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DRAWINGS OF RAJASTHAN

By :- Chitralekha Singh

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Pages: 134

Format: HB

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-009-1

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 18cm x 25cm

Product Year: 1993

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Drawing is the representation of lines, or their modifications, upon flat surface in such a way that the curves, the depressions, the elevations, the structures, in short the linear character of an object, are shown to us. It includes in its scope perspective, light and shade and values, as some of the aids where by it attains it?s end. Colour in painting gives the glow and brilliancy of nature; line its grace and grandeur. Many books on paintings have been published in India, but a few on drawings, a preliminary basic necessity in art. Drawings in India is an attempt in a series of four volumes covering major styles in Indian Art; Drawings of Rajasthan is the first. First Chapter ?Introduction? describes in brief, ?what is drawing? and gives a short account of Jaipur museums. Chapter 2 is on the classification of drawing and their source. Chapter 3 describes different Rajasthan schools and their technique. Subject matter of drawings forms the fourth Chapter. Last chapter is an analytic study. Because of the dearth of publications on drawings in India, this first book in the series of four will be a welcome contribution to the history of art in India and will provide good study material for students, artists and connoisseurs.

Map Foreword List of Illustrations 1. Introduction; What is drawing, Kumar Sangram Singh Museum and City Palace Museum, Jaipur. 2. Classification of drawings; teachings of drawings, paper, tinted drawings, Khakas and their sources. 3. Different schools of Rajasthan; Alwar, Ajmer, Bikaner, Bundi, Deogarh, Jaipur, Marwar, Kishangarh, Kotah, Mewar, Nathdwara, Folk Art. 4. Subject matter of drawings and their qualifications; historical, heroic, mythological, lyrical, social, architecture, landscape, animals, birds and insects, design and motifs. 5. Analytic study of drawings in different schools of Rajasthan. 6. Bibliography

Dr. (Mrs.) Chitralekha Singh (born 1945) is an artist, art-educationist and has the rare distinction of being the first Indian lady to be awarded D. Litt in drawing and painting. She has a brilliant academic career. M.A. in drawing & painting, specialization in advanced composition, Ph. D (1974) and D.Litt (1984). An active participant in National exhibitions, art workshops, seminars and faculty activities, she is a prolific writer; contributed 20 research papers and published two books: ?Chini Chitrakala? and a classic two volume set ?Paintings of Siva in Indian Art?. She is the sub-editor of Art journal ?TRIA?. She was selected as a research associate by University Grants Commission and represented India under Indo-Italian Cultural Programme (1998). She undertakes research work continuously and is a research guide in many universities. Twelve scholars have been awarded Ph. D under her guidance. The present volume is the first in the series ?Drawings of India?. In addition to this series, her work entitled (i) Art of China (ii) Art of Iran are in the press.

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