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Book cover of Meera Mukherjee: Purity of Vision, with a bronze figure. Published by Mapin Publishing.

Meera Mukherjee

Purity of Vision

By (author) Geeti Sen
By (author) Nandini Ghosh
By (author) Maitreyi Chatterjee
By (author) Clelia Segieth
By (author) Adip Dutta
By (author) Dr. Georg Lechner
By (author) Shilvanti Pracht
By (author) Pranabranjan Ray
By (author) Maja von Rosenbladt

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  • Explores the art of little-known artist Meera Mukherjee
  • Featuring excerpts from her diaries and letters as well as essays by various scholars
Full Description

Choosing bronze as her favorite medium, Meera Mukherjee (1923-1998) formed her own simplistic, modernist, life-like world of sculptures. They possess a ‘lifeforce’ that speaks to the ordinary being instead of alienating them. Mukherjee’s commitment to her practice made her valiant enough to step out of her comfort zone and dedicate herself to visual arts. Her devotion to the craft traditions of India guided her to Madhya Pradesh, Bengal and South India. The artist’s language is similar to that of the quotidian life in her immediate surroundings, shedding light upon social issues.

This one of a kind volume offers an understanding of Mukherjee’s art through the most comprehensive collection of essays by writers who have known her personally and professionally, as well as from translated texts and excerpts from her diary and letters. Published in association with Akar Prakar Gallery, Kolkata, Emami Art, New Delhi, and supported by Raza Foundation.

About the Author

Dr. Geeti Sen, a cultural historian and author, is the former Director of the Indian Cultural Centre in Nepal. Dr. Nandini Ghosh is currently UGC Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Culture Studies at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Late Maitreyi Chatterjee was a women's rights activist, writer and critic. Clelia Segieth is a writer and art curator. Adip Dutta is a member of the Faculty of Visual Arts at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. Dr. Georg Lechner is the former Director, GoetheInstitut, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, and Europe. Shilvanti Pracht is a friend of Meera Mukherjee from her college days in Delhi. Pranabranjan Ray, an art critic and author, is a founder member and secretary of the Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta. Maja von Rosenbladt, a German national, has been a dear friend of Meera Mukherjee and part of the Dhankhet Bidyalaya.

Specifications
Publisher
Mapin Publishing
ISBN
9789385360039
Published
2nd Jan 2019
Binding
Hardback
Territory
USA & Canada
Size
9.39 in x 13.28 in
Pages
152 Pages
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