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The Resource Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran, edited by David J. Roxburgh and Mary McWilliams ; with contributions by Farshid Emami, Mary McWilliams, David J. Roxburgh, and Mira Xenia Schwerda

Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran, edited by David J. Roxburgh and Mary McWilliams ; with contributions by Farshid Emami, Mary McWilliams, David J. Roxburgh, and Mira Xenia Schwerda

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Summary
With a few notable exceptions, scholars have historically understudied and often underappreciated the art of Iran in the Qajar era (1779-1925). This catalogue presents a fresh take on the art of the period, setting aside the value judgments that shaped early responses to instead examine the effects and results of new technologies of representation across a variety of mediums. The book foregrounds the inherent relationship and movement among mediums and images, both traditional and new, while deflecting primary attention from royal patronage to more public and widely accessible forms of image-making. In bringing together four principal art forms--lacquer, painting and drawing on paper, lithography, and photography--the authors explore the separate and intertwined histories of these mediums, their contexts of production, and their means of dissemination across sectors of society ranging from the courtly elite to the citizenry at large. The book considers how the breadth of mediums and subject matters evidenced by these objects could be matched only by the diverse formats through which images were embodied and circulated in the world. Indeed, unlike their European contemporaries, Qajar artists and patrons were not concerned about systems of image duplication and translation--a key aspect this book takes up in its effort to approach Qajar art on its own terms, not as a lesser manifestation of Western ideals
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xviii, 173 pages
Note
  • Maps on endpapers
  • "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Technologies of the Image: Art in 19th-Century Iran, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from August 26, 2017 through January 7, 2018."
Contents
  • Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran / David J. Roxburgh
  • Qajar lacquer as a medium of exchange / Mary McWilliams
  • The lithographic image and its audiences / Farshid Emami
  • Iranian photography : from the court, to the studio, to the street / Mira Xenia Schwerda
  • Painting after photography in 19th-century Iran / David J. Roxburgh
  • Works in the exhibition
Isbn
9780300229196
Instance
Label
Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran
Title
Technologies of the image
Title remainder
art in 19th-century Iran
Statement of responsibility
edited by David J. Roxburgh and Mary McWilliams ; with contributions by Farshid Emami, Mary McWilliams, David J. Roxburgh, and Mira Xenia Schwerda
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Author
Editor
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Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
With a few notable exceptions, scholars have historically understudied and often underappreciated the art of Iran in the Qajar era (1779-1925). This catalogue presents a fresh take on the art of the period, setting aside the value judgments that shaped early responses to instead examine the effects and results of new technologies of representation across a variety of mediums. The book foregrounds the inherent relationship and movement among mediums and images, both traditional and new, while deflecting primary attention from royal patronage to more public and widely accessible forms of image-making. In bringing together four principal art forms--lacquer, painting and drawing on paper, lithography, and photography--the authors explore the separate and intertwined histories of these mediums, their contexts of production, and their means of dissemination across sectors of society ranging from the courtly elite to the citizenry at large. The book considers how the breadth of mediums and subject matters evidenced by these objects could be matched only by the diverse formats through which images were embodied and circulated in the world. Indeed, unlike their European contemporaries, Qajar artists and patrons were not concerned about systems of image duplication and translation--a key aspect this book takes up in its effort to approach Qajar art on its own terms, not as a lesser manifestation of Western ideals
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YUS
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1954-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Roxburgh, David J.,
  • McWilliams, Mary
  • Emami, Farshid,
  • Schwerda, Mira Xenia,
  • Harvard Art Museums,
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Art, Iranian
  • Islamic art
  • Photography
  • Lacquer and lacquering
  • Painting, Iranian
  • Art, Iranian
  • Islamic art
  • Lacquer and lacquering
  • Painting, Iranian
  • Photography
  • Iran
Label
Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran, edited by David J. Roxburgh and Mary McWilliams ; with contributions by Farshid Emami, Mary McWilliams, David J. Roxburgh, and Mira Xenia Schwerda
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Maps on endpapers
  • "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Technologies of the Image: Art in 19th-Century Iran, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from August 26, 2017 through January 7, 2018."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-165) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran / David J. Roxburgh -- Qajar lacquer as a medium of exchange / Mary McWilliams -- The lithographic image and its audiences / Farshid Emami -- Iranian photography : from the court, to the studio, to the street / Mira Xenia Schwerda -- Painting after photography in 19th-century Iran / David J. Roxburgh -- Works in the exhibition
Control code
978252052
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
xviii, 173 pages
Isbn
9780300229196
Lccn
2017011017
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)978252052
Label
Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran, edited by David J. Roxburgh and Mary McWilliams ; with contributions by Farshid Emami, Mary McWilliams, David J. Roxburgh, and Mira Xenia Schwerda
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Maps on endpapers
  • "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Technologies of the Image: Art in 19th-Century Iran, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from August 26, 2017 through January 7, 2018."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-165) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Technologies of the image : art in 19th-century Iran / David J. Roxburgh -- Qajar lacquer as a medium of exchange / Mary McWilliams -- The lithographic image and its audiences / Farshid Emami -- Iranian photography : from the court, to the studio, to the street / Mira Xenia Schwerda -- Painting after photography in 19th-century Iran / David J. Roxburgh -- Works in the exhibition
Control code
978252052
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
xviii, 173 pages
Isbn
9780300229196
Lccn
2017011017
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)978252052

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