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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Divine Color: Hindu Prints from Modern Bengal

Divine Color: Hindu Prints from Modern Bengal

Weinstein, Laura
Baron, Mark

Hardcover

General ArtIndian & South Asian ArtPrintmaking

Publisher Price: $45.00

ISBN10: 0878469087
ISBN13: 9780878469086
Publisher: MFA Publications
Published: Mar 3 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.40 Depth: 10.60
Language: English

Transcendent and kaleidoscopic, these rare lithographs from colonial Calcutta helped forge the visual culture of modern India

Under the rule of the British Raj, Bengali artists embraced European techniques not to mimic the West, but to devise a uniquely local visual language that appealed to a diverse audience. Divine Color magnifies this phenomenon through mapping the explosion of popular devotional art through lithographic printing in 19th- and early 20th-century Calcutta (now Kolkata), then the capital of British India. These vibrant and accessible mass-produced images brought the divine into everyday life, offering devotees new ways to engage with their gods, and reshaping spiritual experiences in colonial India.

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