dominant histories of art and to consider possible alternative definitions of what can be thought of as "modern."

Entry Element

Harvard Art Museums

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Entry Element

Harvard Qajar album

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Entry Element

Art, Iranian

Entry Element

Islamic art

Entry Element

Pattern books

Entry Element

Pattern books

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Geographical Subdivision

Iran

Geographical Subdivision

Cambridge

Chronological Subdivision

19th century

Entry Element

Iran

Topical Subdivision

History

Form Subdivision

Catalogs.

Chronological Subdivision

Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Entry Element

Roxburgh

Entry Element

Barnes

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, David J.

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Trent.

Entry Element

Harvard Art Museums

Country

Iran

Agency

University of Tehran. Central library and documentration center

Date of Transaction

20190109142357.0

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